Infinite Beyond The Mind

Infinite – Beyond the Mind is a fun and fast platforming experience, bringing with it some excellent visuals and audio. With a little more depth and variety, this would be a must-have title.

Starting at $9.99Buy now

Get on Steam

Get on Xbox Games Store

In "Infinite - Beyond the Mind," players control a pair of skilled women on a mission to defeat the Beljantaur Kingdom's army and its evil queen. The game features 16 side-scrolling stages with diverse environments, showcasing cute chibi-style pixel art. It also offers both single-player and local co-op gameplay, with unique and challenging boss fights throughout.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Reviews

48%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

music7 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

Great pixel art and visuals, complemented by a catchy soundtrack.
Fun, fast-paced gameplay with a mix of platforming and combat, offering a nostalgic retro experience.
Co-op mode available, allowing for enjoyable multiplayer gameplay.

The game can feel too simple and repetitive, especially in combat and level design.
Difficulty spikes can be frustrating, with some bosses and platforming sections leading to unfair instant deaths.
Control issues, particularly with platforming mechanics, can detract from the overall experience.

music
11 mentions
64 % positive mentions
9 % neutral mentions
27 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its excellent chiptune soundtrack, which complements the visuals and gameplay effectively. Reviewers highlight the catchy tunes, particularly in key stages, and appreciate the overall quality of the audio design, contributing to a nostalgic, old-school feel. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a standout feature that enhances the gaming experience.
- “Excellent old school soundtrack.”
- “I loved the graphics and music and think they are both very well crafted, especially the chiptune soundtrack for the first and second last stage; they are damn catchy.”
- “Overall the game is really good when it comes to controls, visuals, length, and music.”
- “The 8-bit music feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “While the visuals are impressive, the music doesn't match the quality of the gameplay.”
- “The soundtrack is forgettable and doesn't enhance the overall experience of the game.”
gameplay
6 mentions
50 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a fast-paced combat system that allows players to quickly defeat bosses due to the lack of invulnerability frames, leading to a potentially unbalanced experience. While it features a smooth difficulty curve and classic mechanics like double jumps and wall slides, players express a desire for more combat variety and engaging elements beyond the basic attack patterns. Overall, it offers a nostalgic yet straightforward experience that appeals to fans of retro-style games.
- “It inhabits a fine smooth difficulty curve on normal and expert, and it also provides a classic life system as a gameplay feature, which becomes even more significant if you play on expert where you have to play through the game without losing all lives.”
- “The gameplay is pretty standard for the genre but it works very well; the traditional double jump and wall slide had perfect timing in my opinion.”
- “It's nothing new, but it scratches that itch for retro games with simple, but challenging gameplay.”
- “Most bosses lack invulnerability frames or mechanics, which allows you to, with your quick attack speed, obliterate them right after they appear on screen. You can also be cheap by attacking without worrying about enemy blows, knowing your attack speed will deplete their HP faster than they can deplete yours.”
- “I wanted more combat variety. I don't mind simple games where you spam the same attack for 4 hours, but even games like Ninja Gaiden from 30+ years ago managed to add some sub-weapons without breaking that gameplay style.”
- “The gameplay is pretty standard for the genre, but it works very well. The traditional double jump and wall slide had perfect timing in my opinion.”
graphics
5 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are praised for their good pixel-art style, complemented by a catchy chiptune soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. Reviewers appreciate the well-crafted visuals and music, noting that they contribute significantly to the game's appeal and variety.
- “I loved the graphics and music and think they are both very well crafted, especially the chiptune soundtrack for the first and second last stage, which are incredibly catchy.”
- “Overall, the game is really good when it comes to controls, visuals, length, and music.”
- “Good pixel artwork, mostly melee action, and 8-bit music.”
story
5 mentions
60 % positive mentions
-20 % neutral mentions
60 % negative mentions
The story of "Infinite Beyond the Mind" is described as short and somewhat lacking in engagement, with a narrative that can be summarized quickly and may feel disjointed or confusing. While some players appreciate the potential for deeper environmental storytelling and the opportunity for speculation, others find the overall narrative unsatisfying, leading to a focus on gameplay rather than story. The game features a retro aesthetic and design, which may appeal to fans of old-school platformers, but the minimal context and oddities in the story may not resonate with everyone.
- “If you like to speculate, you may have your fun 'lorewise'; I think there is some deeper environmental storytelling to it.”
- “Ah yeah, one other thing: the story is really weird. There is a secret minigame that seems to be full of meaning, but I couldn't make much sense of it. Nonetheless, the game confronts you with strange elements all along, with almost no context.”
- “Conclusion: Infinite Beyond the Mind is a pixel platform game that resembles old school games with few buttons. It features a short story that can be completed in less than 2 hours, unless you prefer to take your time. The normal difficulty allows for saving between levels, but if you die, you'll have to restart the level from the beginning.”
- “The story is really weird; there is a secret minigame that seems to be full of meaning, but I couldn't make anything out of it. The game confronts you with weird stuff all along, with almost no context.”
- “Conclusion: Infinite Beyond the Mind is a pixel platform game that looks like the old school with few buttons. It has a short story that takes less than 2 hours to complete, unless you don't like squeezing a game so much.”
- “If you like to speculate, you may have your fun 'lore-wise.' I think there is some deeper environmental storytelling to it.”
stability
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
-200 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
The game exhibits stability issues, including a few glitches and broken achievements, with occasional crashes reported in certain areas.
- “There are a few glitches - some of the achievements are broken at the time of this review, and the game might crash in a few spots.”
- “The game frequently crashes, making it nearly unplayable at times.”
- “I've encountered numerous stability issues, including random freezes and bugs that disrupt gameplay.”