Nidana

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Nidana is a single player action game. It was developed by lvl374 and was released on July 27, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream.

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Audience ScoreBased on 59 reviews

graphics8 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Stunning visuals and audio create a captivating and immersive experience, resembling a digital art exhibition.
The game allows for personal interpretation and exploration, making it a unique journey through abstract environments.
Short and engaging, it effectively combines trippy visuals with light puzzles, appealing to fans of artistic and surreal experiences.

Lacks a traditional game structure, with minimal gameplay elements and a focus on walking through environments rather than engaging challenges.
Some players may find the experience tedious or disorienting, with repetitive visuals and a lack of narrative progression.
Performance issues and poor sound design detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration for some players.

graphics
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their stunning and unique visual style, characterized by trippy, minimalist art and masterfully curated spatial environments that create an immersive atmosphere. Many reviewers highlight the game's ability to run smoothly on older hardware, though some note that the visuals can become repetitive over time. Overall, the game is described as a visually captivating experience, akin to a playable art portfolio, but it may appeal more to those with a deep appreciation for abstract aesthetics rather than traditional gameplay.
- “Stunning visuals and audio, a very original and special experience.”
- “The psychedelic yet minimalist art style is mind-bending, and the light environmental puzzles tie in perfectly with the atmosphere.”
- “Super clean and awe-inducing visuals that are utterly gorgeous.”
- “A lot of the visuals are also made of pixel-thin lines, so a 4K monitor is recommended to properly render as much of the image as possible; otherwise, they will render as additional flickering dots and lines buzzing around your screen.”
- “This game offers nothing besides some pretty one-note visuals.”
- “Unlike Antichamber and Manifold Garden, this game kind of lacks the graphical polish, gameplay feel, and other elements that make those previous two mentioned games very satisfying to play through.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many praising its eerie and atmospheric qualities that enhance the overall ambiance, while others criticize it as repetitive and lacking evolution. Some players appreciated specific moments where the audio and visuals interacted effectively, but overall, the soundtrack was described as mediocre and overly reliant on ambient noise. The combination of trippy visuals and the unsettling soundtrack creates a unique experience, though opinions on its effectiveness vary significantly.
- “Not exactly what I'd call horror, but the excellent and eerie soundtrack and impermanent world definitely gave it a somewhat creepy atmosphere.”
- “Great ambiance and atmospheric soundtrack.”
- “The game itself shows that off extremely well, not to mention its ambient soundtrack which fits it perfectly.”
- “The music, on the other hand, is definitely bad.”
- “All this is backed by a nauseatingly mediocre soundtrack that never evolves, punctuated by synth bleeps with reverb and a helping of white noise.”
- “There were two extremely short moments of fresh air with the audio: one 30-second section about halfway through the game where the visuals actually responded to the audio, which almost dared to be musical for just a bit, and the other being the room where there's a bunch of text scrolling by that dared to have some rhythm, but then we're back to a scary noisy ambient loop.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game has received mixed reviews; while some users report smooth performance and good ultrawide support, others criticize it for poor optimization, lack of anti-aliasing, and a general absence of the high-quality performance seen in similar titles like Manifold Garden. Additionally, running the game on Linux through Proton may introduce further performance overhead.
- “Also, I'm running it through Proton (9.0.4) on Linux, so there might be more overhead, or maybe there's GPU optimizations and driver shenanigans that make it a very smooth experience.”
- “Performance is great, ultrawide support is good, though I wish there was an FOV slider.”
- “Manifold Garden has a lot of similarities in how pronounced the lines and shapes feel with the more flat plane-centric approach to 3D geometry, but that game has a lot more care put into the optimization as well as rendering of the game itself.”
- “The optimization is disastrously bad.”
- “Poor optimization and lack of anti-aliasing.”
- “This game really just misses the high-quality performance and tech behind Manifold Garden to elevate the experience further.”
atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is characterized by a unique blend of psychedelic and minimalist visuals that create a haunting and eerie mood. Players appreciate the excellent soundtrack and environmental puzzles that enhance the immersive experience, resulting in a captivating yet unsettling ambiance. Overall, the atmosphere is described as both mind-bending and deeply engaging, contributing significantly to the game's appeal.
- “This game is very unique, with great atmosphere and visuals.”
- “The psychedelic yet minimalist art style is mind-bending, and the light environmental puzzles tied in perfectly with the atmosphere.”
- “Not exactly what I'd call horror, but the excellent and eerie soundtrack and impermanent world definitely gave it a somewhat creepy atmosphere.”
- “I found the atmosphere incredibly haunting.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is largely absent, lacking dialogue, action, and a coherent plot, which may leave players feeling unfulfilled. While some users sense an underlying message or aesthetic quality, the overall experience is more about exploration than narrative progression, with visual storytelling that fails to maintain interest over time. Ultimately, the game is criticized for its minimal engagement and reliance on its environment rather than a compelling story.
- “Later in the game, the story takes a much more distressing turn, and surprisingly, it doesn't rely on puzzles to create surprises, but rather through the visual storytelling it provides.”
- “The environment and the story it tells could have been engaging, but ultimately, the game feels like it doesn't go anywhere, with only a few minimal puzzles to interact with.”
- “While the game may not have a traditional narrative, it does convey a message that some players might find intriguing, even if it doesn't resonate with everyone.”
- “It has no story, dialogue, or action, so it's not something for everyone.”
- “It also feels like there is a story or message in this game, but it completely went over my head.”
- “It doesn't really try to tell a story, and the graphics and environment, its only real selling point, are interesting at first, but grow old quickly.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and uninspired, leading to an overall underwhelming experience.
- “As a game, it is incredibly tedious; as an art form, it's quite uninspired; and as an experience, it was underwhelming.”
- “The grinding feels endless and lacks any meaningful reward, making it a chore rather than an enjoyable part of the game.”
- “I found myself repeating the same tasks over and over again, which quickly became boring and frustrating.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The gameplay features a blend of trippy visuals and an eerie soundtrack, creating an engaging atmosphere that doesn't overstay its welcome. However, it falls short in graphical polish and overall gameplay satisfaction compared to similar titles like Antichamber and Manifold Garden.
- “Combines trippy visuals that ride the line between liminal space, cyberpunk, and sacred geometry, with an eerie soundtrack, and gameplay that doesn't overstay its welcome.”
- “Unlike Antichamber and Manifold Garden, this game kind of lacks the graphical polish, gameplay feel, and other elements that make those previous two games very satisfying to play through.”
- “The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
- “The controls are clunky and unresponsive, which detracts from the overall experience.”