Ondine: Prototype

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Ondine: Prototype is a single player tactical platformer game. It was developed by Pier38 and was released on August 15, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Collect souls, level your weapons, and unleash devastation in one of the most mechanically complex 2D shooters ever made.

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Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

graphics1 negative mentions

Engaging and mechanically rich combat with challenging yet fun gameplay, suitable for players of various skill levels.
Vibrant, nostalgic art direction with smooth and responsive controls, featuring a wide variety of distinct weapons and enemy designs.
Well-designed progression that gradually introduces mechanics and culminates in an exciting endless mode with high replay value.

Some control aspects need improvement, such as aiming mechanics and character orientation towards enemies.
Limited content and lack of variety in terrain and platforming mechanics, with a desire for more unique stages and challenge modes.
Criticized for simple graphics and lacking polish compared to higher quality platformers, which may limit its appeal to a broader audience.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
43%
The gameplay is praised for its challenging and engaging combat, mechanically rich systems, and vibrant art style. It effectively combines varied weapons, unique enemies, and movement mechanics, gradually introducing players to new elements before reaching the intense endless mode. Players appreciate the evolving experience but hope for more diverse terrain and platforming in future stages.
- “I liked the combat gameplay; it's challenging yet fun.”
- “There are many mechanics in the game, especially with the different weapons and playstyles, as well as the unique enemies that come together to make a new experience each stage.”
- “What I really appreciate is how the game takes its time to slowly build you up to the different mechanics each stage until you get to the endless horde, trying to get a high score.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users praise the game's optimization for allowing extensive customization and infinite scaling, making the process of refining builds a highly engaging and enjoyable aspect of the experience.
- “Seeing how far these builds can be optimized against infinite scaling is the highlight of the experience.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are widely criticized for being extremely poor, featuring simplistic, mismatched, and poorly executed 2D sprites reminiscent of low-quality Adobe Flash games. This aspect significantly detracts from the overall experience, making it one of the worst-looking games on Steam.
- “The graphics here are particularly awful: simple, mismatched, badly done 2D Adobe Flash-like sprites, so bad that it actually stands out as one of the worst looking games on Steam.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users praise the game's atmosphere for its detailed background textures that effectively evoke the nostalgic feel of 1980s arcade games. The design successfully immerses players in a retro, vintage ambiance.
- “As a game artist, I especially appreciate the texture of the background design—it perfectly captures the nostalgic atmosphere of 1980s arcade games.”