Supraland: Six Inches Beneath wasn’t actually meant to exist—no less than not like this.
Initially conceived as a DLC pack for the puzzle-filled sandbox journey Supraland, creator David Münnich and his group improvised, experimented, re-scoped, and re-envisioned Six Inches Beneath into an even bigger, absolutely standalone follow-up designed for anybody to dig into, whether or not they’ve performed the primary sport or not. What’s even higher, that creation is obtainable to play beginning in the present day on Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X|S and thru Xbox Sport Move!
When you’re questioning whether or not Supra Video games’ newest little large journey is for you, listed below are 5 sides of Six Inches Beneath’s design that ought to provide help to resolve.
It’s a Linked Underworld
Like the unique, Six Inches Beneath is a first-person 3D “metroidvania”—a unified world full of paths to find, and secrets and techniques or sub-areas that may solely be accessed as soon as you come with a brand new capability or merchandise.
Not like the unique, Six Inches Beneath takes place underground, and as such, the vibe’s a bit of completely different. Paths are extra outlined and distinct: caves and corridors linked by a central hub known as Cagetown, the place all of the toy-people survivors of the dreadful Rakening dwell.
The builders characterize the sport as “55% exploration, 40% fixing puzzles, and 5% fight,” to offer you a breakdown. Now on to that different 45%…
Puzzles Permeate The whole lot
On the planet of Six Inches Beneath, you’re at all times looking out for puzzles—and also you’ll shortly end up pondering of the atmosphere, your talents, and even physics itself as a puzzle-solving instrument. To assist with the design of the puzzles, creator and lead dev David Münnich concocted 13 guidelines as a tenet, which doubled as a 13-point “guidelines” to assist him and his group decide whether or not a puzzle was good or not.
David awards factors for puzzles the place gamers set the objective themselves with out being instructed it straight, or puzzles that use a mechanic gamers are accustomed to in an sudden new means. The puzzle will get extra factors if gamers can shortly execute the answer as soon as they’ve their “Aha!” second, or if the result’s extra attention-grabbing than a door opening or an elevator turning on. For David, a very good puzzle scores round 8–10, and something above that’s uncommon. (And he’s a stickler; the very best puzzles in Six Inches Beneath prime out at 12.)
That 5% Fight…It’s Over There!
In one other directional shift from the unique sport, you’ll encounter enemies to struggle in Six Inches Beneath, however right here they’re hanging out away from the puzzles—that means, they received’t get in your means whenever you’re targeted on determining learn how to repair that lever to attach that battery to energy that equipment behind that fence that you just’re not fairly certain learn how to get via but.
And generally, the fight is a puzzle of its personal too, as you utilize your pickaxe and different fight instruments and talents in artistic methods—however as with all good puzzle, it’s extra enjoyable in the event you determine these out for your self.
The Finish is Simply Getting Began
You may make it to the end line of the “major quest” fairly shortly—however as soon as the top credit roll, that alerts a complete new starting. Complete new areas speak in confidence to discover filled with secrets and techniques and surprises. In reality, a few of Six Inches Beneath’s most difficult and rewarding puzzles are completely non-obligatory…together with no less than one of many group’s uncommon 12-point-ers. (Trace: Search for the showerhead on the seaside.)
It’s a proving floor
Six Inches Beneath started its life as a challenge meant to get the Supra Video games group on top of things for Supra Video games’ subsequent main now-in-development sport (and full-on sequel) Supraworld. It shortly became a spot to experiment, check, and run concepts via the wringer. The end result was one thing sudden: a content-packed sport worthy of standing by itself as one thing not fairly an enlargement, not fairly a sequel, and infused with the artistic spirit indie-developed video games are recognized for.
Supraland: Six Inches Beneath is out in the present day. Purchase it for Xbox One or Xbox Sequence X|S, or play it on Xbox Sport Move.
Supraland: Six Inches Beneath
Humble Video games
$19.99
PC Sport Move
Xbox Sport Move
Dig into the largest smallest journey
Unearth what’s beneath the floor in Six Inches Beneath, a brand new first-person Supraland journey filled with puzzles, exploration, enjoyable secrets and techniques to find, a whole lot of gags, and two humorous ones!
Within the miniature world, the dreaded Rakening has scattered the townspeople of Superland six complete inches under the floor of the sandbox! Fulfill your toybox fantasies as a courageous Blue Plumber and use your ability and ingenuity to outlive and rescue your fellows. You could be small—however that is sure to be one large journey.
Underworld exploration
Unearth a linked underworld of toys who’ve survived previous calamities. The caverns are full of secrets and techniques to find and new areas to uncover—when you’ve acquired the correct instruments and talents to entry them.
First-person puzzling
Remedy issues within the atmosphere with brains (and occasional brawn). Use skillful platforming to search out secrets and techniques and exhausting to succeed in areas, and harness the facility of physics to search out artistic methods to beat obstacles.
It’s a small world
For the individuals of Supraland, little issues make an enormous distinction. Flip a matchstick into the lever that opens a door or a torch that ignites an impediment. Energy mighty machines with the newest AAA battery expertise, cross cracks the scale of chasms, and stroll (actually!) on the razor’s edge.
An excellent place to dig in
Six Inches Beneath is a content-packed standalone follow-up (and never fairly a sequel) to the unique Supraland, designed for everybody! You’ll be able to delve straight in and have a blast with out having performed the unique.
Extra Supraland to like
When you dug the unique Supraland, you’ll uncover tons extra of the puzzle-solving, metroidvania-style exploration you liked—plus extra abilities, a novel new method to fight, extra non-obligatory actions, and an authentic new soundtrack.