Huh, I have never heard of this game before. I will need to go do some research. It looks decent on the first glance.

This looks cool.

This looks like a bigger version of Monument Valley (moblie game); which is a great thing!

The graphics are so different that that hadn't occured to me, but yeah, there definitely seems to be a similarity. And yeah, Monument Valley was awesome.

That said, if it turns out to be really different in practice, we should be careful not to fault it for not being Monument Valley 2.0, of course.

Yeah, the moment I saw the puzzle and visual it's pretty much Monument Valley but with bigger budget and in 3D. But I'll wait until sales as usual. Money problem :p

Fiscal responsibility. ;)

Does anyone know which game engine is used in Etherborn?

Nice to have a complete version here. Vaguely reminds me of Fez.

So far I can't find that info. It is a little suggestive that it is 3D and needs mildly custom physics for gravity, and they only support Windows on PC (Gog/Steam/Humble), but also support Xbox and PS4 and Switch. Simultaneous release to all those venues, which is a bit unusual -- does that imply strong funding?

They're based in Barcelona.

They did an AMA yesterday: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/cf7okm/ama_we_are_altered_matter_the_developers_of/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Etherborn

Website: http://alteredmatter.com/etherborn/

Kotaku review:

> Forget Everything You Know About Gravity In This Beautiful Puzzle Game

> Playing Etherborn is like taking a hike through a series of colorful terraria that have been warped and torn apart by mysterious cosmic forces, causing gravity to shift like the sides of a Rubik’s Cube. It can be bewildering, but it’s never unpleasant—like a dream you can’t quite make sense of, but don’t want to end.

> Out today on Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, Etherborn is a puzzle game that plays on your perception of space and physics. One second, you’re running past a small clump of glistening shrubs; the next thing you know, the path you’re on has curved and taken you up the side of a tower headed to the sky.

https://kotaku.com/forget-everything-you-know-about-gravity-in-this-beauti-1836498782

Rock Paper Shotgun review:

> Wot I Think: Etherborn

> Etherborn is very pretty indeed. It’s also a splendid wee puzzle game. And unlike an uncomfortably large proportion of pretty, ethereal, dare I say ‘artsy’ platformy games, it didn’t make my very soul sigh with a profound ennui. [...]

> ...according to the somewhat gaspy narration are in search of your voice. Let’s get this out of the way: I did not care. The whole thing went completely over my head and I should probably be more embarrassed about that than I am, but hey, I never said I’m not an idiot.

> ...[gravity curves with you]; This in itself isn’t a new idea, but it’s implemented extremely well, and it’s somewhat humbling to be made aware of how simple a lot of the solutions are, since the real limit is your own ability to look at the geometry and physics of the world differently.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/07/18/etherborn-review/