Nihilumbra

Nihilumbra: Dark Humor Puzzle Platforming Game

Explore a mysterious world, paint your way through obstacles, and overcome deadly foes in Nihilumbra, a unique puzzle platformer with dark humor.

What is Nihilumbra?

Nihilumbra is an indie puzzle platformer video game developed by BeautiFun Games and originally released for iOS in 2012. The player controls Born, a creature made of a black liquid who has the ability to absorb, combine, and manipulate the colors in the areas he travels through.

The goal is to reach the summit of a tall mountain while overcoming various obstacles and enemies. As Born traverses the mysterious world, he can pick up colors like blue, green, and red which grant him special abilities that allow him to get past challenges. For example, the blue color allows Born to turn into water to swim through bodies of water, while the green color allows him to become part of plant lifeforms.

However, there is a dark presence chasing Born named The Void, which aims to reabsorb him into darkness. The player must manage picking up and dropping colors strategically to stay one step ahead. With hand-drawn 2D graphics and an atmospheric score, Nihilumbra has innovative gameplay and a poignant storyline about identity, purpose, and the danger of absolute truths.

Originally released for iOS devices in 2012, Nihilumbra has since been ported to PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One to strong critical reception thanks to its creativity and meaningful narrative layered on top of fun, engaging platformer mechanics.

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