Supraland: Six Inches Below wasn’t actually meant to exist—a minimum of not like this.
Initially conceived as a DLC pack for the puzzle-filled sandbox journey Supraland, creator David Münnich and his staff improvised, experimented, re-scoped, and re-envisioned Six Inches Below into a much bigger, absolutely standalone follow-up designed for anybody to dig into, whether or not they’ve performed the primary recreation or not. What’s even higher, that creation is on the market to play beginning right now on Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X|S and thru Xbox Recreation Cross!
For those who’re questioning whether or not Supra Video games’ newest little massive journey is for you, listed below are 5 sides of Six Inches Below’s design that ought to enable you to resolve.
It’s a Linked Underworld
Like the unique, Six Inches Below is a first-person 3D “metroidvania”—a unified world stuffed with paths to find, and secrets and techniques or sub-areas that may solely be accessed as soon as you come back with a brand new potential or merchandise.
Not like the unique, Six Inches Below takes place underground, and as such, the vibe’s somewhat completely different. Paths are extra outlined and distinct: caves and corridors related by a central hub referred to 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 present you a breakdown. Now on to that different 45%…
Puzzles Permeate Every thing
On this planet of Six Inches Below, you’re at all times looking out for puzzles—and also you’ll shortly end up considering of the atmosphere, your skills, 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 suggestion, which doubled as a 13-point “guidelines” to assist him and his staff decide whether or not a puzzle was good or not.
David awards factors for puzzles the place gamers set the aim themselves with out being advised it instantly, or puzzles that use a mechanic gamers are conversant in in an sudden new method. 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 fascinating than a door opening or an elevator turning on. For David, a superb puzzle scores round 8–10, and something above that’s uncommon. (And he’s a stickler; the most effective puzzles in Six Inches Below high out at 12.)
That 5% Fight…It’s Over There!
In one other directional shift from the unique recreation, you’ll encounter enemies to struggle in Six Inches Below, however right here they’re hanging out away from the puzzles—that method, they gained’t get in your method once you’re targeted on determining how one can repair that lever to attach that battery to energy that equipment behind that fence that you just’re not fairly positive how one can get by way of but.
And generally, the fight is a puzzle of its personal too, as you employ your pickaxe and different fight instruments and skills in inventive methods—however as with every good puzzle, it’s extra enjoyable when you determine these out for your self.
The Finish is Simply Getting Began
You may make it to the end line of the “fundamental quest” fairly shortly—however as soon as the tip credit roll, that indicators a complete new starting. Complete new areas confide in discover stuffed with secrets and techniques and surprises. Actually, a few of Six Inches Below’s most difficult and rewarding puzzles are totally non-compulsory…together with a minimum of one of many staff’s uncommon 12-point-ers. (Trace: Search for the showerhead on the seaside.)
It’s a proving floor
Six Inches Below started its life as a undertaking supposed to get the Supra Video games staff on top of things for Supra Video games’ subsequent main now-in-development recreation (and full-on sequel) Supraworld. It shortly changed into a spot to experiment, take a look at, and run concepts by way of the wringer. The consequence was one thing sudden: a content-packed recreation worthy of standing by itself as one thing not fairly an enlargement, not fairly a sequel, and infused with the inventive spirit indie-developed video games are recognized for.
Supraland: Six Inches Below is out right now. Purchase it for Xbox One or Xbox Sequence X|S, or play it on Xbox Recreation Cross.
Supraland: Six Inches Below
Humble Video games
$19.99
PC Recreation Cross
Xbox Recreation Cross
Dig into the most important smallest journey
Unearth what’s beneath the floor in Six Inches Below, a brand new first-person Supraland journey stuffed with puzzles, exploration, enjoyable secrets and techniques to find, a whole bunch of gags, and two humorous ones!
Within the miniature world, the dreaded Rakening has scattered the townspeople of Superland six entire 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 massive journey.
Underworld exploration
Unearth a related underworld of toys who’ve survived previous calamities. The caverns are stuffed with secrets and techniques to find and new areas to uncover—when you’ve acquired the fitting instruments and skills to entry them.
First-person puzzling
Resolve issues within the atmosphere with brains (and occasional brawn). Use skillful platforming to search out secrets and techniques and laborious to succeed in areas, and harness the facility of physics to search out inventive methods to beat obstacles.
It’s a small world
For the folks of Supraland, little issues make a giant distinction. Flip a matchstick into the lever that opens a door or a torch that ignites an impediment. Energy mighty machines with the most recent AAA battery expertise, cross cracks the dimensions of chasms, and stroll (actually!) on the razor’s edge.
A fantastic place to dig in
Six Inches Below 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
For those who dug the unique Supraland, you’ll uncover tons extra of the puzzle-solving, metroidvania-style exploration you really liked—plus extra abilities, a novel new method to fight, extra non-compulsory actions, and an unique new soundtrack.
