Continue Play's Dan Horowitz looks at Stranded, a sci-fi indie game for PC which succeeds better as an experience of isolation on a desolate landscape than it does as a game.
VRFocus reports on the revelation of a new title from VR Bits, Stranded, currently in development for Oculus Rift and Gear VR.
Stranded is a minimalist adventure game that foregoes dialogue and puzzles to focus on atmosphere, mystery, and exploration; it is both a love letter to classic point & click adventures, and an experiment with the fundamentals of the genre.
Style over substance is an argument that many game critics make and it’s easy to see why. Games like Portal and Proteus have shown that you can have a very short game that is incredibly enjoyable. However, there are plenty of games that are incredibly short and simply can’t back up their price tag. Unfortunately, Stranded is one of those titles.
