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Metonymy follows the story of Colin, Enoch and Tracy as they travel across a dystopian version of limbo filled with a corrupt theocratic government known as the Choir and the unbreakable hordes of the disease that appose them.

Reviews: Mixed — 57% — of 67 reviews
Released: 2017-10-25
Developer: Joseph Bramlett
Genres: Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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