
KATAVATIS is a first-person metroidbrainia about descending into W.A.R.P., an abandoned deep-sea facility built as a last resort to find a solution to save our dying planet.
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KATAVATIS is a first-person metroidbrainia about descending into W.A.R.P., an abandoned deep-sea facility built as a last resort to find a solution to save our dying planet.

THE SUSPENSE
How might life inside Artificial Intelligence be like? Is it possible to stop this painful routine? This life even real or not? Try your luck...

Ripple Park
You are lost in a vast and eerie labyrinth filled with pools and puzzles. Gather items to activate various mechanisms as you explore further. Face various unknown entities that lurk within. Unravel the mysteries of the labyrinth and your own identity to find your way out. Inspired by poolcore.
How might life inside Artificial Intelligence be like? Is it possible to stop this painful routine? This life even real or not? Try your luck...
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You are lost in a vast and eerie labyrinth filled with pools and puzzles. Gather items to activate various mechanisms as you explore further. Face various unknown entities that lurk within. Unravel the mysteries of the labyrinth and your own identity to find your way out. Inspired by poolcore.
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we are doing this game for a project at "univercity". we hope you enjoy this game that we made. we have everything you would want, a main character who totally does not look like Pedro Pascal, a dragon, a run for your life and just some good old egg puns. - Ms Maddy of Breakfast Crew
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