Nebula Within Reviews

awesome

Smooth, fast-paced action, unique challenges, and mesmerizing aesthetics. 10/10 really excellent game, super imaginative and fun to play!

With all the madness that's happening right now, this game is a breath of fresh air. I found the quotes and phrases I earned along the way to be genuinely encouraging and calming. As someone with anxiety and depression, it was nice to play through a game that left me feeling so uplifted. I'd recommend playing Nebula Within after a long or stressful day to help you wind down, meditate, and center yourself.

Wonderful game that captures your attention in many way. The music pulls you into the environment and the game itself is challenging and engaging. There is a large amount of heart in this game that is uncommon and rarely seen today. You're encouraged to keep going, take care of yourself and enjoy this thing called life. For a game to do that is certainly rare, and that's what makes this game a treasure. Fun to play as a dual stick shooter or on mouse and keyboard as well.

It's a wonderful game. I find it very nice for unwinding after a frustrating day of work or classes. One can get their fill of the game in about a 15 minute game session, though it's definitely a little longer than that, and feel refreshed and ready to reengage in the day's activities, enthusiastically. The mental health portion of the game deals with negative thoughts that one might have on a particularly frustrating day. I find collecting the Mantras calming, almost serene, even with swarms of enemies closing in in waves. Even players that aren't dealing with mental struggles during work or school will enjoy this twin-stick shooter style, geometry wars influenced game. I just find it particularly helpful as one who does get frustrated often and who turns to video games to unwind and relax. Even if you have all the Mantras and aren't searching for more good feels, there is an endless mode, with infinite lives and infinite enemies, where one can blast baddies to their heart's content. On the other hand, if the reminder of good feeling is what you need, there is a journal where one can review all the Mantras they have collected thus far, even flip to the specific Mantra they are looking for, to feel better about a specific situation they were put in or encountered. The co-op mode is particularly a fun and interesting challenge, where one can have their friends join them on the journey through the darkness of their own mind. Each additional player will play a smaller ship almost just like the ones that follow you while collecting Mantras. If the lead player should die during this cooperative adventure, the next player in line will take control of the group, becoming "promoted" into the bigger lead ship until their own death. All allies who aren't controlling the group can also sync their button clicks and break off from the main ship, helping alleviate some pressure with temporarily improved guns. The controls are simple and easy on either controller or keyboard-mouse, though I find it feels more natural with controller. Overall I'd give the game a 5/5 for it's genre. What's more impressive is that a single developer made such a gem.