The Deep Beyond bills itself as a “short story.” You play a woman searching for treasure, and evil people show up and you need to thwart them, and that’s about it. The game takes about an hour. There are a few puzzles, about 4. Most of them revolve around revolving something, be it a plane propeller, or discs to solve an illumination puzzle. None of the are that difficult. Otherwise the game is a pretty straightforward walking simulator. Though unlike, say, Gone Home, I don’t have a five hundred word rant about anything here in Deep Beyond. There’s no weird agenda that’s often present with these games, which is great. This is just a short adventure story about treasure and intrigue.
I do have one complaint though about the Deep Beyond, and it involves who the ultimate villain is. I won’t spoil it, but let’s just say it doesn’t make much sense at all, despite all the explanation. But with only four characters listed in the opening credits, three of them named(the fourth is generic smugglers), its not hard to guess who it is. I do have to compliment the visuals, which are very nice use of color, everything is grey, deep blue or orange. Most of the objects you interact with are orange, but not all. You’re never stuck at any point or without any idea what to do. In the end, the Deep Beyond is an enjoyable, if short adventure. It gets a Recommended with an eight back-end score. Less is definitely more with this game.
Overall: Deep Beyond is a decent walking simulator that won’t take overstay its welcome. Less is more here.
Verdict: Recommended
| Release Date | 9/13/24 |
| Cost | $9.99 |
| Publisher | Purple Play |
| ESRB Rating | T |
Game received for free from the publisher!
