Lumen / 10 (Review in progress—I haven’t decided yet. Please check back in three to five business days.)
With each update, Messman proves they are less interested in telling you a story than in forcing you to excavate one from your own subconscious. The Pilgrimage (v2.10) is no exception. On its surface, it is a minimalist walking sim: you are a nameless devotee traversing the "Ashen Scablands" toward a distant, silent Spire. Below that surface, however, lies the most intricate behavioral save-scumming detector I have ever encountered. Version 2.10 does not add new areas; it adds new ways to remember. the pilgrimage [v2.10] [messman]
Just don’t play it on a Sunday evening. You will not sleep. Lumen / 10 (Review in progress—I haven’t decided yet
I had to stop playing during the third Lumen Pool because my own heart rate fell out of sync with the game, and the resulting discordance triggered a mild anxiety attack. I mean this as the highest compliment. On its surface, it is a minimalist walking
The Cartography of Regret: Deconstructing the Emotional Labyrinth of The Pilgrimage (v2.10)