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Has anyone coined the term Limbolike yet?

2D side-scrolling platformers that are a bit Tim Burton-y, and possibly in monochrome.

Y’know the ones?Siltis a Limbolike, only it’sLimbounder the sea.

The diver in Silt at the centre of a glowing sigil underwater

Other free-wheeling associations I have made includeMinute Of Islandsand, most weirdly, Gormenghast.

Silt isn’t bad, I hasten to add.

And these little fishiesdohave abilities.

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It’s a gradual increase in the complexity and difficulty.

You’ve played games before.

The Minute Of Islands association comes from the biomechanical weirdness.

The diver in Silt exploring a huge cavern filled with discarded metal scrap. They are very small on a big screen, and it is dark

The second area involves a submerged tree inhabited by little men dressed as baby birds.

Thus Silt cultivates a proper weird atmosphere much better than many comparable games.

I’m just not entirely sure that coming back to Silt is the ideal state of affairs.

The diver in Silt possessing a fish

The diver in Silt follows a lure light down an underwater tunnel