The Surge is a sci-fi spin on Dark Souls, from the Lords of the Fallen team. A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job... you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex. Robots gone haywire, insane augmented co-workers and… Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
Fair to the playerAge · PEGI 18
Respect
90
Stimulation
moderate
Has an endingStop anytime
On failure
Punishing: a death costs progress or a long way back
- Souls-like: dying costs your progress and a run back to your body
- Steam tag “Souls-like” (431 votes)
What it exercises
Exploration and curiosity
- Wikipedia: built around exploration
- Steam tag “Exploration” (53 votes)
Creativity
- IGDB keyword “crafting”
Story and reading
- Steam tag “Story Rich” (11 votes)
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