Glitcheon

River Forge Games River Forge Games
Platform Adventure Indie
Linux PC
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Explore a dystopian future in this Metroidvania platformer in which a tech monopoly known as The Forum has gone completely unchecked... Use glitchy abilities to exploit intentional bugs to your advantage as you begin to uncover its true nature.
Storyline

What if in the entire world there was only one social media platform? In Glitcheon, you will explore a dystopian future in this Metroidvania platformer in which a tech monopoly known as The Forum has gone completely unchecked.

In some shape or form, The Forum senses your presence. You will need to take advantage of glitches in the system to preserve your consciousness.
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Developer River Forge Games
Publisher River Forge Games
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Science fiction
Glitcheon

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