Recompile
Developer Phigames
Publisher Dear Villagers
Format PC, PS5, Xbox Series (tested)
Release Out now
Phigames’ expansive, obstreperous -like is a world of sharp edges – which should be apparent from the screens across the page. The developer commits fully to its distinctive aesthetic, from the heavy bloom that emanates from every light source (including your avatar, an anthropomorphic program charged with infiltrating a vast world simply called the Mainframe) to the jittery objects that gradually assume solid form as you approach. In places it takes the breath away: the place may be fragmented, but there is an eerie beauty to its sprawling landscapes, particularly when you find a high vantage point and gaze down on its strange,
