Eversion is not what you think. The unassuming and colorful visuals are intended not to delight, but to give you a false sense of security; to draw you in before transporting you to the nightmarish world of its reality. It's intentionally unsettling, and unique in how it manages to get under your skin while never assuming anything is wrong, which is what I find so remarkable about it.

The hook to Eversion is everting the world, similar to swapping dimensions, which causes the environment to change properties or even disappear. It's a simple mechanic that allows for some clever lever designs, but it is also where the game becomes very, very creepy. The deeper you go through the layers of everting, the more twisted the backgrounds become and the more deranged the music gets. The disclaimer at the start should tell you all you need to know: "this game is not suitable for children or those with a nervous demeanor."

Although it lacks the nuance of something like Braid, Eversion similarly uses video game cliches as the foundation of the experience, relying on your expectations to carry the premise as it warps the familiar into something all its own. In this developer Zaratustra Productions is mostly successful, with my only complaint being I wish there was more here. With the exception of a few odd secrets, you can complete and collect everything in around two hours (those disinclined to gather all the gems should expect half or less than that). Even with its low base price, it feels a little too much for what you get.

Aside from the price, Eversion is something I think is worth your time. It completely surprised me in its execution, leaving me chilled and a little disturbed, but impressed nonetheless. If you are looking for something off the beaten path, Eversion is one game that will absolutely deliver. It doesn't last long, but this strange journey is undoubtedly one worth taking, provided you are prepared for the potentially terrifying.

Buy this and have someone who doesn't play videogames much (like your parents) play it. They have the best reactions.

Eversion is a simple sidescrolling game in the vein of Super Mario Brothers. The game is cheery in its initial playing, but gives into a darker asthetic.

The game has no powerups, but the game feautures a mechanic where the player can evert to different forms of a level. Collectible gems may be out of reach in one form, but attainable in another. Over the course of 8 levels and attaining all the gems, a final level is unlocked.

The music is cheery when the level is cheery, the music is somber when the level is somber, and the music is dreadful when the level is dreadful. This goes for enemies as well and death animations of the enemies.

A pretty Mario like game about a flower named Zee Tee who’s on an adventure to save a princes. What is this? “Press ‘X’ to evert,” okay.

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Oh, well um- I didn’t expect that. Well anyway, like I was saying; it is a Mario style game where you go right, collect gems, jump on goomba like enemies and get to the end of the levels. It’ main gimmick is “everting”, at certain points in the levels you press “x”-

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-and the world changes from the happy ... fun ... world to a darker more ... depressing and ... Lovecraftian ... world, I guess. There are 8 world to evert though.

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Oh who cares, were all just gonna die. That all there is, suffering and death!
What? You want me to talk about the game? It’s short! It’s has like 8 levels and then it ends! Like everyone else and everything else it goes away leaving me alone to die in this cold desolate world!

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Whhaaaa haaaa haaaa, eeehhhaaaaa hhhaaaa haaaa, abggg ebggl, eeahhh haaa haaa.

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... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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He, hehehe, hehe haha, hahaha hehee. Ha ha ha, ha ha hehe he hehe ha he ha he.

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Mwahh haaa haaa haa haa! The hands will rise from the earth and when the 240 gems come together the dark King and Queen will come together. Beelzebub, Ahriman, Shaggoth, Yog Sothoth, arise, arise and slater the innocent! Ahh, haa haa haa haa!

An absolutely outstanding game, Eversion is a good enough platformer, but has some rather neat other 'layers' to it, with each layer having it's own rules. It's a tad short, took me about two hours to beat everything and get the 'true' ending, but they were two wonderful hours. Seriously, get this, it's great.