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Vainly
Vainly is a minimalist and story-driven platformer that subverts some of the common expectations from games by blending gameplay with the philosophy of Absurdism.
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Release Date:
Jun 21, 2024
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Ali Saneei

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Single-player
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Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
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About This Game

Important Notice:


As a creative decision, this game does not have a save feature. Therefore, if you exit the game and start again later, it will return to the beginning. However, the risk is low due to the short length of the game (15 minutes on average) and checkpoints that respawn you in case of death.
Please remember this to avoid playing vainly.


Story:


The Blue Protagonist is imprisoned and tortured in a small cell by three characters:

  • The Real Pain, the prison's boss who is red and has mustache.
  • The Biggest Vain, a giant and mysterious knight who prevents prisoners from escaping.
  • The Smallest Stain, a psychopath who enjoys killing others with a shotgun.

But suddenly, the door opens and now the only thing he wants is vengeance.

Help him exit his cell and jump over the obstacles on his way to find and kill everyone who has made him suffer.

Key Features:


  • A short story-driven game influenced by the works of Albert Camus, specifically The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus.
  • 3 absurd boss fights that are not exactly "boss fights," because they each get killed in unconventional ways.
  • Patrol enemies that sometimes choose to jump off the platforms.
  • Storytelling using gameplay, with a few short cutscenes and no dialogue.
  • 5 levels, each set in different locations.
  • Minimalistic graphics.
  • Hidden areas and collectables.
  • Minimalist and emotional music that empowers the story and the gameplay.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains minimal depictions of stabbing, shooting, cannibalism, and suicide.

All of them are shown using cartoon violence and with no gore.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core CPU
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
    • Storage: 360 MB available space

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