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Superliminal
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Superliminal is a 2019 surreal puzzle video game released by Pillow Castle Games. The game, played from a first-person perspective, incorporates gameplay elements around optical illusions and forced perspective; notably, certain objects when picked up can be moved towards or away from the player, but when placed back down, scale to the size as the player had viewed them, enabling the player to solve otherwise… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
552 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
92
LovedLoved
331 positive · 30 negative
95% range 88–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 331 | 30 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 63 | 2 | 75 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Mastodon * | 7 | 1 | 16 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
16,744 of 17,903 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
92% recommend · 249 yes, 21 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 270 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (32,452 of 34,308 positive).
Players praise the game's creative perspective-based puzzles and surreal atmosphere. [1][2][3] Some find the puzzles repetitive and the game overpriced for its short length. [4][5][6] Many compare it favorably to Portal and The Stanley Parable. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
Not for me. I get why a lot of people love this game. It's well made and the perspective scaling can be a lot of fun. I just expected a competent puzzle game and that's not what I got. Every challenge boils down to, make big, make small, and/or find the right angle, which I don't find fun. I went in with the expectation of this being a puzzle game that uses perspective mechanics. What I got was a tech demo …
- [1]
One of the most creative indie puzzle games in recent years By turning the principle of perspective directly into its core gameplay mechanic, Superliminal delivers a surreal, dream experience filled with imagination. Through its inventive puzzles and clever design, the game effectively conveys its central philosophy of “thinking outside the box,” constantly challenging players to rethink their perception of reality. …
- [2]
Original first-person puzzler relying a lot on perspective and angles, but not just that. Incredibly smart and mindbending. What an experience! It was frustrating by moments, I was stuck quite a few times, but the journey was worth it. There was stuff I never saw in any other game before. Attractive graphics with simple polygons and detailed objects. I really liked the radio communications by Doctor Glenn Pierce. I …
- [3]
Superliminal is one of the most creative puzzle games I’ve played in years. The entire game is built around perspective-based puzzles where the size and position of objects change depending on how you look at them. What starts as a simple gimmick quickly turns into some genuinely mind-bending puzzle design that constantly makes you rethink how space and perspective work. One of the best things about the game is that …
- [7]
Do you like Portal? What about The Stanley Parable? This game combines both - the surreal surroundings from The Stanley Parable with the puzzle element from Portal. The puzzles are hard to describe - look the game up on Youtube to get an idea of what you can expect. All puzzles have a logical solution (although one involving an endless hallway wasn't immediately clear to me, and made me resort to a walkthrough for …
Summarised from 34 of the 430 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Superliminal sits at 92% positive across 361 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Superliminal received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic. The game's core mechanic was praised, while criticism was leveled at the game's story and brief length. The game was nominated for "Game, Puzzle" at the NAVGTR Awards.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 552 · most liked firstTwo of the three video game my kid wanted for Christmas just got a big discount, meaning he basically got one more free game if he want. It was a good idea holding off as long as possible before buying. For those wondering the two games are Superliminal and Squirrel with a gun.
neutral · AI labelView post →Prey and Superliminal. There's just no reason why a game *must* represent a normal 3d space. You can do so much topological fuckery if you just believe in yourself.
positive · AI labelView post →Mid game review: Superliminal (2019) PS5. **Background** *Superliminal* is an Indie first person puzzle game that was released in late 2019, right before the COVID19 era. I recall vaguely hearing about this around the time it was originally released, but never gave it much thought until I saw it was one of the games that was going to be removed from the PS Plus catalogue in late 2024. **Production** For those familiar with similar titles, *Superliminal* is best described as a hybrid between…
neutral · AI labelView post →Idea: Someone could make a game like Halflife, mixed with Superliminal but in the Star Trek universe and you get trapped in nested holodeck simulations and the safeties are off... Think Inception, but cool Star Trek shit.
neutral · AI labelView post →Games similar to portal: - The Talos Principle 1 & 2 - Antichamber - Superliminal - Viewfinder - Manifold Garden Similar to Firewatch: - Umurangi Generation - Return of the Obra Dinn Other stuff that might interest you that I haven't seen already recommended: - Journey - Abzu - Exo One - Wytchwood - Cairn (tentatively. This game can get stressful) - Dinkum - Untitled Goose Game - A Lego game (Any of them. They all follow the same formula)…
neutral · AI labelView post →5. Superliminal - a VERY charming Portal-like based entirely on optical illusions. not sure if the framing device works, but the game explores every avenue of the central concept within its three-hour run time. many "surprise laughs" generated by this one
positive · AI labelView post →if you like Superliminal, you'll love the surreal Non-Euclidean puzzle game Geodyssey
neutral · AI labelView post →When this game first came out and after received the “Most Innovative Gameplay” award on Steam (over Death Stranding), I felt a strong antipathy toward it. Perspective-based illusions never felt impressive to me (especially) in digital environments, because digital worlds don’t have fixed physical rules to begin with. Plus, other games had already explored similar ideas, and Superliminal looked like an extra layer built almost entirely around a single concept, perspective, without expanding or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not for me. I get why a lot of people love this game. It's well made and the perspective scaling can be a lot of fun. I just expected a competent puzzle game and that's not what I got. Every challenge boils down to, make big, make small, and/or find the right angle, which I don't find fun. I went in with the expectation of this being a puzzle game that uses perspective mechanics. What I got was a tech demo showcasing a bunch of cool ways to use perspective in a game and the same puzzle 50…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ☐ Playing on mute ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started playing Superliminal- and it certainly is different from your average puzzle solving game. I've never seen these kinds of graphics being used before.
neutral · AI labelView post →🧩🤔♟️ 🟥LIVE🟥 ♟️🤔🧩 I'm going to play some Superliminal, a dream logic like puzzle game! May have a funny gummy for this game. ➡️ www.twitch.tv/pankraru ⬅️ #vtuber #vsky #superliminal #puzzle
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the most creative indie puzzle games in recent years By turning the principle of perspective directly into its core gameplay mechanic, Superliminal delivers a surreal, dream experience filled with imagination. Through its inventive puzzles and clever design, the game effectively conveys its central philosophy of “thinking outside the box,” constantly challenging players to rethink their perception of reality. While the game carries a strong Portal-like atmosphere, it does not explore…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Actually, on the subject of first person games that aren’t shooters; if you want a fun little experience you can probably polish off in an afternoon, Superliminal is first person puzzle game full of dream logic perspective puzzles and moody jazz piano that makes for a fun little package
positive · AI labelView post →Started playing Superliminal and it started out kind of creepy but I hit level four and I uh--
neutral · AI labelView post →Do you like Portal? What about The Stanley Parable? This game combines both - the surreal surroundings from The Stanley Parable with the puzzle element from Portal. The puzzles are hard to describe - look the game up on Youtube to get an idea of what you can expect. All puzzles have a logical solution (although one involving an endless hallway wasn't immediately clear to me, and made me resort to a walkthrough for the first time in many, many years).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(COMPLETE) [Steam] Superliminal. Happy new years folks!! Thanks to everyone who has been participating in giveaways on the community in the last couple of months. Your participation is greatly appreciated, and as the sole mod of the community, it warms my heart to see so many people giving away great games. Now for the matter at hand, I have a key for **Superliminal**, an excellent mind melting puzzle game up for grabs today. This game blew me away back when I played it in late 2020, and I…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is as if Talos Principle and Superliminal had a baby. I think it's rewiring my neural pathways.
positive · AI labelView post →[Itch] *Break Your Head Every Day!* is a first-person puzzle in the style of Portal and Superliminal. > Break Your Head Every Day! is an unusual puzzle game that will force you to take a fresh look at the laws of physics! In this game, you will have to solve difficult but fascinating tasks by manipulating the size of objects: increasing and decreasing them in order to overcome obstacles, collect objects and achieve goals. Each level is a unique challenge, where the usual gravity, inertia and…
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone else here played Superliminal? I gave up on it at first because it felt like a slightly same-y Portal-esque type game but returned to it today to find it really opens up into something very satisfying and totally mindbending! Really cool indie game that I can definitely recommend.
positive · AI labelView post →Binding of Issac Sea of Stars Mouthwashing Superliminal Slay the Spire The Messenger Untitled Goose Game Thank Goodness You're Here Hyper Light Drifter Celeste Spiritfarer Transistor Bramble Sifu Cult of the Lamb Enter the Gungeon Citizen Sleeper War of Mine Before Your Eyes Darkest Dungeon Balatro
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm a little ways into Superliminal and it's very neat, but @garybutterfield.bsky.social went out of his way to pick the one video game that is impossible to describe verbally, to be featured on our audio-only podcast.
positive · AI labelView post →How do people describe my game ^^ : - Fun to speedrun - Unique mind-bending puzzles - Like if Superliminal, Portal and QUBE had a baby #indiegamedev #godotengine #solodev #puzzlegame
neutral · AI labelView post →The game felt like a mix between The Stanley Parable and Portal. Puzzles are primarily about manipulating an object to make it bigger or smaller and figuring out how to use it. It was a short experience but a good one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Upcoming WOFF! schedule change: Project: Snowblind once again refuses to run in any format, so Gary is subbing in the perspective-based first person puzzle game Superliminal instead. So, January is: Castlevania IV, Superliminal, Tactical Breach Wizards, and Super Mario 64.
neutral · AI labelView post →F-Stop was supposed to be the sequal to Portal with a new gameplay mechanic. If you want taste of what F-Stop was supposed to be, Superliminal is apparently kinda close to the concept.
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing a choose my game redeem and jumping into Superliminal tonight and maybe some other games 👀 Also changed a few things around in my background lets see if you notice Twitch.tv/ASHvsEVILBREAD #indiegames #ibshotties
neutral · AI labelView post →And… oh, I got to tell you, it was perfect. Perfect. Everything, down to the last minute details
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Original first-person puzzler relying a lot on perspective and angles, but not just that. Incredibly smart and mindbending. What an experience! It was frustrating by moments, I was stuck quite a few times, but the journey was worth it. There was stuff I never saw in any other game before. Attractive graphics with simple polygons and detailed objects. I really liked the radio communications by Doctor Glenn Pierce. I don't like preachy endings, but this one worked for me and offered words of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Bundled VR and narrative ventures, Xbox PC hits, and more. Big Deals - Cyberpunk 2077 – $35.99 on Steam - Resident Evil 4 – $33.59 on Fanatical - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition – $29.99 on Steam - Grounded – $26.79 on Steam - The Expanse - A Telltale Series – $23.99 on Epic Store - Stray – $22.49 on Steam - EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 – $20.99 on Steam - Gloomhaven – $20.99 on Steam - Hi-Fi RUSH – $20.39 on GreenManGaming - Sea of Thieves 2023 Edition – $19.99 on…
neutral · AI labelView post →[Game Bundle] Mind-Bending Masterpieces. $10: * Superliminal * Manifold Garden * The Pedestrian * The Witness * The Talos Principle: Gold Edition $15: All ahove, plus: * Patrick's Parabox * Taiji
neutral · AI labelView post →Played a bit of the demo today, and indeed this game is really impressive! If you liked Portal, Superliminal, Manifold Garden, Viewfinder, etc give this a try!
positive · AI labelView post →Wish I could go back and play this game for the first time again. It is so magical the first time around
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Superliminal might be good as someone's first narrative-driven puzzle game. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who takes puzzles OR narrative-driven games seriously. Note that it's not a bad game — there's nothing outright wrong with it. The bad impression it left on me was more of a combination of multiple mildly annoying factors. The main gameplay mechanic is admittedly a lot of fun to play around with. Some of the puzzles are quite clever, and while they do reuse gimmicks a lot, the same…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, similar vibes as the stanley parable and the beginners guide.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's interesting comparing this to two games inspired by rumors about this game, *Superliminal* and *Viewfinder*. Superliminal takes the idea of capturing an object as it appears and then moving it somewhere else, using matched perspective to manipulate scale. It's directly similar to F-Stop, but without the awkwardness of the camera and with much more mechanical depth since puzzle depth is more than just 'move object remotely'. Viewfinder takes the interface, the camera snapping photos, but…
neutral · AI labelView post →What seemed like an interesting gimmick or game mechanic toy type of game turned into a genuinely fun and surreal experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I mean it is harder to save at arbitrary points because the amount of information you have to save and restore can be *a lot* more. Blue Prince doesn't allow you to save except between days - and a game day can last a couple of hours. To me that's far from acceptable. Hades which I just got only allows you to save at the end of a chamber, but tbh each chamber is short and fairly frantic so that seems OK. I've been playing Superliminal and that has extremely weird, seemingly arbitrary save…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey 🦦 I'm working on a 3d mind-bending puzzle game named Sizebound and inspired by Portal and Superliminal ^^ (I should update the trailer) bsky.app/profile/flo1...
neutral · AI labelView post →PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for November: Teardown, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Superliminal and more. What do you think about it? Personally, I am about 80-90% convinced I don't need to renew my PS+ sub. I still have a few months left, so I may change the mind by then, but chances seem low right now.
neutral · AI labelView post →Surprisingly fun. Very trippy. This game made me feel good. Thank you for that experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My game is for PORTAL & SUPERLIMINAL FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM! My game is for PORTAL & SUPERLIMINAL FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM! My game is for PORTAL & SUPERLIMINAL FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM! What do you mean THERE'S NO ALGORITHM on BLUESKY? NO I WON'T STOP SHOUTING
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of the best puzzle games I have ever played. Truly a mind bending experience but so satisfying to figure out each new concept. About a 3rd of my playtime is from working on the speedrun, which was tough but fun to work towards. I'm proud to have accomplished it but man it is so cool to watch pros do it way faster. There is a small touch of a creepy element but nothing that can harm you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6/10 that's a pretty low score. It's an easy 7, maybe an 8. This game is extremely innovative in the way it creates puzzles. It's not particularly long, but that's not a downside really, it's a proof they didn't pad the length with mindless repetition. > worth it if you’re a fan of the genre If you like puzzles, artsy games, and especially innovative mechanics, then it's very much worth checking out. > Superliminal draws heavy inspiration from Portal and The Stanley Parable The narrative…
positive · AI labelView post →Incredible, blew my mind. I don’t even know what reality is anymore STEAM RATING ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ✅ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ✅ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ✅ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ✅ Teens ✅ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve posted about this somewhere else too, maybe a different account idk. But for games to play with people that aren’t really “gamers” I actually prefer single player games with light amounts of fast paced action or none at all. The “coop” comes from taking turns with the controller. This works well with puzzle or logic games with generous reaction time requirements (again, or none at all), as well as story based games with light action. A lot of these games also come with natural pauses in…
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished up Superliminal. I LOVED this game. See the part II supercut here: youtu.be/45-urBHg8m4
positive · AI labelView post →I beat a game! I completely forgot about Viewfinder after its announcement until it was added to PS+ this month. I love a good puzzle game and the way this game plays with perspective. It reminds me a bit of Superliminal, another underappreciated puzzler. Spoiler-free +/- review to follow!
neutral · AI labelView post →Superliminal isn't a puzzle game, it's a magic show. It's a game that delightfully toys with your perceptions, perspective, preconceptions, and expectations; and I unexpectedly loved it. You can't even trust the loading screens! I'm so glad to have finally #JustBeatIt. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →Short but fun. Played it through once about 2 years ago, decided to play it again. It's nice to relax. Once beaten, challenging yourself to beat it in under an hour seems totally possible, even if speed running games isn't your thing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →interesting and fun game, very unlike most other games I play. The developer commentary was very cute and refreshing, very humanizing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's wild that there's a game out there called Subliminal and they just grabbed the narrator guy from Superliminal to do basically the same role like I get it, the opportunity for a bit was right there and you absolutely -have- to take it, lest it be lost forever
neutral · AI labelView post →And Chibi-robo has been officially concluded!! What a fun game! I may do another bracket tournament later this year, since it's been such a nice way to discover something new c: After next week, which is only a half week since I'll be out of town, Superliminal will be my new Friday game!
neutral · AI labelView post →You're right, it's not about that. It's about how long it takes for a developer to create the saving and loading routines, how complex they are, and the risk of there being things wrong with them. Suppose you want to introduce at arbitrary points in Blue Prince. It means you now have to track: * the location & orientation of the player * the player's stats (steps left, money, gems, keys) * the location & orientation of every room in the house * the state of all doors in the house…
neutral · AI labelView post →Great refreshing game! Had the pleasure of finishing the last bit on my birthday. 10/10 recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STEAM SALE SPLURGE!!! 1.) Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons 2.) Freshly Frosted 3.) Just Crow Things 4.) Oxygen Not Included 5.) Pizza Tower 6.) Shadowman: Remastered 7.) Superliminal 8.) Supermarket Simulator 9.) Untitled Goose Game 10.) Waxworks: Curse of the Ancestors
neutral · AI labelView post →Superliminal - a truly mind-blowing puzzle game that's all about perspective. You need to experience it to believe it. The story is like if Portal was surprisingly uplifting in the end.
positive · AI labelView post →If you are a Patreon subscriber, there's a bonus episode on Superliminal, a game where @kaly.bsky.social and I try to change our perspective on how we approach the idea of evaluating a video game and also I clip outside of the boundaries of the game's stages accidentally.
neutral · AI labelView post →PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for November: Teardown, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Superliminal and more.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fanatical's new Build Your Own Puzzle Adventure Bundle offers 19 games from as little as $3 per game. Titles include Superliminal and Botany Manor. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fanatic...
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