nebulous

One of the most popular type of indie titles are puzzle games. Perhaps it is because of the fact that they are not considered mainstream enough for AAA developers to bother with and that they are rarely considered value for money as full retail releases. Whatever the case, the likes of the ID@Xbox program have given creators the chance to reach a large enough audience to justify making puzzle games once again. Nebulous joins the ranks of the genre as a physics-based puzzler that sees players guiding an astronaut through a series of ever more complex levels. As you might expect from this type of game, the story isn’t the main focus. You start off with the astronaut, a person named Dash Johnson, being sucked into wormhole and transported to an unknown region of space. Without the ability to move himself anymore, the protagonist relies completely on the player to move him around the levels and get him to his next destination. Alongside some witty banter from Dash as he