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Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
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DestructoidZoey HandleyMar 2022A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.
GGReconTarran StocktonMar 20229/10Iron Lung is a masterclass of how to effectively build tension and dread. It runs at just the right length to explore its minimal gameplay ideas, while remaining mysterious and opaque enough to feel larger than the immediate experience. It's well worth the time for those who enjoy experimental game concepts or suffocating atmospheres, and what lurks in the blood ocean may stick with you well past your playtime.
Read the reviewWithout any mechanical complexity, story, or music to fall back on, the game must rely on a few jump scares to keep the audience awake. I suppose there is something admirable about a creator deciding to limit the scope of their work to exactly what they felt was necessary, but in the case of Iron Lung, that minimalism cuts too close to nothing.
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IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 60 ratings.
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