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The player plays as Mo, a mechanic who is tasked with saving the world by restoring engines on an archipelago. The player moves around the 2D world, and can climb and jump up objects. The player can use a tool, the Omni Switch, which allows Mo to use mechanisms and solve puzzles. The tool also can
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is punctuated by its light and airy art style; it’s a colorful, cartoon world that, from afar, looks like a place I’d love to live in... But examining the details uncovers a darker truth, from those bloodied birds and violent-yet-beautiful fungus".
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an incredibly elegant game. Much more so than the most other indie games that are about death and grief and sadness and responsibility." Malindy
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show the player the direction they need to go to next. The game also has collectibles hidden around the islands, which reveal more about the world and story.
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