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IcarusDev is currently making Immortal Boy a 2.5D turn-based RPG of battles, puzzles and exploration - amid secrets and betrayal. It's a little of Undertale meets OMORI.

There's a whole lot of adventuring exploration here with lots of side missions where you engage with a "character-rich story with fleshed-out character arcs" and of course, plenty of mini-games too. Wrapped up in a slick chiptune soundtrack, and a little "Windows 98 Webcore" nostalgia thrown in too for some of the UI it certainly looks like an experience.

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The Steam page explains a little more noting that the combat in it features a 4-member party system, with special ability that come at the cost of another character's health, mixed in with 3D bullet-hell styled platforming for the enemy turns. I've not really seen many that look like this.

From the Steam page:

A group of 4 friends race against Tree monsters, Food creatures, Whacky snowmen, Sci-Fi computers, Gambling kings and who-knows-what to obtain a magical object that can grant anyone their Deepest Desire...

However, something tells you a certain friend isn't who they seem...

Spanning 9 Chapters (Kinda), Immortal Boy delves into the perspective of a Boy trapped in a psychological prison created by his own self-esteem and self-perception.

Delve into Themes of:

  • Insecurity
  • Emotional Manipulation
  • Emotional Attachment
  • Loneliness
  • Relationships
  • Characters being stupid for no reason in particular

Speaking to the developer over email, they confirmed it will have Native Linux support.

Immortal Boy

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Purple Library Guy 3 days ago
Not sure I really want to delve into those themes, to be honest. I'm Canadian, we have enough problems with Trump next door saying he wants to annex us.
Eike 3 days ago
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Not sure I really want to delve into those themes, to be honest. I'm Canadian, we have enough problems with Trump next door saying he wants to annex us.

I do understand it is scary, but it will not happen.
Don't let him into your heart(s).


Last edited by Eike on 29 Mar 2025 at 10:01 am UTC
Grifter 21 hours ago
This kind of head-in-sand sentiment is the exactly what enables Evil to take hold. Fight. Resist. Never yield to fascists.
Purple Library Guy 7 hours ago
I do understand it is scary, but it will not happen.
Oh, it won't happen, but he may well try. I currently rate the chance of full on military invasion around 20%, the chance of intensified economic warfare to try to make us knuckle under around 50-60%. And an insurgency to kick out the American army would be . . . a very bad news situation. We'd do it, but it would take a lot of death and destruction.
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