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A Standard Deviation

Explore the exotic planet Crystal Archipelago, study its strange phenomena and wrap your head around its divergence-based puzzles, accompanied by peculiar pirate crew seeking a mythical treasure.

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Alessandro Perelli
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Alessandro Perelli
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About the Game

Widespread are the rumors about the treasure hidden on the exotic planet Crystal Archipelago, site of shiny gemstones, beautiful vistas and puzzles! Such rumors have intrigued a band of space pirates. Join Captain Rougeanne, the curious Norbitt and Doctor Kairel on their adventure on this peculiar planet.

Features

  • Explore a whole island full of mysteries.

  • Discover and solve "divergence"-based puzzles.

  • Combat unexpectedly bad guys.

  • Flee with the treasure.

  • Visual customization achieved with a novel spectral rendering technique!

The crew

Study the Divergence

On Crystal Archipelago many puzzles are related to the phenomenon of divergence, that splits characters and objects into several independent fragments.

While all the player character fragments are controlled by the player at the same time, each may interact with the world differently depending on their variance. Mastering this rule will prove useful to solve the island puzzles but could also become your main obstacle to the treasure.

Customization & Assist Features

The use of a new spectral rendering technique allows anyone to customize the look of the game in the settings.

At any moment you can apply a colored filter by pressing Q or E. Pressing again switches the filtered colors or deactivated the filter. It may help to understand the basics or if you are overwhelmed by too many colors on screen. 

The φ (phi) Assist indicators allow you to see at a glance what components any subject is made of. You can toggle φ Assist on and off by pressing P and in the settings.

Controls can be remapped in the settings.

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