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BAIONLENJA

Movement physics become your weapons. Explore an impossibly huge research facility using physics-breaking abilities granted by a mysterious fossil monolith. Evolve to reach new areas and fight strange experiments roaming the laboratories.

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May 20, 2025
1 year and 74 days ago
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About the Game

BAIONLENJA: First-Person Metroidvania that focuses on Source-Engine Inspired Movement Physics.

B-HOP and rocket BLADE JUMP
The oldest movement exploits in FPS history are refined and polished to become your weapons.
Let's see an enemy survive a blade hit while you're going at MACH 1.

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Movement so powerful it looks like cheating, but it takes skill to master

New to Source-Engine movement?
No problem, the game will guide you to become a movement pro.

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Deepest Lore

You are SPIRIT: a being awakened by the god-like fossil creature GEHIRN who grants you physics-defying abilities and guides you towards an unknown purpose. 
Enter the BAIONLENJA Corporation research facility where the fossil is being studied, and learn the truth of your origin.

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Dripping with early 2000's style, runs on a potato

Jam-packed with PS2 era music, graphics and sound design. Passion project of a Finnish solo dev.
Optimized for 144 FPS with crisp visuals and low file size.

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Welcome to the BAIONLENJA Corporation.