MO:Astray
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
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October 24, 2019
6 years and 283 days ago
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Very Positive5,048 reviews91.7%
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[/h2][/h2][/h2][/h2]- Utilise sticking, ramming, parasitic takeover and memory recall to navigate the otherworldly, sci-fi environment.
- A meticulous pixel art style accompanied by super-smooth animation, effects and immersive soundtrack.
- Use your mind: Wait, observe, plan out your path and use special abilities wisely. Find a way out.
- MO: Not just any jelly-like organism! Use MO to the fullest to survive in this sinister environment.
- Unlock the story: Collect key materials to delve deeper into the world and unravel the mystery...
Stick: Utilize the character's special trait to clear all the tricky traps
Skill: Use your enemies to dodge attacks
Challenge: Exciting Boss battles
Jump: Feel the sense of speed as you dash through the air
Change: A control experience that changes according to the levelbackground story
Through the moist, pitch-black darkness the eerie sounds of giant machinery can be heard. In an advanced facility that has been invaded by otherworldly beasts and local inhabitants, the fully-automatic system controlled by the main computer is still operating like a mad man. Awakening inside an abandoned laboratory, the green, ambiguous lifeform MO discovers that it not only has to face an extremely hostile and sinister environment, but it also must face humans who, having been taken over by alien parasitic plants, are now stuck in the endless limbo between death and rebirth.
What's more, there seems to be an eerie presence that's watching all of this from the shadows.
After groping around for clues, MO gradually becomes aware that it is responsible for a mission of immense importance. Under the guidance of the mysterious mutterings in its ear, MO is able to overcome one obstacle after another.
Who caused this disaster? And on this path that leads to answers for every unsolved riddle, what sorts of trials and tribulations lie ahead?
Stick: Utilize the character's special trait to clear all the tricky traps
Skill: Use your enemies to dodge attacks
Challenge: Exciting Boss battles
Jump: Feel the sense of speed as you dash through the air
Change: A control experience that changes according to the level
background story
Through the moist, pitch-black darkness the eerie sounds of giant machinery can be heard. In an advanced facility that has been invaded by otherworldly beasts and local inhabitants, the fully-automatic system controlled by the main computer is still operating like a mad man. Awakening inside an abandoned laboratory, the green, ambiguous lifeform MO discovers that it not only has to face an extremely hostile and sinister environment, but it also must face humans who, having been taken over by alien parasitic plants, are now stuck in the endless limbo between death and rebirth.What's more, there seems to be an eerie presence that's watching all of this from the shadows.
After groping around for clues, MO gradually becomes aware that it is responsible for a mission of immense importance. Under the guidance of the mysterious mutterings in its ear, MO is able to overcome one obstacle after another.
Who caused this disaster? And on this path that leads to answers for every unsolved riddle, what sorts of trials and tribulations lie ahead?
