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soundStrider

Enter a synthesized reality. Explore endless worlds. Play an instrument. Save bookmarks. A psychedelic audio exploration game, walking simulator, music generator, and relaxation tool best experienced with headphones.

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shiftBacktick
Publisher
shiftBacktick
Release
July 10, 2020
6 years and 24 days ago
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About the Game

Close your eyes and enter a world you can only hear. Its lush environments are teeming with synthesized sounds that evoke colorful and imaginative images. Exploration rewards you with mysteries to solve and contemplative places to revisit for meditation, studying, or sleep.

Auditory exploration game

soundStrider is an audio game best experienced with headphones. With binaural modeling and support for assistive technologies, navigation is intuitive and accessible.

Psychedelic walking simulator

Take a trip through endless worlds of naturalistic, abstract, and musical environments. Enjoy a colorful visualizer that breathes and reacts to the surrounding world.

Ambient music generator

Dozens of musical systems coalesce into dynamic soundscapes that evolve over large scales. With procedural generation it's possible to never hear the same moment twice.

Chill relaxation tool

Find the perfect storm or spot on the beach? Its bookmarks system makes it convenient to revisit favorite locations and share them with friends.

Jam along today

Get absorbed in a virtual instrument playable on a keyboard, gamepad, or MIDI device. Collect a variety of sounds ranging from pure synths to real instruments. Its adaptive controls make music accessible to all.
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