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Vribyss Refuge™ Metamorphosis

Vribyss Refuge Metamorphosis is a small fantasy walking simulator about a refugee seeking out others who've also been displaced because of persecution.

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October 28, 2025
278 days ago
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About the Game

Vribyss Refuge Metamorphosis is a fantasy walking simulator that explores the theme of refugees fleeing persecution. Since 2014, the game's creator has traveled to East Africa and various parts of Asia, visiting refugee camps and villages, and listening to the stories of refugees. The experiences of these refugees inspire the stories shared by the NPCs in the game.

KEY FEATURES

Walking Simulator - Search for refugees, Vribyss Starfish, and collect "Accelerators" (power-ups) while fighting or outrunning enemies and leaping from dangerous heights, driven by the mission to end the Vribyss exploitation and its detrimental societal impact.

Kinetic Visual Novel Style NPC Dialogue

Short Playthrough - 30 to 90 Minutes of Gameplay

3D Platformer - Two nations require making precise jumps and performing difficult maneuvers.

Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Based Combat (DDA) causes enemies to become stronger when many of them are defeated, or they become progressively weaker every time the main character dies.

 Choose Your Own Level of Difficulty - When starting a new game, selecting between easy, medium, or hard will influence how often enemies appear and the speed at which they evolve.

 Backstory Audible Narration - In the New Game and Pause Options menus, listen to a two-minute audible narration by professional voice actor Ailish Jeffers that tells the backstory of Vribyss Refuge.

Parkour Abilities

Eight Sword Attacks - including one light and seven heavy

Replayability - Choice-based alternate ending

6/8 Refugee NPCs appear in random places every time the game restarts. Find them to learn their stories.

Support for Ultra Wide Monitors - (32:9)


STORY

Bitter from the pain of his past, Andel seeks out Aphass Kexxir, King of the Kexxrans, to stop the Vribyss exploitation responsible for the greatest refugee crisis their world had ever seen. In his pursuit, he encounters displaced people who reveal more about his mysterious past. On his journey, Andel comes to realize that Aphass Kexxir is operating with a supernatural force greater than anything he'd experienced before. Andel begins to seek solutions in the unseen world as he notices his natural skills and combat strategies aren't enough.