Photologica

iSource Pick of the Week July 6, 2012

"From the female lead, to the atmospheric music, to the stark settings, you can’t help be reminded of the great Nintendo titles Metroid, and Super Metroid. Like these two classics, even though Photologica plays from a 2D perspective, it is very much about open-world exploration and discovery."

Picked by jhrogersii

You are a holographic girl, created by an unseen orbiting mechanical life form, placed on a planet with no atmosphere, and instructed to battle your way past a vast array of mechanical / holographic hybrids, searching for their progenitor… while expanding your characters abilities by means of locating upgrades and gaining experience.

Photologica is a non-linear side-scrolling (platformer) sci-fi adventure game with casual RPG elements. There is no precise path to completing the game… exploration is a significant part of the gameplay.

Photologica is an "indie game" with over a year of development time.