Bionic Bay

Bionic Bay is a single-player action platformer developed by Psychoflow and Mureena and published by Kepler Interactive (which total to... three people).

- By Dylan Pamintuan

I actually did a preview of Bionic Bay back in March, and I was stunned by just how fun it was. I even recommended playing the demo before reading the article; I was that impressed. But now it is ready for the full release, and I am eager to say this physics-based atmospheric platformer is even more amazing than what it showed in its little slice. So, what will it take me to convince you to pick this game up?

A lab accident has transported you, a lowly scientist, into a deadly mechanical world filled with fantastic devices and unique deathtraps. With nothing to do but go forward, hopefully you'll find someone else still alive while finding a way home. Meanwhile, a robot seems to be exploring the world for some reason, working towards something that is left a mystery to you.

The story is pretty low-key for the most part. Whatever details you can gather will be from the corpses of those leaving behind their final words and the world design itself. There will be long stretches of nothing before you stumble upon more information. I found myself at least questioning what the heck was going on the entire time. Who created this place and for what purpose? Why is everything trying to kill me? How long has this been going on? What was the cause of the accident? Was it an accident? Even after playing through the entire story, I still have some questions, but I found myself enjoying what was there.