Channelling the spirit of Inscryption, my favourite Steam Next Fest game is a game within a game, and it's brilliant

The Inception of Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?

There aresome real gems to find, but there’s a lot of chaff.

Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?

stands out as a real highlight.

A creepy blend of escape room realism and retro dungeon crawling.

I might, in fact, be in love with what developer Stately Snail is offering here.

Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?

So why did this game delight me so much?

Another puzzle saw each failure release a set of death spikes from the ceiling and it was Game Over.

But I do have concerns about how the full game will keep things interesting.

But is the rest going to feel gimmicky before too long?

I honestly hope it doesn’t.