Obscure

The End of Gameplay

97% positive of 37 Steam reviews

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Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by droqen.

About the game

droqen's desperate attempt to explain, or explore, or understand the true meaning of "kill gameplay."

Tagged by players

Philosophical
Nonlinear
Abstract
Walking Simulator
Surreal
2D Platformer
Platformer
Open World
Minimalist
Exploration
Stylized
Story Rich

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Obscure

The End of Gameplay

97% positive of 37 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by droqen.

About the game

droqen's desperate attempt to explain, or explore, or understand the true meaning of "kill gameplay."

Tagged by players

Philosophical
Nonlinear
Abstract
Walking Simulator
Surreal
2D Platformer
Platformer
Open World
Minimalist
Exploration
Stylized
Story Rich

What players say

Recommended
Hell yeah, very introspective and unspoken but at the same time it very much wants to be understood and tries to communicate to you. Lovely game
1.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
The End of Gameplay is a collection of "level-poems" — platformer levels set to poetry — by Canadian game developer droqen. As such, its structure resembles more a poetry collection than a conventional platformer, although rest assured that plenty of game, perhaps ironically, lies within. Originally, I wanted to write a dissection of the game's ideas here, but decided the format of Steam review was ill-suited to it.…
5.2 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
That was a lot of work to ultimately say something pretty mundane. I guess for me, I'm looking for my art to not just be a communication of vulnerability, but to say something interesting. Hacking down the 4th wall to say the walls are fake and the common structures of the medium are fabricated just doesn't hit with me. Especially when, if the thesis statement (near as I can tell from looking at Droqen's words…
1.9 h played when written. 25 found it helpful.
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