Dimensional

Dimensional is a first-person, narrative-driven puzzle game set in dangerous chambers. You work with an alien droid to overcome traps and challenges and rescue the offspring of a trans-dimensional race hunted to extinction. Humans helped the race build hidden chambers on Earth many years ago; now the hunters are using machines to break into them.

Explore the chambers

You move through the chambers on foot, manipulating objects with realistic physics and reacting to hazards. The puzzles call for brains, reflexes and precision. You can also search for hidden messages and obscure areas to piece together what is happening, or play through the levels for their puzzles.

Challenges include sliding along a narrow ledge as a giant pendulum swings close by, jumping from a high platform, moving your head through a spike-filled gap, knocking blocks from a wall without bringing down the roof, and dodging and jumping over lasers. The chambers also feature dynamic lighting and shadows, and some droids respond to your voice: you can shout at them, or use your voice to activate sensors.

Work with Digby

Digby, an alien droid, accompanies you through the chambers. You can give him a target to hit and use him to manipulate objects or for destructive tasks; he acts as your hands and fists. The chambers' traps and challenges require a human and an alien droid to work together.

Movement and controls

Dimensional is designed around standing and real-life movement. You walk, crouch, lean and dodge, and may need to jump to avoid dangers. A custom chaperone system allows you to move around with a play area of 1.2m x 50cm, and the game supports room-scale play.

Teleporting provides a comfortable way to move around. You can also toggle to optional FPS-style movement using analogue sticks, though this mode may cause nausea; teleporting is still needed to jump over gaps and reach heights. You need to leave FPS mode before teleporting.