Maelstrom

Maelstrom is a platforming game where you explore four themed areas, overcome enemies and solve puzzles. You combine movement and rewind abilities to navigate obstacles and choose your route.

Rewind and movement

Rewind lets you save your position and return to it without interruption. Used well, it can help you pass through attacks or obstacles that seem impossible to cross. You can also rewind during combat: attacking an enemy while rewinding can refund some or all of the damage you have taken, helping you make use of limited recovery options.

You can combine rewind with actions such as dashing over long distances and climbing walls to create sequences of movement. The surrounding terrain adds further challenges to the platforming.

Upgrades and abilities

Exploration unlocks upgrades, including straightforward increases to your stats and artifacts that let you adapt your character to the situation. Each artifact grants powerful upgrades, and you can replace artifacts while resting. Three powerful spells are also available to support your basic attacks.

Expeditions

Each of the four themed areas has menacing enemies to defeat or avoid, as well as puzzles to solve before you can advance. You can combine abilities to devise your own routes through the puzzles or use quick thinking to break through them.