Stained

Stained is a side-scrolling platforming and combat game set in an ancient, mysterious castle. You explore its detailed 3D environments, fight stained-glass creatures and solve puzzles in a world that changes as you play.

The castle and its creatures

Breaking objects around the castle triggers events. The glass pieces scattered on the ground determine their outcomes, including which stained monsters appear, so different combinations lead to different experiences. Defeated enemies may reform or reassemble into entirely new foes, making victory in a fight temporary. Unique stained monsters and bosses appear throughout the castle, which is ruled by a dangerous scourge.

Combat and puzzles

The game uses interactive, physics-based gameplay, and each character has unusual abilities to consider as you find ways forward. You use distinctive weapons that shatter glass in different ways, and can hook onto walls and slide along them. Puzzles include tangram challenges, with an in-game tangram puzzle editor; some also require you to find novel ways to break objects.