Get ready to explore, fight, and discover your purpose in a beautifully crafted, yet hostile, alien world with Oirbo.
Oirbo, a unique 2D action-platformer adventure, has launched on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, thanks to those at ImaginationOverflow. An intriguing experience, it challenges you to piece together a fragmented story without a single line of human text, all for £14.49.
A Hostile Spacecraft, A Silent Protagonist
You assemble yourself within a massive, hostile spacecraft. Almost everything that moves is trying to get you. Why? That’s for you to discover!
In Oirbo, you’ll navigate a sprawling spaceship divided into vast, interconnected areas. Your primary goal is to explore every section, searching for pieces that make out the history of this strange journey, all while enhancing your skills and components to reach new heights and uncover your ultimate purpose.
An army of robots stands in your way. You’ll need to decide whether to avoid them, fight them head-on, or simply outsmart them using the environment and your developing abilities. This futuristic adventure is brought to life with beautiful hand-drawn art, promising a visually distinct experience.
Classic Action, Wordless Wonder
The gameplay in Oirbo masterfully blends classic platforming action with a robust combat system, inviting you to explore a monolithic spacecraft. As you delve into its vast, interconnected areas, you’ll be constantly searching for clues and answers to the mysteries within.
A key part of your journey will be to discover and unlock new skills. These abilities are not just for show; they will be crucial for overcoming challenging platforming puzzles and gaining access to previously unreachable sections of the ship. Yep, there should be some satisfying Metroidvania-style progression found within.
Prepare for intense combat as you face off against dozens of unique enemy types that populate the hostile spacecraft, culminating in battles against five formidable bosses that will truly test your abilities. Perhaps most intriguingly, Oirbo features completely wordless storytelling. You’ll piece together a fragmented narrative from the past by carefully observing environmental clues, interpreting actions, and absorbing visual cues.
With “not a single line of human text to read,” the entire story is conveyed through its beautiful hand-drawn world and your interactions within it.
Key Features
- Beautiful Hand-Drawn Art: Explore a visually stunning, interconnected spacecraft.
- Classic Platforming & Combat System: Master movement and fight a diverse army of robots.
- Wordless Narrative: Discover a fragmented story from the past through exploration and visuals.
- Skill Progression: Unlock new abilities and put them to the test in challenging platforming puzzles.
- Numerous Enemies & Bosses: Battle dozens of enemy types and 5 unique bosses.
- Choose Your Own Path: Explore the monolithic spacecraft in a non-linear fashion.
Assemble Your Adventure
Oirbo promises a unique and atmospheric action-platforming experience, where exploration and discovery are paramount, and the story unfolds without a single word.
If you’re a fan of hand-drawn art, classic platforming with combat, and narratives that encourage interpretation, it’s available right now on the Xbox Store for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S (and for PC) for £14.49.
Can you uncover your purpose?
Oirbo Description
Assemble yourself in a hostile spacecraft where almost everything that moves is trying to get you. The reason? Yours to discover! Explore, fight, and learn your purpose in this galactic action-adventure. Oirbo is a 2D action-platformer adventure that takes place on a huge spacecraft divided into interconnected areas. Search in every section for the pieces that make out the history of the journey and enhance your skills and components to get to new heights.
