AdventureFit check
Is Existensis worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who prefer exploration without combat
- Players interested in hand-drawn fantasy worlds and visual storytelling
- Players seeking a short journey with branching routes and multiple endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for combat, enemies, or conventional action challenges
- Players seeking a long campaign or extensive replay structure beyond a 3–4 hour experience
- Players who prefer tightly linear stories over branching exploration
Our take on Existensis
Rather than centering combat, progression, or timed challenges, this adventure replaces those conventions with a quiet artistic pilgrimage. Exploration, visual atmosphere, branching routes, and reflection on life and death form its main structure.
What is Existensis?
Play as an artist known as the Mayor, traveling across Eré to find inspiration for a tower representing the journey of life.
The pilgrimage leads through colorful cities, forest settlements, libraries, ash deserts, and other locations connected by branching routes. More than fifteen hand-drawn areas contain stories, characters, history, and lore. The game has no enemies, health bar, fall damage, or time limits, creating a peaceful exploration structure. Choices along the journey lead to multiple endings. Its visuals and animations were created on paper, and the full experience contains 3–4 hours of content.
How Existensis plays
- 01Branching pilgrimage
- Different routes across Eré lead to varied locations and multiple conclusions.
- 02Hand-drawn world
- The environments and animations originated as drawings made on paper.
- 03Fifteen-plus areas
- Exploration covers more than fifteen distinct locations, including cities, forests, libraries, and ash deserts.
- 04Peaceful exploration
- There are no enemies, health system, fall damage, or time limits during the journey.
- 05Three-to-four-hour story
- The complete experience contains 3–4 hours of crafted content.
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Existensis: platforms & release
Is Existensis worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who prefer exploration without combat. Skip it if: players looking for combat, enemies, or conventional action challenges.
Where can I download Existensis?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Existensis's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Existensis on?
Windows and macOS.
