Fit check
Is Exploaris: Vermis story worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want nonlinear exploration and multiple endings
- Action-adventure players who enjoy upgrading abilities and equipment
- Players seeking a hand-drawn world with monsters, bosses, underwater areas, and mysteries
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the open-ended exploration less suitable
- Players looking for a primarily narrative or dialogue-focused game may find the emphasis on combat, upgrades, and exploration limiting
- Players who do not enjoy revisiting areas after gaining new abilities may not suit the progression structure
Our take on Exploaris: Vermis story
The game trades a straightforward route for layered exploration: progress depends on returning to areas after improving abilities, weapons, or the submarine. That structure supports multiple endings and newly accessible places, but makes the journey less direct for players who prefer a fixed sequence of stages.
What is Exploaris: Vermis story?
Arisa lands on an unfamiliar planet after her spaceship breaks down and must repair it before leaving.
The adventure combines nonlinear exploration with mysteries, tasks, treasure hunting, combat, and several possible endings. Gems improve Arisa’s abilities in a shipboard workshop, opening routes to previously inaccessible areas. Additional weapons can also be upgraded there. The world includes underwater regions explored by submarine, an abandoned railway network, and more than 70 enemy types, including 15 boss encounters. A robot named Derk accompanies Arisa and adds humorous interactions. Players can also improve the submarine while exploring the planet’s hand-drawn environments.
How Exploaris: Vermis story plays
- 01Nonlinear exploration
- Several endings provide different outcomes as players investigate the planet and complete its tasks.
- 02Ability upgrades
- Collected gems can improve Arisa’s abilities and open access to areas that were previously unreachable.
- 03Enemy variety
- Combat includes more than 70 enemy types and 15 boss battles.
- 04Workshop upgrades
- The ship’s workshop supports improvements for additional weapons and the submarine.
- 05Underwater areas
- A submarine provides access to a large underwater section of the world.
- 06Abandoned railways
- An old train network built by another civilization provides another way to travel across the planet.
Exploaris: Vermis story compared to similar games
Ghost of a Tale centers on stealth, disguises, and conversations in a medieval animal world, while Exploaris: Vermis story focuses on nonlinear exploration, combat, and upgrades. Vagante presents a dark fantasy adventure involving monsters, demons, and crooks, whereas Exploaris follows a stranded space traveler and includes underwater areas explored by submarine and travel on an abandoned railway.
Exploaris: Vermis story: platforms & release
Is Exploaris: Vermis story worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want nonlinear exploration and multiple endings. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the open-ended exploration less suitable.
Where can I download Exploaris: Vermis story?
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What platforms is Exploaris: Vermis story on?
Windows only.
