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Is Octahedron: Transfixed Edition worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want movement built around creating temporary platforms
- Players who enjoy timing jumps and dodges to music
- Completionists who want collectibles, hidden levels, medals, and extra challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a slow-paced experience may find the beat-driven movement and moving hazards demanding.
- Those who prefer open-ended exploration may find the 50 handcrafted levels and climb-to-the-top structure restrictive.
- Players seeking a multiplayer game may prefer a title built around group play.
Our take on Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
The defining mechanic is creating a platform beneath the character and surfing it until its energy runs out, making platform use part of each movement decision.
What is Octahedron: Transfixed Edition?
Octahedron: Transfixed Edition is a rhythm-infused action platformer set in an underground world.
Create platforms beneath the character and ride them until their energy runs out, timing movement around enemies and obstacles that move to the beat. Climb through 50 handcrafted levels, using platform upgrades to fire laser beams, break walls, and solve puzzles. Collect tetrahedrons to restore the character’s octahedral head and unlock hidden levels with optional upgrades. Extra missions offer four medals per level, alongside level challenges tied to achievements. The edition includes enhanced challenges, a digital soundtrack, and playable prototype levels showing stages from the game’s development.
How Octahedron: Transfixed Edition plays
- 01Temporary platforms
- Platforms appear beneath the character and disappear when their energy is depleted.
- 02Platform upgrades
- Upgrades provide abilities for attacking enemies, breaking walls, and solving puzzles.
- 03Hidden levels
- Collecting tetrahedrons unlocks secret stages and optional upgrades.
- 04Level challenges
- Extra missions award four medals per level, with challenges tied to achievements.
- 05Beat-driven obstacles
- Enemies and hazards move in time with the music.
- 06Prototype levels
- Playable prototypes trace the game’s development, alongside a digital soundtrack.
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Octahedron: Transfixed Edition: platforms & release
Is Octahedron: Transfixed Edition worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want movement built around creating temporary platforms. Skip it if: players looking for a slow-paced experience may find the beat-driven movement and moving hazards demanding.
Where can I download Octahedron: Transfixed Edition?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Octahedron: Transfixed Edition's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Octahedron: Transfixed Edition on?
Windows only.
