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Is PANORAMICAL worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy audiovisual experimentation without a conventional mission structure
- Music-focused players who want to shape sound while exploring virtual landscapes
- Creative users with a MIDI controller who want to interact with game environments
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, character progression, or a conventional adventure campaign may hit a wall at the free-form environment exploration.
- Players wanting structured objectives or frequent mechanical challenges may lose interest once the audiovisual controls become the main activity.
- Users without interest in manipulating scenery and sound may find the experience too focused on sensory experimentation.
Our take on PANORAMICAL
The bounce point arrives when the initial discovery of the 15 worlds gives way to open-ended experimentation. Players expecting missions, combat, progression, or defined goals may have little structure to follow after learning how the 18 audiovisual dimensions interact.
What is PANORAMICAL?
PANORAMICAL is an interactive audiovisual game built around 15 distinct worlds.
Players alter each environment’s appearance, sound, atmosphere, and time of day, transforming settings such as mountains, valleys, forests, caves, oceans, and deserts. Every world contains 18 controllable audiovisual dimensions, with each combination producing a different sensory space. The game supports keyboard and mouse, gamepads, and MIDI controllers. Players can explore at their own pace, experiment with sound and scenery, pursue particular rhythms, or remain in a chosen landscape. Music comes from David Kanaga, with additional environments created by designers and musicians associated with games including Proteus, Dyad, FRACT, Pixeljunk Eden, Samurai Gunn, and Nuclear Throne. Screenshots and videos can be captured from within the game.
How PANORAMICAL plays
- 0115 Changing Worlds
- The environments range from abstract to concrete and from meditative settings to highly colorful scenes.
- 0218 Control Dimensions
- Each world offers 18 audiovisual parameters that can be combined to create different spaces.
- 03Controller Support
- Input options include keyboard and mouse, gamepads, and MIDI controllers.
- 04In-Game Capture
- Screenshots and videos can be recorded while exploring the environments.
- 05Collaborative Environments
- Additional worlds were made by an international group of designers and musicians.
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PANORAMICAL: platforms & release
Is PANORAMICAL worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy audiovisual experimentation without a conventional mission structure. Skip it if: players seeking combat, character progression, or a conventional adventure campaign may hit a wall at the free-form environment exploration.
Where can I download PANORAMICAL?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens PANORAMICAL's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is PANORAMICAL on?
Windows and macOS.
