Spirits of Xanadu

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Summary

At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.


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Spirits of Xanadu Reviews & Ratings

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Review by nanotheron [user]
January 11, 2021

the creators of this game put a lot of heart and soul into one little spaceship. making it feel alive and atmospheric even without textures,the creators of this game put a lot of heart and soul into one little spaceship. making it feel alive and atmospheric even without textures, the writing is excellent as well. this game captures exactly what it sets out to be.fun puzzles, exploration, stealth, light combat, and spookiness.

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Review by Buried Treasure
October 25, 2020

Gosh there are too many “explore an abandoned space station” games,but I keep finding myself drawn to them, and it’s for exactly thereason that I hope they’ll offer what Spirits Of Xanadu includes. Imean, it’s not amazing, and I’ve still yet to find the Solaris ofvideogames that I’m desperately hoping for, but it’s nice to havesomething that delivers it all in a satisfying way.

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Review by fartheststar [user]
February 16, 2016

There's been a problem on a space ship far away. It was on an important mission, but communications have gone silent. You're sent to seeThere's been a problem on a space ship far away. It was on an important mission, but communications have gone silent. You're sent to see what happened, make repairs, and have orders to bring the ship back if possible. Of course a mystery awaits when you arrive. I won't go much farther than that as it's a game best experienced without too much description.I consider Spirits of Xanadu to be an excellent game, with a good mix of first person action, exploration, stealth, mystery, and light puzzles. The story and method of exposition is excellent. There's just enough to clue you into what's happening and keep you moving forward, and the writing and performance (via audiologs) is effective in allowing you to see clearly. (I'm sometimes frustrated by games where the writing tries to trick and confuse the player w/ the unreliable narrator thing, and Xanadu does not do that - it lays out the story for you to discover without the intentional misdirection that some games use.) I got stuck at one point and had to seek out a hint, but it's probably something I should've figured out myself if I'd been more careful w/ my exploration.Another thing I like: the environments have a good degree of interactivity which helps make the world feel real and lived in. I enjoy games that reward exploring, and there are quite a few little "extras" that are not central to the game, but exist to help make the place feel real.So yes, I recommend this game. Quite an achievement for a small team - and I understand there was one developer doing the coding.

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Review by Riot Pixels
July 16, 2015

Spirits of Xanadu promises lots of cool things, but never delivers. The concept is original, and the hallucinations are quite frightening, but in the end, it’s just an unfinished game with shoddy combat mechanics and a weak narrative.

Game Information
Release Date February 4, 2015
Publisher Good Morning, Commander, Nightdive Studios
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives First person
Genres Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Themes Action, Science fiction
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch