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Parasite

Parasite is a non-linear retro platformer with a mix of action and puzzles. The player controls an alien worm wanting to get rid of a human space colony on his planet. There are multiple shapes to unlock and…

19 January 2016

Parasite is an adventure developed by Raphael Gervaise, released 19 January 2016 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Parasite is

Parasite is an adventure game developed by Raphael Gervaise and released in 2016. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mankind sends its first colonisation mission to a new planet. Your planet! Control an alien worm and shutdown the colony to get rid of the invaders.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Parasite launched on 19 January 2016, within three weeks of The Witness, Firewatch, XCOM 2 and Yakuza Kiwami.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Firewatch, XCOM 2, Yakuza Kiwami.

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When did Parasite come out?
Parasite was released on 19 January 2016 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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