Tinertia
In this game you must master the skill of rocket-jumping to traverse expansive, maze-like environments. Tinertia's platforming mechanics are entirely physics-based, giving you immense freedom of movement…
Tinertia is an indie developed by Candescent Games, Inc, released 3 September 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and Mac.
What Tinertia is
Tinertia is an indie game developed by Candescent Games, Inc and released in 2015. It was published by Reverb Triple XP. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this game you must master the skill of rocket-jumping to traverse expansive, maze-like environments. Tinertia's platforming mechanics are entirely physics-based, giving you immense freedom of movement. There's no top speed and you can keep adding to your momentum. Launch yourself over deadly obstacles, take on bossy robots, and ultimately escape off the planet - Weldon's survival depends on it!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Tinertia holds a critic score of 64 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Tinertia launched on 3 September 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn and Mad Max. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn, Mad Max.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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