The Invincible Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published November 17, 2023 · Updated November 17, 2023

For this The Invincible Review, You wake up on a planet Regis III, with no recollection of how you got there. It’s up to you to unravel the secrets of this unexplored world. Witness a world through the lens of a retro-futuristic, atompunk art style accompanied by an atmospheric score composed by Brunon Lubas.

The Invincible Review Pros:

Beautiful graphics.
38.65GB Download size.
Steam achievements.
Steam trading cards.
Full controller support.
Based on the book by S. Lems.
Graphics settings – resolution, display mode, graphics quality, shadow quality, anti-aliasing, environment details, post-processing, shading, textures, view distance, VFX quality, v-sync, frame limit, FSR 2.2/DLSS, settings, field of view slider, gamma, and motion blur.
Accessibility options – text size, subtitles background, hints background, interaction hints, interaction offscreen hints, and control hints.
Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders, controller button icons, and head bobbing.
Classic Sci-Fi atmosphere and presentation.
Multiple choice encounters and questions.
Excellent voice work.
First-person adventure gameplay.
The journal has all your findings and maps in it.
The map fills in as you explore.
You get in-game cutscenes that can be skipped by f you want.
Flashbacks help tell the story.
A track is used to try and find lost cargo/items and is pretty easy to use.
A beautiful if barren-looking world.
The Telemeter is like a telescope apart from it tells the distance of what you are looking at and can help identify landmarks etc.
Incredibly powerful sequences like walking in a sandstorm.
Very much a walking Simulator.
You get a probe that helps you as it follows you around and you can name it.
A really good story with excellent writing.
If you don’t do anything then your character starts talking to themselves or they get on the radio.
Very atmospheric.
The map fills in landmarks and points of interest.
Photo mode.
The story has comic book cutscenes and you unlock comic pages as you play through and can recap it all by reading the comic.

The Invincible Review Cons:

Cannot rebind controls.
Very slow starter.
With or without prompts, it’s really hard to make out where to go, and what you can and cannot climb over.
More of an interactive movie/story than a game as it’s all heavily scripted.
Honestly, it’s a game that has a slow pace in general.
You can feel lost at times, especially in terms of navigation.

The Invincible:

Official website.

Developer: STARWARD INDUSTRIES

Publisher: 11 Bit Studios

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Steam

9/10
Graphics - 9/10
8/10
Sound - 8/10
7/10
Accessibility - 7/10
8/10
Length - 8/10
8/10
Fun Factor - 8/10

8/10

Summary

The Invincible is a game that offers a classic Sci-Fi atmosphere and presentation, based on the book by S. Lems. It has beautiful graphics and a download size of 38.65GB. The game supports Steam achievements, trading cards, and full controller support.

The game offers a range of graphics settings including resolution, display mode, graphics quality, shadow quality, anti-aliasing, environment details, post-processing, shading, textures, view distance, VFX quality, v-sync, frame limit, FSR 2.2/DLSS, settings, field of view slider, gamma, and motion blur. It also provides accessibility options such as text size, subtitles background, hints background, interaction hints, interaction offscreen hints, and control hints.

The gameplay is a first-person adventure with multiple-choice encounters and questions. The game features excellent voice work and an in-game journal that contains all your findings and maps. The map fills in as you explore. However, it’s worth noting that the game is a very slow starter and can feel more like an interactive movie/story than a game as it’s all heavily scripted.

Navigation can be challenging at times, with or without prompts, it’s really hard to make out where to go, and what you can and cannot climb over. Flashbacks help tell the story and a track is used to try and find lost cargo/items. The game world is beautifully barren-looking and you can use the Telemeter, which is like a telescope, to help identify landmarks.

The game is very much a walking simulator with incredibly powerful sequences like walking in a sandstorm. You get a probe that helps you as it follows you around and you can name it. The story is really good with excellent writing and if you don’t do anything then your character starts talking to themselves or they get on the radio.

The map fills in landmarks and points of interest and there is a photo mode. The story has comic book cutscenes and you unlock comic pages as you play through and can recap it all by reading the comic. Overall, The Invincible is a very atmospheric game that offers a unique gaming experience and is a must-play for Sci-Fi fans and those who like more storiy than game.