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Heart Machine’s Possessor(s) Launches With Dazzling Style and Divisive Metroidvania Design

Early reviews spotlight striking visuals, with frustration over sparse guidance and slow progression.

Overview

  • The 2D action-platformer from Heart Machine and Devolver Digital is available now on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam.
  • Critics describe a vast, non-linear map with little direction, leading to frequent dead ends and long backtracking to fast-travel points.
  • Combat is praised as responsive yet is reported to grow repetitive due to limited weapon variety and repeated enemy encounters on return runs.
  • One review says meaningful advancement arrives only after roughly 10 hours when a defeated boss becomes a merchant who unlocks upgrades and clearer progress.
  • Launch-day feedback also notes rough Steam Deck performance and non-verification status with an update planned, as the narrative leans into explicit anti-corporate themes.