"Have you ever been abducted only to escape captivity and find yourself in an unfamiliar place? Hopefully not, but for those of us who want to try our luck at a great escape, Pursued is available to play in its current beta stage.
Pursued is a short web-game by the developers of Fortix 2, Nemesys Games, that uses Google Maps to drop the player into an unfamiliar location and challenges him or her to use their wits to discover where they are before their captors catch them." - Emerson Smith
These aren’t nostalgia grabs or gimmick-laden throwbacks. They each bring something genuinely fresh to the table, mechanics that feel baked into the exploration and combat, not just tacked on.
Play as Dik, a nimble acrobat exploring the depths of Hell to rescue his brother from the Devil’s hands. With no weapons to rely on, success hinges on mastery of physics-driven movement, and quick adaptation to deadly obstacles.
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