Sym

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About

Sym is a puzzle-platformer that explores social anxiety disorder. Play as Josh, a teenage boy trying to reconcile a maze of two contrasting worlds that coexist within the blank spaces of each other - his perception of reality, and the world he created to avoid his fears.

Game Details

Developer:Atrax Games
Release:May 7, 2015
Metacritic:61
Platforms:
PC
IndiePlatformerPuzzle-Platformer

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