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Vainly

Vainly is a minimalist and story-driven platformer that subverts some of the common expectations from games by blending gameplay with the philosophy of Absurdism.

21 June 2024

Vainly is an adventure, released 21 June 2024 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Vainly is

Vainly was released in 2024. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Blue Protagonist is imprisoned and tortured in a small cell by three characters: The Real Pain, the prison's boss who is red and has mustache. The Biggest Vain, a giant and mysterious knight who prevents prisoners from escaping. The Smallest Stain, a psychopath who enjoys killing others with a shotgun. But suddenly, the door opens and now the only thing he wants is vengeance. Help him exit his cell and jump over the obstacles on his way to find and kill everyone who has made him suffer.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, drama and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Vainly launched on 21 June 2024, within three weeks of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Still Wakes the Deep, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Once Human.

Released around the same time: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Still Wakes the Deep, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Once Human.

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When did Vainly come out?
Vainly was released on 21 June 2024 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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