Opinions on Ed Key and David Kanaga’s newly released game Proteus are likely as mixed as the crowd at a Justin Bieber/Mastodon double-bill. Personally, I think it’s just lovely. It relaxes me, which certainly isn’t true of most games I play these days.
Last year, I wrote about the beautiful digital island found inside of Proteus. Proteus is an exploration game where the world is reactive to the player. Stones will hum as you walk by. Frogs will sing to you. I’d tell you more but it’s best that you experience it yourself;…