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Auridia is a compact, movement-first metroidvania that puts platforming, exploration, and environmental storytelling at the center. The game emphasizes fluid traversal-think grappling hooks, springy interactions, and movement combos-rather than combat. Progression is built around six unlockable movement abilities that you’ll need to chain together to clear many of the game’s platforming challenges, all while managing a limited stamina resource.

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Highlights
- Tight, satisfying traversal: swinging, bouncing, and precision movement are the core pleasures here.
- Metroidvania-style map and backtracking: nine interconnected regions encourage revisiting areas once you gain new abilities.
- Secrets and discovery: hidden passages, environmental clues, and collectible artifacts reward observant players.
- Lore-by-collection: over thirty artifacts feed into a research system; you piece together Auridia’s history for a historian NPC and shape multiple possible endings based on what you learn.
- Short and focused: a typical completion runs around 3-6 hours, with more to uncover if you hunt every secret.
- Meaningful upgrades: more than fifty shrines let you increase your stamina, enabling longer ability chains.

What to expect
- Very little combat-if you want enemies and fighting, this isn’t the focus.
- No heavy cutscenes or explicit exposition; the story is revealed indirectly and requires reading and interpretation.
- Exploration can be non-linear and occasionally opaque; you may need to consult your map and journal to find the next objective.

Who will enjoy it
- Players who love fluid platforming and the challenge of chaining moves together.
- Those who enjoy exploration, secrets, and piecing together lore from artifacts.
- Fans of concise, tightly designed metroidvanias with an emphasis on movement mastery rather than combat or cinematic storytelling.

Who might not
- Players expecting combat-heavy gameplay or long 20+ hour campaigns.
- Those who prefer constant, explicit guidance and frequent cutscenes.

Verdict
Auridia delivers a focused, elegant metroidvania experience built around movement, secrets, and environmental storytelling. It’s best appreciated by players who enjoy mastering traversal mechanics and uncovering lore through exploration rather than through exposition or combat. If you like short, dense games that reward curiosity and skillful platforming, Auridia is worth trying.