User:NegativeMP1/Endoparasitic (video game)

Endoparasitic is a 2022 survival horror game developed by Narayan Walters.

Gameplay
The player takes the role of an unnamed protagonist in a facility that is being overrun with a parasite outbreak. At the beginning of the game, the protagonist is infected with this parasite, and mysterious monsters rip three of his limbs off; being his left arm and both legs. To represent this disability of only being able to use one arm, the games movement and combat is controlled exclusively with a computer mouse. Actions such as using a vaccine to delay the inevitable death from the parasite and reloading a gun one bullet at a time must be done manually. The game keeps track of which bullets in the gun chamber are loaded and which ones are not, meaning that a faultily reloaded gun could result in failure to shoot. The player can also interact with optional computer terminals and logs for pieces of story and lore.

Release and reception
Endoparasitic was originally developed by Narayan Walters (also known as Miziziziz) for a Ludum Dare competition in 2021. A full version of the game was published for Steam on October 24, 2022. The game was well received by Kaan Serin of Rock Paper Shotgun, stating that the game being minimal gave it a lot of mileage and served as a hollow reminder of "if you’re not careful, you’ll mutate into the creatures in the shadows." North by Northwestern wrote that the games mechanics were "cleverly implemented" and that it was a "solid indie-horror effort for fans of works like John Carpenter’s The Thing."