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About this game

Ignatius is a atmospheric puzzle-platformer game with an interesting story. The game with its visual form and plot refers to the old silent movies. Graphic design of "Ignatius" is a unique combination of different aesthetics - hand drawing , noir , vintage , art deco and even steam – punk elements . The game is embellished by atmospheric music and an interesting background feature. The game takes us to the surreal, black-and-white world where we play as a character named Ignatius.Main character is a boy a bit bored with his current monotonous life. One moonlit night something unexpected happened, something that turn his orderly life upside down. He encountered a mysterious theater director named Vigo, who moves him to oneiric film reality. The player's task is to find his way in this strange world and escape from it. In the game we will face the obstacles of a logical and arcade kind . We will fight with bosses and take a travel by surreal world full of strange creatures and intriguing places. During the game we can find fragments of the book , so that we can know the history of our main opponent , as well as learn how to weave of unexpected events influenced our present fate - unique visual design reffering to noir, steam-punk, art deco, aesthetics of silent movies and hand drawing - moody sound and music - two types of controls to choose from - varied and interesting maps - “save anywhere”

How to play

On a computer, most games in this category use the arrow keys or WASD to move, the mouse to aim or select, and space or enter to confirm and act. On a phone or tablet, tap and swipe directly on the game area. If shadow boy uses its own control scheme, it will show you on the title screen or in its in-game help.

Use the Fullscreen button above the description to expand the game to the whole screen — worth doing on smaller displays, and it removes everything else from view so you can concentrate.

Tips for a better run

• Give the game a few seconds to finish loading before you start pressing keys — early input can be dropped.
• Close heavy background tabs if the frame rate feels sluggish; browser games share your machine's resources.
• On mobile, turn the device to landscape for games designed around a wide play area.
• Found a bug or a game that will not load? Use the Report button above and tell us what happened.

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