Exploaris: Vermis story

Developer: ViART Games

Publisher: ViArt Studio

Sep 22, 2020

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear
boss gated
Has Hub

Features

equipment

Themes

Sci-Fi

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy

Summary

The main character of the game, Arisa, because of the breakdowns of the spaceship gets to an unusual and beautiful planet full of various monsters, which was not part of her plans. You will need to help the heroine repair the ship and get out of this planet.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam

Resources

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- Differences
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- equipment
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- Differences
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- equipment
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- Differences
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- equipment
- Differences
- Demo Available
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Exploaris: Vermis story

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