Explore a faithful recreation of Chimera Steppes, Nebraska, a fictional art installation filled with millions of expertly tuned chimes. It's been said that every walk takes visitors on unexpected journeys. Enjoy!

Chimera is best experienced with a gamepad and headphones.

How to play

Walk with WASD, turn with QE or the mouse, toggle auto move with F, and hear something new with R. Please view the manual for alternative controls, system requirements, and more.

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	Windows, Linux, HTML5
Author	shiftBacktick
Genre	Adventure
Tags	Atmospheric, binaural, Exploration, Minimalist, Music, Procedural Generation, psychedelic, Relaxing, Two colors, Walking simulator
Code license	Unlicense
Average session	A few minutes
Inputs	Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller
Accessibility	Color-blind friendly, High-contrast, Blind friendly, Textless
Links	Manual, Discord, Source code

Download

Chimera-linux-x64.zip 74 MB

Download

Chimera-win32-x64.zip 79 MB

Install instructions

Archive contains the game executable and manual. Extract to your desired location and play.

Development log

v1.0.0: Jam submission
Aug 29, 2021

Comments

johnjoemcbob2 years ago(+1)

Very polished and minimal experience

The lines pulsing along with the chimes are great, very peaceful

Lovely work!