Analysis of Indika – A most singular nun

Odd Meter takes us into 19th century Russia from the point of view of Indika, a nun who knows how to talk to the devil

Lately, video game companies seem determined to release very long open world titles. That’s why when we receive offers like Indika, players welcome them with open arms. Russian studio Odd Meter and publisher 11 bit studios offer us an exciting narrative adventure, with exceptional graphics that will delight players who enjoyed titles like A Plague Tale or Hellblade. If you want to know everything about this special adventure, you’ve come to the right place.

Faith moves mountains…

We are Indika, a young nun who lives in a convent in 19th century Russia. She carries out the typical activities of a nun, prays, cooks, helps her sisters… but Indika has a particularity that makes her unique. In his head is the devil himself. Her sisters ignore her, but they hate her for her strange behavior. After spending a long time without being able to leave the convent, one day Indika receives a mission: to deliver a mysterious letter. With this premise comes a memorable story, which will hook you from start to finish, full of symbolism and which will make you think about faith and the bonds it implies.. Without a doubt, its narrative, as well as its characters and setting, are the best thing about the title. As a negative point we can comment on the somewhat abrupt ending of the game, which makes you want to know more.

Sin is not allowed

Indika is a third-person adventure that reminds us of titles like those from the A Plague Tale saga. There are moments of exploration, puzzles and other more action-oriented ones like chases. Although the studio tried to give a little variety to the video game, in our opinion the gameplay is rather simple and could have given a lot more of itself. The puzzles are very well designed, and without being very difficult, you will have to stop and think to be able to overcome them. When it comes to exploration, even though the title is fairly linear, there will always be alternate paths to find collectibles, secrets, and achievements. While there’s nothing out of the ordinary, the title falls somewhat short in terms of gameplay, with somewhat useless mechanics.

A visual spectacle

Indika is a marvel if we talk about the visuals. 19th century Russia is beautifully depicted, leaving us with maps and engravings that take the hassle out of things. Everything borders on the exceptional, from the settings, to the light and its characters. The truth is that the level reached since Odd Meter is surprising when it comes to an independent film developed by such a small studio. The physics and how the environment reacts to our actions are also of an exceptional standard, surpassing even titles with a much larger budget. If we talk about the technical aspect, Indika in Series. Only once did we have to restart the game because our protagonist got stuck between two objects.

In terms of sound, the game more than delivers. The voices are in English, subtitled in Spanish. The voice actors are very good and we found their interpretation fantastic, with a special mention to the devil. The soundtrack is also of a high standard, with melodies that will put us in tension in the most critical moments. What the studio has achieved, both visually and sonically, deserves to be applauded.

Indika’s conclusions

Indika turned out to be a real surprise. The title from Odd Meter and 11 bit studios is an adventure that will hook you from start to finish. Lasting 4 hours which makes you want to know more, a tragi-comedy is given free rein which will make you think about aspects such as good and evil or faith and religion. With a moving graphic section, we are immersed in a very well recreated 19th century Russia, which leaves behind some memorable characters. Maybe it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, and in its gameplay it plays it safe, but it’s an indie that does things very well, and that fans of narrative adventures will love, from start to finish.