What Did We Play Yesterday?

Xenosensory

2026-01-11

I've been playing caiys's new incremental game, Xenosensory. I'm honestly not sure how I feel about it. It doesn't play great on SteamDeck (which was complicated by the fact I didn't originally realize you had to hover over xenos to explode them, NOT necessarily click the mouse button). It has some interesting mechanics, like a pinball that you can manipulate to strike enemies, and it's short with a steady progression so I've continued to play here and there. But I don't enjoy it the way I've enjoyed their other games, nor do I feel compelled to play beyond exploring whatever's going on here.

The dev notes this was an experiment, and it certainly feels like one. I can't recommend this one compared to their other games, but I'm always up for whatever this dev puts out.

Interestingly, I just realized their first game was Echo of the Wilds. I objectively hated that game! But I loved Voids and Boneraiser Minions, as I've repeatedly noted here, and the prior games are on the list to try.