If there’s one thing an upcoming game can hope for, it’s virality online. With that much attention to your game, the marketing might as well do itself (if you are an upcoming indie game studio: that is NOT business advice, please actually hire a marketing firm). Following a successful demo drop during Steam Next Fest and making over 90,000 wishlists, Pancake Studios’ dropper puzzle game Sensory Overload will release on August 20th through Steam.
This game scratches that itch for fast-paced puzzles and bright, chaotic visuals. The gameplay might seem familiar, especially to people who have fond memories of the 2010s:
“Inspired by Minecraft dropper maps and rhythm games like osu! and Geometry Dash, Sensory Overload sends players hurtling through winding courses of audiovisual chaos, dodging obstacles at breakneck speeds. It’s overwhelming, satisfying, and above all, highly addictive.”
Key features include:
- “A disorienting and overwhelming but endlessly engaging and satisfying gameplay loop
- Intense dropper gameplay that rewards precise movement and near-misses
- Levels that escalate in visual complexity and difficulty the deeper you go
- A hypnotic aesthetic that’s impossible to ignore on social media”
Check out the whole trailer below, and add Sensory Overload to your Steam wishlist today!


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