Spatial language over dialogue
NPCs don’t talk. They evaluate distance, stillness, and timing. You learn by watching and mirroring.
GazePostureCadence
Exploration-first • Non-verbal • Ritual cities
Every city has a hidden counterpart
layered beneath it.
Beneath the Square is an adventure about discovering spaces that were never meant to be seen — and learning how to belong in them without words.
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Release: Coming Soon
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Platforms: PC / Console
01
Stand still. The city notices.
02
Symbols replace maps.
03
Descend. Reality drifts.
What is it?
Public monuments are only the visible half of massive machines beneath the city. Hidden lodges, service corridors, and living infrastructure sit between layers of history — operating quietly.
You aren’t a hero. You’re an observer who learned how to move correctly. The danger isn’t combat. It’s being seen behaving wrong.
Core Fantasy
- Discover spaces that were never meant to be seen.
- Infer rules through posture, timing, and distance.
- Progress by understanding symbols — not by leveling up.
- Go deeper until the underground stops mirroring surface logic.
How it plays
The city reacts to how you move — not what you click.
Symbols replace maps
No minimap. No quest markers. The environment subtly aligns when you’re near a correct path — or goes quiet when you aren’t.
Environmental literacyNo UI handholding
Reality drift with depth
Descend and the world becomes less stable: geometry bends, sounds desync, and your shadow stops obeying you.
PerceptionVertical layers
Three cities. One system. Different dialects.
Same mechanics — radically different rules.
Paris
Preservation through alignment
- Curves over lines. Symmetry over speed.
- Correctness is geometric — and noticed.
- History survives because nothing touches the center.
New York
Circulation through throughput
- Match velocity. Merge into flows.
- Stopping isn’t punished — it routes the world around you.
- Visibility equals obstruction.
Rome
Continuance through accumulation
- The hardest move is doing nothing.
- Old paths remain valid. New ones are temporary.
- Nothing is destroyed — everything is recorded, then buried.
Media
A familiar city — until you notice something feels off.
Standing still can reveal things you’d never see while moving.
Some doors only open if you arrive the right way.
NPCs don’t talk. They react to how you move — or don’t.
There’s no minimap. The city itself shows you where to go.
Progress comes from timing, position, and restraint — not buttons.
Every city follows the same rules — and interprets them differently.
Helping yourself can quietly hurt someone else.
In some places, the hardest move is doing nothing at all.
Famous landmarks are part of something much bigger.
The deeper you go, the less the world behaves normally.
The city keeps going — with or without you.