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70%43670% positive reviews, Mostly Positive across 436 reviews·Action Roguelike · Hack and Slash
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Gerry Dae is a hand-drawn 2D souls-like set on the surface of water. Play as a water strider surviving a brutal world of rivers, lakes, marshes, and caves full of hostile insects. Sekiro-inspired combat, punishing bosses, and a world that reacts to how you play.
Gerry Dae
SteamGerry Dae is an indie project focused on tight, responsive, rhythm based combat and a hand-illustrated world. You play as Gerry, a lone water strider navigating the surface of a water where survival is never guaranteed.

Story begins when Gerry decides to leave his water strider village and find his own purpose. While water surface is Gerry's home, other insects were forced to leave the land and learn to survive there.
Protect what's closest to Gerry and live to tell the tale.
Water Tension Combat: Master the rhythm of deflection. Break your enemy’s water tension to create openings for lethal counters.
Hand-Drawn World: Explore a gritty, hand-illustrated environment where every frame and animation is crafted with care.
Dynamic RPG Choices: Your actions shapes who you are and how the world around you perceives you.
Interconnected Map: Navigate a world of reeds and tunnels filled with shortcuts and hidden lore.
Environmental Danger: Hostile insect is not your only enemy! Survive every danger that mother nature throws under your six feet.
Apex Predators: Test your skill against large, multi-phase bosses in high-stakes encounters.
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