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Title	Liminal City : Axiom of Maria
Development	Studio Ganzheit Henry Lee (Solo Dev) Seoul, South Korea 2024.2-
Platforms	Steam
Genre	Parkourvania (3D Parkour Metroidvania)
Playtime	Around 10+ hrs. (estimated)
Release Date	TBA (2026)
Language	English (VO) Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Japanese Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Latin America) Russian German French Portuguese (Brazil) Turkish
Website	https://ganzheitstudio.com
email	contact at ganzheitstudio.com
Social media	X Discord

Description

Liminal City is the first chapter in the Axiom of Maria series, developed solo using Unreal Engine. This Metroidvania game is set in Seoul, a ghost city managed by AI after a population collapse. Players take on the role of Kay, the protagonist equipped with an Augmentation Suit, to fight enemies, acquire new abilities, and explore new areas. The game features a map familiar to Metroidvania fans, with interconnected pathways and hall structures that closely resemble a 2D layout. However, while the map itself maintains a 2D-like design, the environments and exploration are fully realized in 3D, incorporating verticality and depth into each hall through innovative 3D puzzles.

Multiple stages are currently in development, and the screenshots provided showcase the first stage: the COEX Aquarium Preservation Zone. This stage serves as an introductory area with lower difficulty and approximately three hours of gameplay, allowing players to familiarize themselves with the game’s mechanics and world. In this world, AI preserves areas of civilization by learning to maintain their original state, labeling them as “Preservation Zones.” Meanwhile, non-preservation zones are redeveloped and repurposed by the AI for convenience and necessary infrastructure.

Story

In Seoul, now governed by AI-managed institutions, Kay’s husband disappears without a trace. Shortly after, the 15th AISOC imprisons Kay and her daughter, accusing her husband of being a member of the terrorist group known as Irregular. A hidden organization called “School,” which helps victims of AISOC, rescues Kay and supports her search for her husband. To find him, Kay travels to COEX to meet Kim Qyuri, a superhacker capable of finding anyone who has disappeared.

While Liminal City continues the story from the previous title, Axiom of Maria: Prologue, playing the prior game is not required. The game’s narrative unfolds as players progress, revealing the backstory piece by piece.

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