"Condense" is a casual and beautiful arcade game about collecting mass, as the title suggests. Starting out at small point in space on the atomic level, the player must fight to keep their character alive, in the process growing their character to galactic sizes. The “Condense” feature is the main point of the game; once a player has collected a certain amount of mass, they must condense it in order to grow to the next stage. The game’s design, from visuals to sounds, features a unique look and feel that allows detail and complexity in its graphics while still feeling fairly simple and minimalistic. The game is dark and reminiscent of space, which contributes to its atmospheric, ambient, and lonely feel. Along with this, it features an intriguing 16 song soundtrack which is both dark and surprisingly calming. “Condense” brings something fresh to the evolution category of games.
