Across the Grooves is a Indie game from Nova-box with a 90% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Nova-box
- Release year
- 2020
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $13.99
- Review signal
- 90% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later (64bits only)
Processor: 2.0 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphic card with 512MB of VRAM
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 2 GB available space - Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later (64bits only)
Processor: 2.6 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphic card with 512MB of VRAM
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 2 GB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra) or later
Processor: 2.0 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphic card with 512MB of VRAM
Storage: 2 GB available space - Recommended
- OS: Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra) or later
Processor: 2.6 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphic card with 512MB of VRAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 and later (64bits only)
Processor: 2.0 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphic card with 512MB of VRAM
Storage: 2 GB available space - Recommended
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 (64bits only)
Processor: 2.6 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphic card with 512MB of VRAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Across the Grooves is worth a closer look if you want replayable, exploration, strong atmosphere, and time loop.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, hand-drawn, emotional story, and replayable.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
time-loop
Play styleTime resets, loops, or rewinds are part of the structure.
hand-drawn
SettingThe look is closer to illustration than generic 3D assets.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
Steam review snapshots
That's quite the improvement over Along The Edge, Still not very long but with more replayability, The art direction is stellar.The story is weird, but it doesn't really have any serious questions about the topic matter of time travel and changing the…It can give about 4 hours of enjoyable gameplay, and it is very interesting to play again to discover other ramifications as…Very good storyline, good atmosphere and music, excellent background and glossary and beautiful artwork.Why it fits
Check it if you want indie filtered by single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.