This stunning platformer about the only human awake on a terraformed moon has been cooking for 6+ years, and its first demo does not disappoint

The beautiful, mysterious platformer Europa has been at the back of my mind ever since I saw one of its trailers, so I was excited to try its first public demo available on Steam. The game seems to offer a more meditative, relaxed take on the exploration-heavy 3D platformers of the ’90s, and I’m more excited than ever to get my hands on the full game when it arrives April 16.

Europa first caught my attention with its trailer in the preamble to the 2022 Game Awards, which showcased its stunning art and exciting concept: an exploration-focused platformer set on the titular terraformed Jovian moon. It’s been cooking a lot longer than that, though, with the game first showing up in our reporting circa 2018, with an early teaser that’s since been taken down.