stela review

Stela Review | A less than stellar Limbo-like

By Michael Leri

Souls-likes and cinematic platformers have been two genre spin-offs that have yet to be topped by any team outside of those who started those trends. The former are still largely owned by FromSoftware while Playdead still reigns supreme over the latter. But that doesn’t mean others can’t try their hand, which is exactly what SkyBox Labs has done with STELA, an atmospheric…

  • Bleak but striking minimalist visual style.
  • Some gripping platforming segments.
  • Incredibly derivative in most aspects.
  • Narrative and world are too vague to be interesting or poignant.

7

Michael Leri
Michael Leri

Michael Leri is Evolve's senior gaming editor. He prides himself on playing and finishing as many video games as he can in all sorts of genres from shooters to platformers to weird indie experiments. There's always something to learn from rolling credits and that thirst for experience and knowledge is mostly what drives him. You can find him on Twitter, Backloggd, Bluesky, and Letterboxd as @OrangeFlavored.

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