Parallax
First-person puzzle platforming across two overlapping black-and-white worlds
Toasty Games · Released Mar 10, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 127
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- May 24, 2015
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is Parallax?
In this first-person puzzle game, you move between dimensions to reach each level's exit, using switches, boosters, and gravity to find a route.
For you if...
- +you like minimalist visuals and spatial reasoning
- +you prefer puzzles that introduce their rules gradually
Not for you if...
- −you want a story to guide your progress
What players say
85% of 127 reviews are positive
Players praise the puzzle design and how a few mechanics combine into complex problems. Some find the puzzles unrewarding or say later mechanics obscure otherwise simple solutions.
Screenshots and trailer
Parallax system requirements
Minimum: Shader Model 2.0 compatib…, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Parallax?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz
- Graphics
- Shader Model 2.0 compatible
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 150 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Parallax have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Parallax run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 13
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian.
Does Parallax use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- May 24, 2015 · Tenth Patch Round
- May 24, 2015 · Tenth Patch Round
- Apr 23, 2015 · Patch Round 9.6 (Minipatch)
- Apr 23, 2015 · Patch Round 9.6 (Minipatch)
- Apr 14, 2015 · Patch Round 9.5 (Minipatch)
