A rift full of demons opens in Antarctica, and you strap on your Demonica to dive into the anomaly.

First takeaway, when the community picks on gut feeling, without thinking, Strange Journey Redux only edges past 19% of games. That's low. And the detail barely softens it. Rediscovery climbs above average, attachment and fun land right in the middle. But the desert island plunges, ahead of just 12%, and the soundtrack drops even lower, ahead of 10%. Controller feel and art style stay near the bottom. All of this on very few votes, so to confirm, yet the gut verdict and the criteria point the same way.

Against the Shin Megami Tensei line and first-person dungeon RPGs, it's a demanding, austere title, built for the initiated more than to charm at first glance.

So, for who? For you if you love punishing dungeon crawlers, demon fusion, the cold tactical sci-fi mood. Much less if you want an instant crush or a soundtrack that follows you.