Surprise! Supraland: Six Inches Under Is Out Today on Xbox with Game Pass

Supraland Six Inches below wasn’t really meant to exist—at least not like this.

It was initially conceived to be a DLC for the puzzle-filled, sandbox game Supraland, creator David Münnich and his team improvised, experimented, re-scoped, and re-envisioned Six Inches Below into a bigger, fully standalone follow-up designed for anyone to dig into, whether they’ve played the first game or not. What’s even better, that creation is available to play starting Today, S & Xbox Game Pass are available!|S and through Xbox Game Pass!

If you’re wondering whether Supra Games’ latest little big adventure is for you, here are five facets of Six Inches Under’sYou can make a decision based on the design.

It’s a Connected Underworld

The original is available. Six Inches Below is a first-person 3D “metroidvania”—a unified world filled with paths to discover, and secrets or sub-areas that can only be accessed once you return with a new ability or item.

Unlike the original, Six Inches Under takes place underground, and as such, the vibe’s a little different. There are more distinct paths: a series of caves, corridors, and a hub known as Cagetown that is home to all the Rakening survivors.

The developers characterize the game as “55% exploration, 40% solving puzzles, and 5% combat,” to give you a breakdown. Now on to that other 45%…

All Around Us, Puzzles Are Pervasive

In the world of Six Inches Under, you’re always on the lookout for puzzles—and you’ll quickly find yourself thinking of the environment, your abilities, and even physics itself as a puzzle-solving tool. To help with the design of the puzzles, creator and lead dev David Münnich concocted 13 rules as a guideline, which doubled as a 13-point “checklist” to help him and his team determine whether a puzzle was good or not.

David rewards puzzles with points that allow players to set their goals without direct instruction, or those which use familiar mechanics in a surprising new way. The puzzle gets more points if players can quickly execute the solution once they have their  “Aha!” moment, or if the result is more interesting than a door opening or an elevator turning on. For David, a good puzzle scores around 8–10, and anything above that is rare. (And he’s a stickler; the best puzzles in Six Inches Below(Top out by 12)

That 5% Combat…It’s Over There!

In another directional shift from the original game, you’ll encounter enemies to fight in Six Inches Below, but here they’re hanging out away from the puzzles—that way, they won’t get in your way when you’re focused on figuring out how to fix that lever to connect that battery to power that machinery behind that fence that you’re not quite sure how to get through yet.

And sometimes, the combat is a puzzle of its own too, as you use your pickaxe and other combat tools and abilities in creative ways—but as with any good puzzle, it’s more fun if you figure those out for yourself.

This is just the Beginning

You can make it to the finish line of the “main quest” pretty quickly—but once the end credits roll, that signals a whole new beginning. There are new places to discover, full of surprises and secrets. Some of the most popular ones are actuallySix Inches Below’s most challenging and rewarding puzzles are entirely optional…including at least one of the team’s rare 12-point-ers. The showerhead is on the beach.

It’s a proving ground

Six Inches Below began its life as a project intended to get the Supra Games team up to speed for Supra Games’ next major now-in-development game (and full-on sequel) Supraworld. The site quickly became a space to test ideas, experiment and try out new ones. This unexpected result is a game with a lot of content, but not enough to be considered an expansion or sequel. However, it has the same creative spirit that indie games are famous for.

Supraland Six Inches belowToday, Xbox Game Pass is available for purchase. Xbox Game Pass allows you to play the game on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, or play it on Xbox Game Pass.

Supraland – Six Inches Below

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Discover the greatest smallest adventures

Unearth what’s beneath the surface in Six Inches Under, a new first-person Supraland adventure full of puzzles, exploration, fun secrets to discover, hundreds of gags, and two funny ones!

The dreaded Rakening, in the tiny world of Superland has dispersed the townpeople six inches beneath the surface of the play sandbox. Blue Plumbers are brave Blue Plumbers who use their ingenuity, skill and courage to save and survive. You may be small—but this is bound to be one big adventure.

Underworld exploration
Unearth a connected underworld of toys who’ve survived past calamities. The caverns are filled with secrets to discover and new areas to uncover—once you’ve acquired the right tools and abilities to access them.

First-person puzzle
Use your brains to solve problems (and sometimes your brawn) in the world. You can use platforming skills to explore secret areas or hard-to reach places, while physics will help you overcome any obstacles.

It’s a small world
Supraland’s people are adamant that the little things matter. You can turn a matchstick to a lever for opening a gate or into a torch which will ignite an obstacle. The latest AAA technology allows you to power machines that are as powerful as chasms. You can also cross cracks larger than a chasm and literally walk over them. on the razor’s edge.

The best place to dig
Six Inches Under offers a great content-packed follow-up to Supraland. It is not a true sequel, but it’s a fun standalone that anyone can enjoy! The game is fun even if you haven’t played the first.

Supraland – More to Love
If you dug the original Supraland, you’ll discover tons more of the puzzle-solving, metroidvania-style exploration you loved—plus more skills, a novel new approach to combat, more optional activities, and an original new soundtrack.