I saw this video way back in 2014, and now in 2020, Superliminal is releasing and I couldn't be happier. Thank you so much for not giving up on this, Pillow Castle. I couldn't stop thinking about this video since, and now I finally get to experience it first hand.
Slowly, and gradually had my mind blown during this demo. Incredible mechanics with such awesome potential! Hope to see this realized in a full game someday!
Oh man, you are going to love this monkey paw bullshit: 1. This DID become a game 2. The game WAS this demo Seriously, Superliminal is the biggest slog I've ever played, just play this free demo and avoid having to sit through the 2 hours of padding the dev pushed into it... Completely soulless
This is such a mind-opening concept. I may be looking way too deep into this, but the whole thing feels like a beautiful metaphor for how one must always change their perspective in order to get a full understanding of any situation. I will follow this project VERY closely and, hopefully, be fortunate enough to somehow contribute to this wonderful piece.
Hey Pillow Castle, just take your time developing this game. I am looking forward to the day where this game is critically acclaimed by majority like Portal. Best of luck to you all! :)
For some reason I can't help but laugh. My brain is like "NO NO NO" when things become bigger but dropping them in an angle. It's very original and awesome! Good luck with it!
It's amazing to go back and look where Superliminal originated from. I watched people play this tech demo for ages back when it was just a demo, thinking it was an entire game itself, and constantly being mind blown by its tricks. Then, Superliminal came out, and I was continuously shocked, mindblown, and just impressed people could even make a game like this. Good job to all who worked on it. Your work is absolutely beautiful, and you guys have no doubt shone some creativity into many.
And another thing, after watching this demo the full way through for the first time in many years, Ive just realized the use of puzzles in Superliminal experimented upon in this: (SPOILERS) The moon grab, moveable doors, the two-door size-changing portals, sizeable fan, and of course, the resizing of objects. And in both games, they do it beautifully!
I had been looking forward to this game coming out since this video's release. And needless to say, after all those years of waiting. I can confidently say that Superliminal was totally worth the wait. I'm glad I didn't die before I got to experience it and I'm glad that others love it as well.
Whoa that's some wonderfully imaginative gameplay! Just marvelous innovations. I hope you'll be able to finish the game and gain a whole lot of attention, cause you really deserve it.
Absolutely incredible! Whoever made this should contact steam, this would get instant greenlighted, meaning funded. Probably considered "indie", this would get SO many downloads it would be ridiculous. Also, steam workshop allows users to create their own levels and content, so the possibilities for this game are virtually INFINITE. I hope to see this released soon. Already got spare 20 bucks on steam wallet, would gladly spend them on this.
I lost it when you plucked the moon right out of the sky! Excellent work, can't wait to see what other mind-melting puzzles are created. "We're a team of -students- mad geniuses.." Fixed that for ya!
Amazing mechanic you have there. Also, very clever adaptations, I especially like the last one. Looking forward to seeing all the possibilities this concept has. Subscribing ;)
I remember watching this a long time ago, just replayed Superliminal when I though to try and find it again, im glad the long journey developing this game paid off!
I love the tone in this game concept. The music is relaxing, pop noises would be satisfying when picking up objects, and everything is smooth on the eyes. 10/10 concept, hope this develops around the mechanic.
"You'll notice this level has no exits" Huh... yeah. How do you finish it? *Plucks moon from sky* ..... whhha...? *Rotates moon* ... nooooo, wait really??? *Reveals door* OH. MY. GOOOODD.
I love it! Not only have you come up with a fantastic new concept, you've found multiple ways to use it in gameplay. I could see myself playing this (and playing with this) for many hours.
For anyone who is interested in this concept, you might want to check out this Ludum Dare 25 entry called Tale of Scale. www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=3663
This looks absolutely AMAZING. Get this on Steam Greenlight, sell it for early access... ANYTHING! I don't care! Our channel would LOVE to have a chance to show this off! :-)
To put it simply, this is an interactive optical illusion with each new mechanic adding another aspect of the illusion. Incredibly impressed with this sort of idea and would love to see it put into a retail release. Each new reveal was mind blowing as the demonstration went on.
Just came here from watching the E3 Trailer for your Game, Superliminal! I'm SO hyped for it! It's amazing to see far you guys have come in crafting this unique project. Can't wait to get my hands on it later this year!!!
This is one of the most amazing innovations I've seen in a game. It's such a simple concept, but since it's done so well it looks incredibly engaging and immersive! I'd love to see this game get greenlit for a massive multiplatform release. Everyone should experience this!
Valve would be the best bet to hire you and this amazing game, you will make MILLIONS!!! no... BILLIONS off of such a perfect idea! Happy gaming everyone!
I would really enjoy playing this! Keep the music the same too! It's a great puzzle game to play after work. The music is calming as well as fun. Hope to see it on Steam but if not I would still love to buy it!
there is this one game called perspective made by some students at digipen, its different, but has similar aspects shown in this demo, just used in a different way. games.digipen.edu/downloads/perspective_setup?id=1170&proj=25930
Now there is a page for this game on Steam! I don't know how long it's been up already, but I'm really excited to have found it! They polished the design and it looks really nice. Hope it will come out soon! store.steampowered.com/app/1049410/
I remember finding this via Tumblr many, many years ago. I watched this video many times, not just because it was fascinating but also incredibly relaxing. I remembered this recently, and now I'm watching it again many years later. I'm really glad this video is still around :) and still just as fascinating and relaxing as ever. Thank you! I will have to check out the actual game, too.
Just realized after 7 years that I had saved this video among my favourites without even noticing that this was the beta version of the real game that I thoroughly watched through in the jacksepticeye gameplay
Looks really cool, this could be a really interesting game. Maybe if they can't make a full length game, then if valve picked them up and integrated this with portal 3, it'd be pretty cool.
Actually, this is possible. The idea for portal came from some college students creating a game with the same mechanic. Valve sucked them up because the idea was profitable. I cant see this used in portal 3, although a really awesome mechanic, not really fitting the whole portal scene. At least for me.
Wtf... the general idea behind this game is so simple... but i would have never even thought of it. Genius! Well done. Cant wait to play it. Its good to know and reinforce that not every good simple idea has already been done.
thank you, vsauce, for liking this video! i've been trying to find it again for the longest time and it finally just appeared again after you liked it! you're a life saver!
![Superliminal Any% speedrun in 6:23 [Former WR]](/img/n.gif)
So this is the origins of Superliminal. Top notch!
Ugh, this is so smart it hurts. Brilliant
Hurts just like biches ;)
Gonna be honest out of everyone I expected to see in this comment section you weren’t it 💀
You posted this comment, not knowing sometime in the near future you would get doxxed.
Woah.
Fucking CorridorDigital thinks it's cool. It has been decided.
screwed124816 CorridorDigital is just people like you and me
Oh my god it’s you
@@screwed124816 idiot
holy shit
I saw this video way back in 2014, and now in 2020, Superliminal is releasing and I couldn't be happier. Thank you so much for not giving up on this, Pillow Castle. I couldn't stop thinking about this video since, and now I finally get to experience it first hand.
It's great scrolling through the old comments and seeing the excitement everyone had for the game, and now finally getting to play it.
This was truly, amazingly awesome. Can't wait to play it!!
No Machinima! you can't make a video about it until I make my terrible video!
Looks awesome!!!
o.o
Yeah
Uh oh
Slowly, and gradually had my mind blown during this demo. Incredible mechanics with such awesome potential! Hope to see this realized in a full game someday!
Its finally out!
@@something1793 SUPERLIMINAL BABYYYY
Oh man, you are going to love this monkey paw bullshit:
1. This DID become a game
2. The game WAS this demo
Seriously, Superliminal is the biggest slog I've ever played, just play this free demo and avoid having to sit through the 2 hours of padding the dev pushed into it... Completely soulless
@@MrRailden really? Just because you don't understand good game design and storytelling doesn't mean all of us are just as unintelligent.
Loved the game
This tech demo ultimately became "Superliminal", a very cool and ingenious puzzler.
I guess it did
@@flashfire1604 A very interesting game that I highly recommend. Here's some game footage of it in action: ua-cam.com/video/3OjUuTcYAkI/v-deo.html
There is actually on Easter egg of this in superliminal. In labyrinth there is a tv that flashes with an image of this game
@@iswearimnormal6681 Interesting!
@@iswearimnormal6681 oh, so that television has a meaning
Idea: genius
Coding: einstein
Formulas: Simple
hotel: trivago
Me:sad
Crazy to see how this game has flourished to what it is today, such a masterpiece
This is such a mind-opening concept. I may be looking way too deep into this, but the whole thing feels like a beautiful metaphor for how one must always change their perspective in order to get a full understanding of any situation. I will follow this project VERY closely and, hopefully, be fortunate enough to somehow contribute to this wonderful piece.
yeah, you're looking way too deep into this.
hunter. Perspective!
I crown you "Perspective Czar"
Lmao the dev literally took your comment and made it the "deep thoughtful ending" of their game
@@MrRailden no they didn't
The Moon level just blew my mind :O
I wanna know how anyone would think of that without being told what to do
Gorb Gorbinson drugs
Gorb Gorbinson The space ship was a huge hint
Naikado The fact that Moonlight Sonata is playing is also one.
+Petrov Theovsk The Blew level just mooned my mind.
I was kind of hoping that he was gonna fly to the moon in the jet, but this is cool too.
UBERDANGER WHERE U AT
videogamedunkey 1st
videogamedunkey a waild dunkah has appeered
FINALLY, some new ideas, new tech, innovation!
Hey Pillow Castle, just take your time developing this game. I am looking forward to the day where this game is critically acclaimed by majority like Portal. Best of luck to you all! :)
Way ahead of your time, wise person
@@dlozer5161 yea honestly, when I was playing it for the first time last week I couldn't put it down and reminded me of how it felt to play portal
I can't imagine how clever they could hide collectibles and easter eggs... can't wait to see more of this
Oh boy, you should play the final game (superliminal)
It has some REALLY cleverly hidden collectibles & easter eggs.
If this happens to be on Steam one day, I'll buy it.
For some reason I can't help but laugh. My brain is like "NO NO NO" when things become bigger but dropping them in an angle. It's very original and awesome! Good luck with it!
It's amazing to go back and look where Superliminal originated from. I watched people play this tech demo for ages back when it was just a demo, thinking it was an entire game itself, and constantly being mind blown by its tricks. Then, Superliminal came out, and I was continuously shocked, mindblown, and just impressed people could even make a game like this.
Good job to all who worked on it. Your work is absolutely beautiful, and you guys have no doubt shone some creativity into many.
And another thing, after watching this demo the full way through for the first time in many years, Ive just realized the use of puzzles in Superliminal experimented upon in this: (SPOILERS) The moon grab, moveable doors, the two-door size-changing portals, sizeable fan, and of course, the resizing of objects. And in both games, they do it beautifully!
@@KeeganPlays I will say, I love the border around grabbed objects in this game.
That feel when the very first melody is your own song. Feel free to google "Lounging a Hop - Sandordude" (made back in 2009 or something).
+Sandor D. Awesome dude. I was just looking for cool jazzy music when that song popped up! Hope the attribution and everything is correct!
Everything is perfect. Some people don't even think about giving credits so thanks for that!
Dude you're music is awesome. Any recommendations for playlists/albums/other artists that are of a similar vein?
what happens if someone grabs a portal and puts it through another portal
+ALT Fuller I don't know of you saw but when you grab one portal the other turns white and stops working.
Portal has nothing on this. I'm serious. This is insanely smart.
no one NO ONE could ever possibly beat your originality
I don't know man... Narbacular Drop was pretty original at the time, now we have Portal.
If Vavle hires this team, i would be more then happy to start thinking in perspective..
plzwork100
I don't know if you where trying to get at this, but the team behind Narbacular Drop was hired by Valve to make portal.
Zafnick2 But then we'd only get two games in this series :/
Michael Stoller Indeed; I know of at least one indie game like this (Tale of scale), but is is less puzzle based and more story based.
I had been looking forward to this game coming out since this video's release. And needless to say, after all those years of waiting. I can confidently say that Superliminal was totally worth the wait. I'm glad I didn't die before I got to experience it and I'm glad that others love it as well.
Whoa that's some wonderfully imaginative gameplay! Just marvelous innovations. I hope you'll be able to finish the game and gain a whole lot of attention, cause you really deserve it.
My mind has been blown over 500 times over the amazing ideas of such a simple idea. If this EVER turns into a game, this would be awesome.
Wow, beautiful concept! I'd love to play it.
I remember playing this and having my mind blown. So proud to see what it’s become
I really can't believe no one has ever thought of this before.
Actually there was an indie game that came out a few years which worked off the same mechanic! It's called 'Tale of Scale'
I've also played a game similar to this through a unity game on kongregate. Same mechanics.
Garrison Greenhaw
What's it called? I have Kong too and would like to play it!
its here:
www.kongregate.com/games/RatKingsLair/tale-of-scale?acomplete=tale+of+sc
Absolutely incredible!
Whoever made this should contact steam, this would get instant greenlighted, meaning funded. Probably considered "indie", this would get SO many downloads it would be ridiculous. Also, steam workshop allows users to create their own levels and content, so the possibilities for this game are virtually INFINITE.
I hope to see this released soon. Already got spare 20 bucks on steam wallet, would gladly spend them on this.
Amazingly innovative for a puzzle game, much in the same way as Portal was. :)
I lost it when you plucked the moon right out of the sky! Excellent work, can't wait to see what other mind-melting puzzles are created.
"We're a team of -students- mad geniuses.." Fixed that for ya!
When you said the window was "too small" I was like "oh no, it can't be.." and then you just popped off the window. This is mind blowingly amazing.
I don't... I don't even... mind blown. I'm buying this when it's out.
Mind blown? -_-
Yes. "My mind has been blown". It's used to express being in awe of something.
Oh. Sorry. I've heard that mostly from "educational" video. Something like... 5 reason why you might not be exist.
No problem! We all learn new things every day. =)
Valve should buy whoever made this and make portal 3 out of it
Nope. Portal 2: Episode 1.
LukeDude759
I forgot Valve can't count to 3 haha
no, they shouldn't sell out yet
If they bring out Portal 3 out before Half Life 3 I will literally cry.
Apparently this is close to what F-stop was supposed to be so there’s a big chance that the dev had insider information.
0:09 - Level 1: "Induction"
1:30 - Level 2: climbing by building stairs
2:03 - Level 3: climbing by building a ramp
2:40 - Level 4: jumping across gaps
3:42 - Level 5: Fan + Jenga ("Dollhouse")
4:27 - Level 6: The Moon ("Optical")
5:21 - Level 7: Window ("Dollhouse")
6:03 - Level 8: 2 Portals in a Box ("Dollhouse")
This is just FANTASTIC!
My brain exploded several times. I love this.
bronys like all....
OMG BRONY CLOPER...
Amazing mechanic you have there. Also, very clever adaptations, I especially like the last one. Looking forward to seeing all the possibilities this concept has. Subscribing ;)
I remember watching this a long time ago, just replayed Superliminal when I though to try and find it again, im glad the long journey developing this game paid off!
I'm getting Problem Sleuth Flashbacks from those portals.
ikr
What if someone unplugged that window?
Yes, please.
YES, PLEASE.
I feel like this game has the chance to be the next Portal, if it's implemented properly.
I demand this to be Greenlighted on Steam. I'll gladly pay for this, no exceptions.
Agreed.
I was seriously hoping it would be there already, but since it's not I'll gladly pay at least thirty bucks for it.
uh, a bit late but uhhhhh
7:20 might just be the coolest thing I have ever seen.
I love the tone in this game concept. The music is relaxing, pop noises would be satisfying when picking up objects, and everything is smooth on the eyes.
10/10 concept, hope this develops around the mechanic.
This is pretty neat... very outside-the-box thinking
Very well done.
This has potential! If valve can buy this im pretty sure they are gonna use it for their next Portal game...
"You'll notice this level has no exits"
Huh... yeah. How do you finish it?
*Plucks moon from sky*
..... whhha...?
*Rotates moon*
... nooooo, wait really???
*Reveals door*
OH. MY. GOOOODD.
That's when I started rubbing money on the screen, hoping I could make the game appear.
at first I was thinking make the rocket upright and fly to the moon. Not quite lol
But daaaang, when the person grabbed the moon.
I remember seeing this video years ago, just spotted the full release on the EGS! Congrats on the full release :)
Holy crap I remember seeing this demo when it came out! Time really does fly by, huh?
It's out on EGS btw. It's called Superliminal
VERY COOL. It'd be cooler if there was a nice gratifying *THUD* when you dropped something huge. Maybe a little ground shaking too.
It would be amazing if Valve hired you like the original Portal crew.
Yeah, this mechanic sounds similar to what f-stop was supposed to apparently be in Half-Life 3 except it utilized a camera (?)
@@bjamiork Actually F-stop was an early version of Portal 2, not Half Life 3.
This is the origin of one of the best videogames ever, wow.
I love it! Not only have you come up with a fantastic new concept, you've found multiple ways to use it in gameplay. I could see myself playing this (and playing with this) for many hours.
MY mouth was held so wide open from awe that I think I'm mute now... I WANT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is so awesome that it broke my brain. I'm 95% sure Valve WILL find this and put it in one of their games.
More like they use their own technology
When I saw what you did with the Mona Lisa I was impressed
this might be one of the most clever game concepts i have ever seen. i will gladly pay you money for this
Added this video to my Favorites over seven years ago. I can't believe this turned into such a great game.
For anyone who is interested in this concept, you might want to check out this Ludum Dare 25 entry called Tale of Scale. www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=3663
I'M THROWING MY MONEY AT THE SCREEN BUT NOTHING IS HAPPENING
This looks absolutely AMAZING. Get this on Steam Greenlight, sell it for early access... ANYTHING! I don't care! Our channel would LOVE to have a chance to show this off! :-)
To put it simply, this is an interactive optical illusion with each new mechanic adding another aspect of the illusion. Incredibly impressed with this sort of idea and would love to see it put into a retail release. Each new reveal was mind blowing as the demonstration went on.
Just came here from watching the E3 Trailer for your Game, Superliminal! I'm SO hyped for it! It's amazing to see far you guys have come in crafting this unique project. Can't wait to get my hands on it later this year!!!
OMFG! Programming this should've been a fuckin pain in the ass!!!
The piano music has me looking around the corner for Fred Rogers.
It may be a one trick pony. But it's a bloody cool one trick pony!
There's something very charming in the vjsuals of this demo. It gives a different vibe from the original game and I like it a lot.
This is one of the most amazing innovations I've seen in a game. It's such a simple concept, but since it's done so well it looks incredibly engaging and immersive! I'd love to see this game get greenlit for a massive multiplatform release. Everyone should experience this!
HOLY SHIT, THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER
Upvote for your name, not your comment.
This isn't the next Portal.
This is Museum.
Valve would be the best bet to hire you and this amazing game, you will make MILLIONS!!! no... BILLIONS off of such a perfect idea! Happy gaming everyone!
I would really enjoy playing this! Keep the music the same too! It's a great puzzle game to play after work. The music is calming as well as fun. Hope to see it on Steam but if not I would still love to buy it!
Congratulations on the game release! It's been a long time coming :)
Amazing can wait for its release
This is amazing! Would you guys consider puting it up on Steam? I'd definitly pay for it.
there is this one game called perspective made by some students at digipen, its different, but has similar aspects shown in this demo, just used in a different way. games.digipen.edu/downloads/perspective_setup?id=1170&proj=25930
Now there is a page for this game on Steam! I don't know how long it's been up already, but I'm really excited to have found it! They polished the design and it looks really nice. Hope it will come out soon!
store.steampowered.com/app/1049410/
THIS IS AWESOME! my god, I will so gladly pay for this!
(of course reasonable price)
It’s been 6 years since this video, and even after playing through the game it is such an amazing concept.
I remember finding this via Tumblr many, many years ago. I watched this video many times, not just because it was fascinating but also incredibly relaxing. I remembered this recently, and now I'm watching it again many years later. I'm really glad this video is still around :) and still just as fascinating and relaxing as ever. Thank you! I will have to check out the actual game, too.
THIS NEEDS TO BE A GAME
It kinda already is *cough* "Tale of Scale" *cough*
You're in luck
twitter.com/pillowcastle/status/1192460942161805318
Yup, hi there. It released.
superliminal
@@igorjosue8957 Yeah, I've played it now.
Great soundtrack. You even had my favourite... Moonlight Sonata.
"Tlop!" "Plop!"
Love those sounds xD
This is the most amazing indie puzzle game I've ever seen! You have to make put this game out on the market, I can see you becoming a huge success
Just realized after 7 years that I had saved this video among my favourites without even noticing that this was the beta version of the real game that I thoroughly watched through in the jacksepticeye gameplay
Amazing. Simply wonderful. 10/10 would bang
Just wow. This looks so amazing, definatly would buy it.
I hope Chris Nolan directs the movie.
He did, but in time reversal lol
This is insane! I'd make sure you guys get all of you legal stuff done so nobody steals this idea! Good job!
I saw this years ago and have waited for this game since. It has now become one of my favorite games, definitely worth the wait
Looks really cool, this could be a really interesting game. Maybe if they can't make a full length game, then if valve picked them up and integrated this with portal 3, it'd be pretty cool.
Actually, this is possible. The idea for portal came from some college students creating a game with the same mechanic. Valve sucked them up because the idea was profitable. I cant see this used in portal 3, although a really awesome mechanic, not really fitting the whole portal scene. At least for me.
jacobmorganian How about This + Portal + Half Life + Scribblenauts? Ultimate puzzle game.
Rachamacha let's throw in some sudoku as well. you can never be too sure :P
This is Antichamber levels of crazy
Dude fuck that game is crazy
Thank you VSauce!
Wtf... the general idea behind this game is so simple... but i would have never even thought of it. Genius! Well done. Cant wait to play it. Its good to know and reinforce that not every good simple idea has already been done.
thank you, vsauce, for liking this video! i've been trying to find it again for the longest time and it finally just appeared again after you liked it! you're a life saver!
This would be an interesting experience with the Oculus Rift
omg yes. i need this. i will buy this when it comes out!
At the scaling portals bit, my brain went into meltdown.
Get this on Steam NOW!!
It's on Epic Store, you can get it now
@@drmmrptr you replied to a 5-6 year old comment
I know this is probably horrible to do...
but...
Now you're thinking with Perspective.
This is truly amazing. I can't wait to see this some more.
Changing the size of portals to increase your own size is what really got me. When there's a full game I'll definitely buy it.