Shooting faces is all good and well, but sometimes a bit of wandering about is just what you need. We live in fine times for first-person explore 'em ups, with the likes of Proteus, Dear Esther, At a Distance, and Richard Perrin's Kairo. Perrin released a demo for his explore-o-puzzler over the weekend, and announced that it'll be released for PC and Mac on October 21.

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Virtual voyagers and explorers of digital realms might fancy a gander at Kairo, an indie "first-person atmospheric exploration and puzzle solving game" which you can pre-order now for $8.

Kairo's developed by Richard Perrin, creator of horror adventure game The White Chamber and, I should say, pal o' mine. Perrin notes that Kairo draws inspiration from minimalistic and abstract architecture, as well as games like Ico and Myst. Read more »