The Gates of Dis

"The pallor cowardice painted on my face
when I saw my leader turning back
made him hasten to compose his features.

He stopped, like a man intent on listening,
for the eye could not probe far
through that dim air and murky fog."

The opening lines of Canto IX in The Inferno, as translated by Robert Hollander and Jean Hollander.

Reading Dante's masterpiece has inspired centuries of artists to analyze, interpret, and portray his glorious work. There have been video games, of course. But has there ever been... a pixelated game?

Maybe! Either way, this game is a unique portrayal of Canto IX as a 2D pixel art sidescroller, mostly featuring a long cutscene to illustrate the events of this chapter.

If you need help visualizing the events of Canto IX, you love pixelated art styles, or you simply have a curiosity to live through Dante's work while playing as the poet himself, give this game a try!

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Credits:

Justin Alagon, Dev Patel, Tien-Yi Lee, William Shao, and Alaina Klaes - developers of the game Paracosm. The Paracosm project and its game systems were leveraged to create The Gates of Dis.

Alaina Klaes - developer of the Gates of Dis game experience.

Noah Seguerre - composer and creator of the title screen music.