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Carrion at 6: The Monster That Never Delivered

Six years after Devolver's release, Carrion remains a frustrating textbook case: a brilliant concept—inhabiting a shapeless creature like John Carpenter's The Thing—undermined by a metroidvania that never fully exploits its own premise. The game left its mark on the indie catalog, but for the wrong reasons. A look back at a title that crystallizes a recurring tension in indie gaming: the gap between concept and execution.