The Indifferent Wonder of an Edible Place

Platform
PC
Released
2020
Reviewed
21 Apr 2026
Rated
★★★☆☆
Progress
finished
Source
studio-oleomingus.itch.io

I was more positive about this before I discovered that the poem—the strongest part—is a pre-existing work, not written for the game. The poem's a gutting indictment of the nationalistic drive to unify by erasing people and cultures deemed internal foreign bodies, and how joining the nation in doing this violence is a way for the victims to reach a desperate, sterile, anonymous peace instead of being exiled or annihilated. The game dresses it in the modern Indian political context and adds some vivid visuals, but the poem is so central and extends so far beyond what the game adds that it's hard for me to write a rave review. Still, it's about 10 minutes long and probably the easiest way to experience the poem in English, so you might as well give it a try.