Hemisphere Games has released Osmos – a new game for Windows XP or Vista that features “elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack.”

Check out the preview above. Get your copy from Steam or Direct2Drive.

And then tell me why the **** this isn’t available for the Mac!

About Osmos

Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax – good things come to those who wait.

Key features:

• Independent Games Festival finalist in three categories: Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Excellence in Design and Technical Excellence
• Progress from serenely ambient levels into varied and more challenging worlds. (47 levels, plus bonus content)
• Confront attractors, repulsors and intelligent motes with similar abilities and goals as you
• Selected as one of the 2009 PAX 10
• Procedural content: play random versions of any level
• Sublime electronic soundtrack by Loscil, Gas/High Skies, Julien Neto, Biosphere, and more
• Dynamic time-warping: slow down the flow of time to outmaneuver agile opponents; speed it up to raise the challenge

LittleBigPlanet meets Daft Punk in this video.

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