Dark Sheep
This is a well-made, if short and simple, puzzle game, that pays homage to the commodore 64 era of games in its visuals, sound, and mechanics. It’s simple narrative is delivered concisely with plenty of humor, while still maintaining the focus on it’s increasingly complex and challenging puzzles.
The visuals are charming, and not bogged down or complicated with unnecessary effects, it’s simple and cute, and faithful to the era it seeks to emulate. Nothing was ever confusing or hard to understand, and the visuals effectively communicate tone and humor when it’s intended.
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
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After beating every level with the best move count as an extra challenge, I recommend the game for fans of Puzzle games, Dark and ambiguous stories and Old computer aesthetics.
Starting as a simple puzzle game, the gameplay keeps getting some twists every few levels, which will change the way you think and play. The one thing I know after playing for almost 6 hours is that I wished there were more.
The story is nicely done, and surprisingly, you engage in it during the game.
Will you get your moneys worth? Absolutely,
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
SAWKOBAN
Sorry, it’s a no from me.
I got this game at a 90% discount. Sokoban can be fun. SAWkoban can not.
Mostly because my progress has been wiped. Twice. I just wanna be done with it at this point.
Update: Still have not beaten this game. Progress was wiped two or three more times, and an additional time that I won’t count against it since I did a clean install of my OS without backing up my save (it isn’t Steam Cloud enabled). Still would not recommend.
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
Well, it’s really hard to say something fully positive or negative. Sadly Steam don’t allow to post MIXED review, there is only positive or negative ones.
My rate is really mixed, since the game had a very great potencial, a lot of levels, sometimes really hard levels.
BUT, for sure the game isn’t complete. It’s still have a few bugs, the sadly thing that if you will make 1 wrong move, you should start FULL level again, it’s awful.
Also I had a bug when I saved one of the person from family, but after this nothing happen, and I can’t load my saves and complete the game. So I just start new one
– Real player with 6.3 hrs in game
THE IMPOSSIBLE
This game has been in my wishlist, waiting for the release. I bought and downloaded this game, almost as soon as it was in my notifications, and played it straight away. I wasn’t disappointed. It’s funny, in a weird way. It’s quite minimalist, which isn’t a bad thing for this kind of game.
You really need to focus on what you see, or don’t see? I don’t want to spoil it for anyone.
There’s steam achievements to collect along the way, as you get further into the labyrinth of puzzles to solve.
I also love the music that accompanies the game, it’s not annoying like some game music can be.
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
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Decent optical illusion based puzzle game with good relaxing music.
I liked it and I can see it having more replay ability than other puzzle games but I would make a few changes to it.
First, it would be nice to see what level you’re on and also to have some added complexity or even obstacles in higher levels.
And I’m not sure what the point of the AI messages are as it adds nothing to the actual game play but I don’t exactly hate it either.
Overall a pretty good game for the price.
6/10
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
Schein
I’m delighted to find this hidden gem while perusing the games for a Meridian 4 bundle as it’s been a while since I really enjoyed a platformer (the last would be Trine and Trine 2). There are many detailed reviews here and I agree with most so I will try to sum things up here:
(1) Storyline - man lost his son and tries to find him in a swamp. Meets a wisp that helps him to get deep into the swamp.
(2) Gameplay and difficulty - 12 levels (about 6+ hours I’d say for one playthrough, more if you want to get all achievements). You will obtain various powers (i.e. the 3 types of light) at various levels, first when you meet the wisp and then by defeating some of the later bosses.
– Real player with 16.9 hrs in game
It’s strange how things go sometimes. If you visit the store page for Schein on Steam you’ll see logo after logo of award nominations and wins Schein has picked up over the course of its development. And it deserves them too, it’s a great game, yet for some reason no one seems to be talking about it. It should by rights be an ‘indie darling’, but so far it’s a lost gem
Maybe part of the problem is that it’s easily dismissed as yet another indie puzzle-platformer, a Braid-like. With simple graphics, a so-so character model, and some less than great voice work. Spend some time with Schein though and you realise it’s more than that, packed with smart, challenging puzzles, and some cool aesthetics.
– Real player with 15.2 hrs in game
Dark Crypt
Dark Crypt is a wonderfully spooky puzzle game which not only is it a great addition for your collection, but also great to chill and play around Halloween. Enjoy a turn based adventure through a crypt full of the undead to stop a slumbering evil from rising to power.
Every few levels or so introduces a new mechanic which so far as I’ve played, adds to the fun. The turn based movement and undo system means you can take all the chances and time you need to get through a level, but you can also skip levels if needed. The puzzles can be challenging but it feels good figuring out how to proceed and reaching that next level. To top it all off, the game has great atmospheric audio and music which blends well and compliments the visual tone of the game. If you’re looking for a cheap and interesting puzzle game to play, then give Dark Crypt a go.
– Real player with 9.8 hrs in game
Damn, this is a smart game!
Reminds me somewhat of the Lara Croft GO-Game, and also Hitman GO (whereas the latter was more Quantity than Quality) … DARK CRYPT brings a Roguelike-Aesthetic to the table, but at it’s heart it’s still a Puzzler: it eases you into it’s mechanics, every new obstacle has an introductory level, and then it combines them all together into a mindbending turn-based Stealth-Conundrum, where you have to navigate a spooky Dungeon and time your steps with the patterns of various Traps and Fiends, always having to think one step ahead.
– Real player with 7.1 hrs in game
I’m on Observation Duty 3
A threequel to the infamous ‘I’m on Observation Duty’??
Yes. Yes! YES!! Shut up and take my money! This is my favorite ‘Spot the difference’ game.
Hands down my favorite in the series so far as there are no cameras(except the one in your phone) and you are free to explore the house. There have been a handful of improvements to the game that have made this an even more fun experience than its predecessors.
- Freedom to roam the house so you can see objects up close and have a better idea of their placement/size.
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
I understand the want to make a vr version but I feel that this kind of game worked better in the fixed camera format that the first two games had. Having to look around for such small changes works better when you can see everything at once and pick up on what has changed. The first level of this game is possible once you get a hang of going around in a circle so you can pick up on a pattern that is similar to the first two games but the headquarters level is so much bigger and has so many branching paths that the annoyance of navigating overtakes the search for subtle changes. It’s fine to try new things but I hope that you’ll do more similar to the style of the first two in the future. Even if you would just take these levels and make additional fixed camera versions, that’d be great. Then you could have both the vr and fixed camera versions.
– Real player with 4.6 hrs in game
Sokoban: The RPG
Awesome game. If you’re a diehard puzzler, this is a must-get. This game has an excellent learning curve, and remains engaging throughout the whole journey - on top of that, a weird-in-a-cool-way storyline as a cherry on a muffin (or whatever the saying is).
Highly recommend it!
– Real player with 249.2 hrs in game
I’ve never before written a review on Steam, so the fact alone that I’m doing exactly that for a small Indie-Project right now should tell you something. :)
This is a really good game, and I was impressed by the overall quality of the puzzles. They’re very well thought out, they all require varied tactics to solve them, and there’s enough content for entertain for 40+ hours. In a nutshell, this is Sokoban with a Story - there’s actually no real RPG-content in the traditional sense, but I think there are some secrets to explore, which result in different endings. The story is not bad, but lacks subtlety, and I also wasn’t a fan of the profanity, but since I’m a huge Sokoban-Afficionado this didn’t spoil my overall experience with the game. Mind, tho, that this game is a lot more strict, when it comes to taking back moves: almost every Sokoban-Engine out there will let you do that indefinitely, yet here you’re only allowed to turn back time before the most recent push - but this is actually a good thing, since it teaches you to look at the big picture, analyzing configurations, seeing patterns before you’ve actually arrived there, instead of going for the old Trial&Error-method. And so I can proudly state, that this game made me a better Sokoban player overall.
– Real player with 47.4 hrs in game
My Very Own Light
Fun world and the puzzle are nice to solve. Lots of variation in the environment through the level makes the game interesting all along the available levels.
– Real player with 30.9 hrs in game
Catherine Classic
10/10
A game for men.
– Real player with 81.2 hrs in game
SOOOO GOOOOOODDDD
– Real player with 32.6 hrs in game