Game Of Puzzles: Slavic Mythology
A very easy, relaxing game with beautiful artwork. The main draw for me was its educational jumping off point to look into the folklore creatures more thoroughly elsewhere. The game play is a simple jigsaw puzzle block mover, and I got through it all in less than an hour on my first play through. I’ve gone back to it a few times when I’ve been stressed and just wanted a pretty game where I had no possible way of failing.
I think the game would be good for kids.
– Real player with 8.7 hrs in game
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Damn fine puzzle game. Just very short. Pick up on a sale. 10/10.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
–-{ Graphics }—
☑ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
—{ Gameplay }—
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It’s just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don’t
—{ Audio }—
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I’m now deaf
—{ Audience }—
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
—{ PC Requirements }—
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☑ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
—{ Difficulty }—
– Real player with 13.2 hrs in game
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Rating: 9/10
Really interesting game with captivating story.
Even though combat is a little simple, fighting giant Vikings did not get old. Puzzles were decent.
Where the game really shines is the story and superb acting of the main character.
Even the sidelore spread out through the game was a joy listening to.
Game feels rather short (10-ish hours) but that’s just me wanting more.
Worth it, even at full price (20Eur). Now it is 75% off and that is a really good deal.
Hellblade 2 can’t come soon enough!
– Real player with 13.0 hrs in game
The Mooseman
The Mooseman is a beautiful walk through the myths of the Perm Chud tribes, of whom I knew nothing before playing this game.
You play as Mr. The Mooseman, one of seven The Moosemen Brothers, and a shamanistic figure who can (a few minutes into the game) see freely into the spirit worlds. You are tasked to go through three worlds, discovering the ways your spirit vision, and later another ability, can help you solve puzzles and move forward. There are some skill-based challenges, but they’re very gentle, and if you just want to see the way everything plays out the puzzles you need to solve to get to the end are pretty simple. Things get a little more complicated if you want all the collectibles, with more exploration and observation of subtle environmental cues needed.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
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Note: A key was provided by the developer for the purposes of the reviewing but it does not change my opinions of the game.
The Mooseman
Gameplay
I’ve always been fascinated by various myths associated with different cultures. Reading about them was the most fun I had in my cultural classes so when I saw The Mooseman, I was immediately interested in the way it was presented. The game puts you in the shoes of the Mooseman, a person who can see and interact with the spirit world.
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
The Savior From Above
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– Real player with 9.2 hrs in game
This is a very impressive game that is more an atmosphere game than anything else. Simply A+++. Runs very smoothly and I played several times to fully experience this amazing game. Its free to play so why not play it?
Review at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65pWUeLMOyY
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Mira
Mira is more of a visual novel with some hidden-object elements - there is no exploration or inventory-based puzzles that you would find in traditional adventure games. You can complete the game around 90 minutes, although I suspect that I have not discovered the ‘true ending’. There are several story choices which in theory should change the ending cutscene, but so far I got the same result following 2 different paths, however, I noticed more than 2 possibilities to end the game. I don’t know if I am giving the developer too much credit, it would be a shame if all ‘hard decisions’ had the same outcome. When it comes to puzzles, I have never played a game in this genre with so little challenge; there are only 3 types of easy riddles, including pattern matching, hidden-object, and sequencing (and I could do most of them with my eyes closed).
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
New Point-and-Click Adventure - Mira
Mira is a point-and-click adventure following an enigmatic heroine of the same name on a journey from a World War II ravaged Kraków to the mystical land of Navia, heavily inspired by Slavic folklore. The game, a definite labour of love, releases today after over six years of development by two-person team Too Husky and is a delightful amalgamation of hand-painted art-work and cleverly interwoven mythology.
Overall, Mira is a short but enjoyable experience in which the interwoven narrative, storytelling techniques and stunning artwork are the standout features. The WWII setting is not very obvious but the inspiration drawn from Slavic folklore is very apparent and adds an extra element of curiosity for the player.
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
Theseus - Mythological Hero
Broken mechanics, invisible walls, and a terribly designed maze with awful lighting plague this asset reliant mess of a game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Q54oaAaAo
It’s just BAD. Nothing more needs to be said. Watch part of my first impressions review video if you need more about it.
NOT RECOMMENDED, even if it were free, I’d tell you to stay far away.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
It runs terribly and looks awful.
For a solo development, it is pretty cool but as a game that I paid $$ for, it is a failure.
Take this over to itch.io for some help and feedback.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Okami HD
I wish I’d played this when it came out
– Real player with 44.2 hrs in game
A beautiful adventure game with “retro” design sensibilities that must be experienced at least once in a lifetime.
A classic tale of an epic, heroic journey to defeat a powerful evil being, paired with a huge and fantastically crafted world to explore. Presentation is definitely this game’s strength, to the point it can sometimes become overwhelming. A few things I didn’t like was that the game draws out for too long on some parts of the story and because of this, the combat can become tiresome due to it not being used to the fullest. Port itself is excellent and while 60 fps would have been amazing, the 30fps cap is understandable and doesn’t get in the way.
– Real player with 38.5 hrs in game
The Frostrune
The Frostrune is an elegant point-and-click adventure, with strong, authentic Norse culture.
The story is set in and around an abandonned, coastal hamlet. The environment feels great. I used to live in Norway, and could see the familiar lighting and landscape features in the portrayal in the game). The hand-drawn art style is consistent and rich - a quick look at the trailer on the Steam Store page will give you a feel for it. The animations are simple, but very effective. Overall, I like it very much.
– Real player with 7.0 hrs in game
The Frostrune is a point-and-click adventure game. It’s set in ancient times on a Nordic island, and its story is drenched in Norse mythology.
As soon as you launch the game, it’s clear The Frostrune is a basic production. You’ll find an option to change the game’s resolution and language, and that’s it. The latter option is crucial, though. Since the entire game’s narrative is in Old Norse speech, you’ll rely on subtitles to understand what’s actually being said. Subtitles are available in English, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Arabic, Norwegian, Russian, French and German.
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
Through the Woods
The air is cold, the night is dark, and the woods are thick. Here my friend, cozy on up to my campfire, and let me tell you a tale. It’s a dark and unsettling one, so best cling tightly to your sweater and scarf and, whatever you do, don’t look too closely into the fire, for fear of what might lurk deep within the cinders…
I own a laptop. Actually, I own three laptops, but the one I use for Steam purposes is pretty powerful and can play, y’know, almost all those games which are notoriously troublesome on other people’s DESKtops - including AAA games like The Evil Within - with little to no worries. Yet for some strange reason, this new indie release is the first game I’ve had to dial down to 1280 X 720 and Low quality.
– Real player with 13.2 hrs in game
“It’s the silence that scares me. It’s the blank page on which I can write my own fears. The spirits of the dead have nothing on it. The dead one tried to show me hell, but it was a pale imitation of the horror I can paint on the darkness in a quiet moment.” Mark Lawrence
Through the Woods is a third person horror, adventure by Antagonist (published by 1C Company). The game is set in a forest on the shores of Norway, and is heavily influenced by Norse mythology and folklore, which it also takes some of its monsters from. Searching the woods for your son, you play as a female protagonist who is deceptively complex. At first, she evokes sympathy but this wanes as we discover more about her and her past through encounters and triggered dialogue in a kind of reverse character development. Unfortunately, I did occasionally find myself being dragged out of the narrative by questionable dialogue and flat delivery. I guess things could have got lost in translation from the original Norweigan but I played the version after the mother’s voice had been rerecorded with a new actor.
– Real player with 12.5 hrs in game
Clan O’Conall and the Crown of the Stag
Very fun action/puzzle platformer with an interesting Celtic theme. With an intuitive switching system. you control 3 different siblings on their quest to rescue their father the King, who has been captured by the Mother of Demons in an attempt to gain control of the titular Crown of the Stag that he wears. Each hero plays very different and are specially suited for combating different kinds of enemies or solving different puzzles.
The game does a good introducing those puzzles and letting you solve them, but by the mid game you’ll be smoothly swapping multiple times between them in mid-air, triggering different abilities to maximize your hang time or get to a far ledge.
– Real player with 22.2 hrs in game
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A varied platformer where you take on the role of three Vikin… er, Celts. With them you’ll have to run, fight and jump through a variety of levels to stop the mother of all demons, Caorànach, from destroying an ancient peace between humans and the Fae Folk. To this end, Caorànach has stolen the Crown of the Stag from your village and, by the way, seriously injured the chief, your father.
– Real player with 14.7 hrs in game