Goop Loop
During the frustrating first play-through of this game I was convinced that it was not a game where you would eventually be able to consistently get past obstacles but I immediately proved myself wrong in the second run. Don’t get me wrong it is still hard but it is definitely a lot more manageable. I definitely recommend it if you like foddian games and if you aren’t afraid of a challenge.
– Real player with 9.7 hrs in game
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Physics platformers are notorious for being insanely hard.
This one’s no exception. But it does have some quirky/clever vocal (English only) tutorial, that only really speaks up if and when you’re having trouble. I was actually quite amused by how the game knew when to say “You should slow down”, versus pretty much pre-emptively telling me I screwed up when I passed a point of no return.
It’s like having the developer commentary from Half-Life (But more quirky/punny), the goopiness of Gish (With more freedom of movement), and the jankiness of, well, basically every physics platformer out there. My hand started hurting after about an hour, so I had to take a break, but I’ll definitely be trying to finish it after I take a break.
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
The Shape of Time
The music didn’t always play smoothly, but other than that it was a beautiful experience. The atmosphere was serene, and the exhibition was fun to explore. The idea of timeshapes is also pretty interesting. Though, it appears to me to lead to a somewhat deterministic conclusion. This is because if every motion is equivalent to a static shape, then motion is an illusion caused by the movement of the time axis across said static shape. But if no real motion of objects creates the illusion of timeshapes, then the shape of all motion must exist beforehand. In anycase, it is a very fascinating idea. Another interesting conclusion that follows is that there might be no real direction in which motion occurs, and if we could see in 4D it would be possible to see motion in both directions. Both would be equally valid, and there would be no real distinction between forward and reverse.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
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Holy hell. That was a fascinating thing to experience, even if it’s telling us what we already know/felt but in a way that is poetic, well demonstrated, and reminds us that the space we occupy in the past is real in a nearly tangible way. Easily one of the more mind-expanding free offerings I’ve seen on Steam and the dev shows a really clever way to visually express our paths through time as it washes over us.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Life of Fly
If you want to get home after your hard work and relax its a good alt of beer
I’ve playing it for only an hour but i like game mechanics here and locations are rather big (for the fly ofc)))
– Real player with 8.8 hrs in game
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Why did I buy this game?
I will try to explain:
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Very intriguing, vivid and challenging trailer and game screenshots on the game page
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Excellent immersion in the game
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Gorgeous soundtrack
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Allows you to relax
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relieves stress
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Excellent quality
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optimization
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20% discount
This is a single player game, I suspected that there will be a multiplayer here, but after an hour of playing, I realized what this game was for. It is designed as an anti-stress
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
Broken Thorns: West Gate
Shadowgate style game mixed with self-reflective, thoughtful dialogue and options.
Lots of surprises and humor, too.
Some of the artwork is incredible.
Can’t recommend this enough, it’s definitely on my all-time favorites list!
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Such a nice game, I played this for a while, I love how you reflect in mirror’s, and the story is taking me closer to myself. When you consider all these questions on your own life, not just game progress, it can show you who you really are. How others see you. How weak you are. Worth the price.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
The Judgement of Q
After i tried it, i’m not considering it as a puzzle game only, but also a brainstorming game, where you think through this short trip about the meaning of life and about the truth of it (that’s how i would describe it). Great game from an ambitious developer and i hope there will be more games like this.
– Real player with 5.6 hrs in game
The judgement of Q is one of those simple games to play when you want to chill, the puzzles are thought provoking, but not frustrating. The soundtrack is soothing and harmonic with the progression of the game. The environment design is the most beautiful aspect of the game, giving the player a sense of discovery and curiosity, that goes along with the narration, which can get somewhat confusing at times, but the game is mostly visual anyway.
There are occasional FPS drops between loading screens, but nothing that will completely upset your experience. It’s an overall calm and relaxing experience with meaningful implications.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
The Mammoth: A Cave Painting
A short, potentially thought-provoking story, lasting mere 5 minutes. Completion grants an achievement.
It tells about a woolly mammoth whose child is lost, so she leaves the herd to go and find them. In more general terms it describes the relationship between mammoths and ancient hunter-gatherers. It’s cool and in fact pretty metal, though a bit simplistic. But it’s free after all.
Art style is ingenious, resembling the style of cave paintings, very fitting to the theme.
As for controls, you can use either keyboard, gamepad or even mouse. It’s easier to maneuver with mouse or gamepad than with keyboard as you’re not restricted to strict compass directions.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
My first thoughts: hey, this is kinda cute, I guess.
My final thoughts, less than ten minutes later: FUCKING CHILD ABUSE!!
If you have kids, and want them to grow up really, REALLY fast, this brief taste of 100-proof bottled bleakness should have them reaching for the razor blades before they’ve grown all their teeth back. Borderline misanthropes like yours truly should enjoy it, however. Nothing like a bit of nihilism to get your morning/mid-to-late afternoon started, with a bowl of sour, soggy corn flakes to wash it all down.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Cognition Method: Initiation
Cognition Method: Initiation is a game similar in nature to other cube-based puzzle games, so if you enjoy them, you will feel right at home here.
The premise of the game is that you are an astronaut investigating a cube-shaped object in space that is being overrun by an infestation of some kind, all the while searching for and being guided by your father, whom was lost in a prior expedition but managed to make contact again as you entered the object. He instructs you to solve puzzles and venture deeper into the facility. Make of that what you will.
– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game
Cognition Methot: Initiation is a demo of a story-driven puzzle game that will come out some time in 2022.
As of right now, you will get no more than 1 hour of gameplay with puzzles that will introduce the core mechanic of altering gravity. This isn’t a negative element since it raises that complex and interesting challenges can be made in its final launch.
The strongest part of the demo is the art direction, not for having hyper-realistic graphics, but for using the light in an inteligent way, having simplistic environments that combine elements of art déco with the style of Escher in contrast with organic shapes.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Incel Syndrome
“disgraceful caricature of us truecels”
Read the whole demo and i gotta say im not surprised at all what I read. Its another piece to put down lonely men in their 20s for not having success with women. The game has the same narrative that most media has on incels or adult virgin men. They are all either mass shooters waiting to happen or just smelly neets in their mother’s basement, while the game attempts to sound smart with its quotes from Otto. Notice how no where in the game a woman seems irrational. Of course that can change when they release the whole game but i highly doubt they will show the ugly side of women in todays society cuz truly lonely men are the worst of our race right? Normies will never understand the lonely male which is why they will just throw all of them in the extreme category of the incel group. Congrats on the cringey ass demo cant wait for the whole game so i can shit on it and laugh more
– Real player with 14.6 hrs in game
Is a novel, no a game-novel, rather full novel with no relevant decisions. The following comment is therefore a review of the plot (No Spoilers).
This stuff is not for everyone, hardcore incel issues, 90% of the characters are assholes (except for Jhon, love that bastard), thick text, references to a certain goverment in Germany in the 1930´s, and so on. However, I would argue the plot is pretty well done, the conflict of the main character is real, the characters are all flesh-made weak-but-true people and one can even extract an idea or two from this philosophy-elevated 4chan rant. The backgrounds and the music are perfectly aligned with the plot and so on.
– Real player with 6.2 hrs in game
The Game We All Have To Play
Written for 1561’s Thoughts - Honest reviews, for busy people.
The Game We All Have To Play is worth some time. The premise of the game revolves around rhyme. If you make it through once you can say you’ve won, but it’s up to you if you think you’re done. 6/10
https://onefivesixone.com/reviews/the-game-we-all-have-to-play-2020-review/
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
Your journey across the vast lands of Russia begins in the Tverskoy District of Moscow. It’s a glorious Sunday morning on the 11th of September and you’re feeling energetic as your Trans-Siberian adventure is about to get underway. This is Henry’s story, who along with his brother-in-law Vernon will travel on the Trans-Siberian railway from Moscow to Vladivostok.
– Real player with 4.1 hrs in game
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With the borders closed due the current pandemic, you can at least travel in your mind while playing this game.
Take a trip with your brother-in-law onboard the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway line in the world. You are starting from Moskow and (maybe) reach Vladivostok a few days later. The game plays like a visual novel, with a map of Russia showing your progress and photographs illustrating the journey. Keep your stress level low and your fatigue under control while managing your travel budget. Meet people while travelling, and get along with your brother-in-law. There are many decisions to make, which can lead to quite different journeys by train (or other means).
– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game