The Prince of Landis Reviews

Surprisingly very good.

Great narrative. The writing is both refreshing and brutal, perfectly reflecting on the realities of the time that this story is set in. The characters are definitely well thought-out. Short and sweet and easily completed in an afternoon.

A great game from a master of the Flash era. Short & sweet, with a rewards system that keeps you clicking (especially for those of us familiar with the Alice is Dead series). The ever-reliable Hyptosis once again delivers a dark story in a beautifully-rendered world, while the music & sound design support the desolate, claustrophobic atmosphere of this small town. The accessibility is spot-on. Even given the limited inputs required, the game still allows you to configure your controls on keyboard & also supports mouse-only play.

Loved it! Short and to the point story-telling with light puzzle elements. Multiple ways to solve puzzles which played out with different consequences, which my girlfriend and i found clever ( and shocking sometimes!!!!) Loved the art, it fit the tone perfectly and the developer created a nice little immersive world. If you like story driven indie games, it's a great buy!

I'm a fan of Hyptosis' art and his games on Newgrounds, so I was looking forward to play this game. It didn't disappoint me, it was a charming little game, I liked the ending and that there were two possible ones[spoiler], I feel kinda bad for Louise though[/spoiler].

A simple, short adventure game with a cool concept. It doesn’t really have the features or presentation of a fully professional project. Some standard game settings (resolutions, languages) are missing or implemented in a clunky way. There are some errors in spelling and writing here and there. Some story objectives aren’t clear. However, solutions tend to be pretty straightforward and the map is just compact enough that you can look around to find anything you need in a reasonable timeframe. The story follows a boy in rural Oregon. He’s violently bullied at school and is raised by a single alcoholic father. Near the game’s beginning, [spoiler] an alien (aka “the guest”) crashes near his place and they meet, beginning a peculiar partnership where the boy gathers supplies and food on the alien’s behalf. [/spoiler] The process of [spoiler] the guest [/spoiler] asking you for things, and you seeking them out is basically the entire game. Overall you’re sent on about 4 errands and after that the plot wraps up quickly. I completed this game blind in about 90 minutes. The aesthetics of the game are decent. The drawn art shown in cutscenes is charming. The sprite-based art for the top-down overworld gameplay is also nice but there isn't really much flash to the environment. Hardly anything in the way of animations. The music and sound design were decent, but nothing stuck with me as being memorable. The setting of the game is cool, being in this backwater rural american town. The game world isn’t very interactive beyond the elements that advance the plot though. Aspects of deeper lore to the setting and its characters are vaguely alluded to at points ([spoiler] the main character’s deceased mom, the main character’s dad’s past, inter-character conflicts in town, etc [/spoiler] ) but seemingly never satisfyingly fleshed out. Certain progressions in the plot can be done in 2 different ways, presumably leading to different (minor) consequences to secondary characters. There seemed to be at least 2 different endings to the game, of which I only experienced one. The game definitely ended too abruptly. Like, it’s fine to end where it ended but the sudden freeze mid-cutscene that begins the credits is jarring. Overall, I think this is a passable experience. I wasn’t blown away, but I don’t regret buying and playing it. Is it the best $6 you can spend on Steam in terms of polish and content? Definitely not. But it’s an interesting little indie experience nonetheless.

What a treat! Fair price for the short content but my life feels richer having played through the story. Get it if it interests you.

It's great so far! I really like the art style in the game, and the story line can be relateable sometimes to some of us who grew up being bullied. It also had alternative methods of getting items! If you didn't like one way, there was always another! Sweet and short, the world needs more smaller games.

A game with an interesting plot, i thought it was a bit too short. The story could have been expanded, there is a lot of potential. Still liked it! Would play it again.

It's a shorter game, yes. But the world need more short games! For a very affordable price, you get this unique blend of the small-town winter mystery of Fargo, and a young misfit protagonist interacting with an alien like a dark ET, or maybe even Stranger Things? The game had cool vibes, and a great soundtrack! You can really feel the personal aspect, with the lead dev describing that many of the characters and interactions were lifted straight from their own small town experiences. It makes the world feel real, and live-in, even when only getting a small peak into the world. Set aside a couple hours one evening, dim the lights, pop in some headphones, and get lost in The Prince of Landis!