Wilderplace Reviews

a simple yet [i]revealing[/i] puzzle game w/ great narrative (and, surprisingly, tied seamlessly w/ its mechanics!) i'd say get the game w/o 2nd thought, despite these subtle flaws: [list] [*] ui/ux feels like "mobile first": in a single turn, you can move onto an adjacent tile, or stay on the current tile and interact with another. in other games it'll be like, WASD to move, or hold shift during WASD to interact; some games employed left/right click to distinguish movement/action... in this game, it is tapping WASD vs holding WASD, which got wrongly interpreted quite a bit [*] mouse cursor isn't easily visible (thx to its semi-transparent color) when going to some "dark" zone of the map --- however, you can play the game keyboard-only or controller-only, but for me lazy brat, i like to use only just a trackpad on my right hand [*] game's map has branching paths w/ multiple entries to each sub-area, which quite suggests a metroidvania genre; however, you can only follow the standard level sequence ::sadge:: [/list]

Absolutely love this game. Its a good enough puzzle game, with mechanics that start of very slow, but do get progressively trickier and become really interesting after a while, but what makes this game stand out is that it is more than just that. Gameplay, visuals, audio and story come together effortlessly and create something that that is at the same time part compelling visual novel, confounding puzzle game and a kind of soothing deeply relaxing experience.