Quiet as a Stone Reviews

It's ok. If you have nothing better to do and just want to waste a little creative time. No real satisfaction with the exception of a possible wallpaper background. It does get a little boring after 30mins and controls are not straight forward. But it is ok.

Love the concept and the calm vibes, its very beautiful and relaxing! I do wish there were more variation in landscapes though, I imagine it gets same'y quite fast. Different climates and plants would have been fun! It is also much too dark, with no way to adjust the lighting up (as far as I can tell). Sometimes I cant see whats going on at all, its literally just pitch black, lol. There are also some minor issues, like street lamps cant be picked up again once you place them.

The ultimate study companion. I leave this game running in the background so the relaxing ambient audioscape and music can accompany me. I think a lot of people misunderstand this game but I also love that it redefines what a video game can be.

The game is well done and though super simple and even limited in the actual gameplay (can't save maps you've developed, no!real goal other than just clearing the landscape searching for magical stones). But despite the games limitations, it's easy gameplay and simplicity are actually addicting. Tried it for the first time today and when I'd stopped it was 3 hours later! LOL Only three downfalls I see are that you can't save maps, can't create a map from scratch, and there needs to be a gamma control as the game is predominently dark and its difficult to see the landscape clearly. Hopefully the developer will add some updates. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a relaxing experience that only costs pennies.

As someone who enjoys nature, I was starting to get into this game. I knew it was minimalist and I have enjoyed uncovering the features and playable options one by one. What is BEWILDERING to me is why the developer would not have some way to save progress. With Islanders for example, while you cannot save each game you can at least leave your current progress and resume later. I think the developer somehow thinks that all players should have the mindset to sit down and play this game for a long time, designing something beautiful then start over. Developer: I am not that user. I am a working family dad who needs to start/stop games because I have chunks of time to spend on a game... not hours. I love all things 'builder' in games. I absolutely -depend- on 'resuming' creative games where I work on a thing 30 min here/45 min there. I have a Cities Skylines save that has taken months 30-45 min at a time but looks AMAZING. I like this game - however, while beautiful it is the ONLY game in recent memory that does not have any sort of save or at LEAST pause/continue. What were they thinking???!?!

A zen sandbox builder. Create a floating island landscape with a relaxing visual and audio ambiance, take pictures of your completed creation. There are no saving, and each instance is totally random. Some islands are 'meh' and don't have much to build with, but if you're lucky enough to find yourself with a grass stone (cutting down grass has random drops of building items) your palette is endless. Think along the lines of an HD Etch-A-Sketch but random fantasy-themed elements.

Even at the cheap price, I simply can't recommend this game. It looks really nice in the beginning, until you realize each scenery is pretty much the same. The exploration mechanics get boring really fast, you're forced to do a ton of mindless clicking and you only get a tiny amount of control over the area. The inability to save your game takes away whatever remaining joy this might have brought - you can't go back and admire your old areas or move on to new areas; you're forced to replay the same starting areas over and over again. I love relaxing slow-paced games, but this just doesn't work.

This is a beautiful experience worth the price and your time. Less of a game and more of a atmospheric toy. Fun to play when you don't feel like working at anything and just enjoying really satisfying feedback.

This is such a good way to chill out. For me it was all about being able to poke and prod at a little diorama to adjust it, take a photo, and move on. Each time finding the 'thing' about the location that felt right to me. Kinda like going for a wander through the woods and stumbling across a little secluded spot, or a view through the trees and enjoying it for what it is.

First few minutes this seems very interesting, then it becomes boring. You cannot save your progress so you start over every time you play. Very limited in what you can do and add to each scene, and each scene is almost the same as the last scene. Not much variety. Slow and boring from my point of view. Refund request lodged.