Recent reviews by dmathis7

Tremendous, masterpiece, five-star puzzle game - for the first 3/4. The late game becomes a bit tedious because you are more susceptible to RNG to progress anything (because you have less unsolved mysteries to make progress *on*). Still, there are added challenge modes that add some desire to start over with a new file. Despite some late-game faults, I would still recommend whole-heartedly to any puzzle game or escape room fan.

A wonderfully charming mashup of bullet hell and Zelda-like adventure. I even felt a bit of Dark Souls to it, there's some mystery to the world that's fun to unravel and explore. And it plays great, so much fun, I feel like John Wick!

Quite a unique experience, a beautiful environment to explore filled with great puzzles, and some of which are really mind-bending. You just have to see them yourself! All very satisfying to solve and progress. I played for 40 hours and thought I had about seen everything, but then found an entire new area to explore. The game encourages you to poke at its edges and pull on the threads, and it succeeds entirely.

The sense of exploration and discovery is very reminiscent of the old computer game series Myst. Interspersed throughout you will find some philosophical quotes and readings to think on, which can be very interesting if you're in the right headspace for them. Overall an excellent world to lose yourself in, highly recommended.

What is most unfortunate about this game is that even just one month ago I would have wholeheartedly recommended this game to any strategy fan (I have indeed spent nearly 400 hours playing!) However, a recent update that coincided with the console launch has introduced many bugs and crashes. Some are merely graphical, and there are many with the UI (due to the need to make it more controller-friendly), but some are so severe that they are game-breaking (my 400 hour campaign file is now corrupted and seemingly lost forever).

The developers do seem to be actively working on addressing these issues, and state that they have hired more people to help address the new problems, but because of the significance and severity of the bugs I cannot recommend playing this in its current state. I have submitted many bug reports myself, but there are so many that it is becoming a second job, and the hassle of playing is now outweighing my enjoyment of the game unfortunately.

I would recommend waiting for more hotfixes and watching other players' discussions in the forums to see when (or if?) the game is stable enough to play.

Maritime themed eldritch arcane horrors, compelling narrative, fun gameplay

A wonderful experience of adventure and mystery. There are many moments of genuine terror here. Sometimes it's just scary rocks, but sometimes it's more the "existential dread" variety. Ever think about the heat death of the universe? Or what happens when the sun burns out?

A must play for lovers of exploration and adventure!

Tons of fun, but very difficult! Lots of replayability - there are many different classes of ships and layouts to unlock. Very good value!

Good puzzle game! Good for a few hours of fun.

Absolutely brilliant, a must play for video game enthusiasts.