Absurd Story: Back Home

[h3] A Quick Look at the Story [/h3] A steampunk-style adventure and puzzle game set in a fictional, post-disaster city. You play as Zhou Ruoshui, a mechanic and Taoist wanderer who returns to his ruined hometown in search of his missing parents. As he explores the desolate streets, he becomes entangled in a strange and mysterious journey. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters—some familiar, some unknown—and uncovers buried truths through puzzles, shifting timelines, and dual perspectives. [h3] In-Depth Review [/h3] The game charms right away with its nostalgic pixel art. Exploration is simple and intuitive, with a clear and not other possible path, along the way you can interact with different notes and objets. Although this makes the searching for items easier, it does feel a bit repetitive the moment you realise pretty much all objects will be found in a container. Puzzles are scattered throughout the game and are generally enjoyable, offering a decent level of challenge. Although, in my opinion, the level of difficulty for the puzzles seemed to vary quite a bit, sometimes going from a very easy puzzle to a pretty hard one. Something good regardless is that it’s possible to find clues around the room, along with occasional comments from the protagonist. There are three different endings, which makes the game more enjoyable as you try to get all possible endings. The main route is easy to achieve, but the other two possible, are a bit harder to get and might require a bit of guidance to be able to unlock them which feels like a small bonus for curious players. However, the experience isn’t without hiccups, it would be interesting to add a few more saving points as instant deaths are quite common, either from enemies or from interacting with certain objects. The fact that saving points are so scattered means that you can lose a lot of progress very easily which can feel a bit frustrating. However, the experience isn’t without hiccups. One major issue is with the localization—most of the game is translated well enough to follow the story, but there are occasional mistakes that break immersion. Text sometimes switches from English to Chinese, even mid-conversation, and awkward sentence structures or odd punctuation show up now and then. Apart from that, the game would sometimes start bugging, needing to restart it to make it work again, no apparent reason for that. [quote=][b] For more reviews, check my[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45284670/] Curator's Page [/url][/b][/quote] [quote=][b] For more varied reviews, also check [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116/] Indiegems [/url][/b][/quote]

The classic top-down camera and nostalgic pixel art set the stage nicely, but make no mistake, this is far more of an adventure-puzzle game than a grind-heavy RPG. Exploration is simple but effective. Your character can walk, run, and interact with the environment, but there are no flashy indicators for hotspots. You’ll need to get up close to objects and wait for a question mark prompt to appear. These interactions often deliver bits of lore and world building, but they're rarely essential, and can be skipped without consequence. The game’s translation is serviceable, and for the most part, it communicates the story well. However, it’s not without its quirks. Occasional grammar issues, such as awkward sentence structures, misplaced commas and capitals, and even bits of untranslated text, can pull you out of the experience. One particularly annoying issue is with apostrophes, which sometimes cause spacing errors. Fortunately, these are small blemishes that appear infrequently enough to avoid ruining the game’s atmosphere. The game progresses in a mostly linear fashion, with areas segmented into small, self-contained rooms. Once a room has been cleared of useful items or interactions, there's usually no going back. While exits are occasionally marked, doors often need to be interacted with because you never know. Item management is refreshingly streamlined. Key items are placed in obvious containers and added automatically to your inventory. There’s no need to manually select or equip them—if you’ve got the right item, it’ll be used when needed. Where the game steps up is in its puzzles. Scattered notes and stone tablets provide clues, and though the challenges aren’t especially hard, they demand enough thought to be satisfying. Hints from the protagonist help keep things moving, and if you do get stuck, a built-in walkthrough (tucked away in the install folder) has your back. Adding to the tension are sudden-death traps lurking in certain rooms. These hazards and enemies can kill you instantly, kicking you back to the main menu and wiping all unsaved progress. That makes regular use of the water cooler save points absolutely essential. Miss one, and you might find yourself losing a hefty chunk of progress to an unexpected surprise. Besides the annoyance of waiting a few moments for the death screen and reloading the last save, the game also strangely drops several frame rates and runs slower with each death. The only way to fix this is to close the game and restart it. The game takes a couple of hours to beat, but the fan part is that you can choose between three paths. The choice is made right in the first area, but except for the main path, the two other paths take extra steps that aren’t clear unless you take a look at the walkthrough.

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精致的像素，蒸汽朋克美工是上大分的，玩法剧情对我来说都比风来之国优秀，值得一玩

Klasik yukarıdan aşağıya kamera ve nostaljik piksel sanatı sahneyi güzelce hazırlamış, ancak yanılmayın, bu bir öğütme ağırlıklı RPG'den çok daha fazla bir macera-bulmaca oyunu. Keşif basit ama etkili. Karakteriniz yürüyebilir, koşabilir ve çevreyle etkileşime girebilir, ancak sıcak noktalar için gösterişli göstergeler yok. Nesnelere yaklaşmanız ve bir soru işareti isteminin görünmesini beklemeniz gerekecek. Bu etkileşimler genellikle bilgi ve dünya inşası parçaları sunar, ancak bunlar nadiren önemlidir ve sonuçsuz bir şekilde atlanabilir.

BGM好听，不过悬疑部分有时候还是会让人咯噔一下。 感觉有点毛毛的......

剧情向的解谜游戏。解谜难度不高，小游戏水平，喜欢剧情解谜游戏又可以接受RPG MAKER风格的话可以试试。

近期玩过最舒服的国产解谜。没有刻意堆难度，谜题提示都藏在场景里：看墙上的裂缝走向、数兔子画像的脚。存档饮水机遍地都是，手残党友好。蒸汽齿轮+道教符咒的美术风格独特，特别是机械祭坛会喷蒸汽的细节。双线叙事稍显割裂，但机械师和道士互相吐槽的对话挺乐。流程短了点，全收集也就4小时。 解谜爱好者可入。8/10 [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40230650] 更多独立游戏测评，请关注月下茶寨鉴赏家 [/url]

剧情向解谜《荒镇 返家》：机械师×道士的世界末日冒险 世界末日，地面上的人几乎都消失了， 于是机械师咒若水决定返家寻找父母， 经过地下解谜通道和冷清又空无一人的街道后， 她成功返回了家中， 但眼前的一幕令她大吃一惊， 满地的碎玻璃渣、消失的父母 以及突然间闯到房间里嘴里不停说着： “任务、任务”的神秘面具“人”， 在与其打斗的过程中，咒若水跌入了一个砖墙房间， 与此同时，与另一位道士主角周明辰相遇了， 于是本作的故事围绕着末世之谜和寻父母展开了。 [h3]难度适中的谜题[/h3] 游戏的解谜难度不算太高，而且每一处的破解方式都会在房间有提示， 所以玩家不用过度思考，认真解谜即可，（因为我自己玩的时候总是往难处思考..） 比如前期的打开开关开启三处桥梁，从左到右会有几张告示提示， 再比如在店铺里的箭头按钮，只要观察兔子画像即可， 很简单不同方向兔子漏出的脚数量就是破解之法。 还有寻找木牌的玩法，根据鬼影附近的数字和口味提示寻找即可， 大家破解时不要多想（因为我多想了） 比如数字提示了二三四五六七八九， 去选则木牌处会有一个标有“衣食”的木牌， 代表着此前的数字缺少“一十”， 而当时我还在傻愣愣的想这几张纸的提示会不会是按照木牌的顺序选择。 [h3]更多玩法[/h3] 游戏中还有放置模型模特，控制台加减乘除，躲避面具人，迷宫，格子行走等玩法。 往后边玩还能见到地府元素，比如说生人靠着看不见的墙和引路灯走出去。 比较可爱的是比如城隍大人和库米都是小动物。 随着进度游戏中还有追逐战和潜行玩法， 比如说需要注意的是在红绿灯玩法时，爆炸身亡或者被车撞就会失败。 个人比较喜欢后续难的墓地玩法。 除此之外还有一个最终的躲避怪物石头的玩法， 每次石头坠落的地点会提前提示，玩家躲避即可。 [h3]开始末世的冒险[/h3] 游戏的玩法就是探索解谜， 所以在游玩的过程玩家当一些物品或者区域可互动时就会出现标示提示。 同时本作的存档点很多，也就是在游戏中随处可见的饮水机， 所以大家在游玩的时候记得存档。 地图引导的也比较充分，比如一些房间会有通道提示， 而且游戏除了解谜的区域没有什么弯弯绕绕， 所以玩家基本不会迷路， 但是需要注意的是，有些路比较窄，玩家稍微往旁边走一下可能过不去。 地图的风格确实挺末世的，因为到处都是裂痕的房间，坍塌的教室， 还有阴间且凄凉的背景音乐。 女主家挺酷的，楼梯坍塌后还可以通过机械把她送上房顶，此外地图中也有很多蒸汽朋克要素。 [h3]寻找人类消失的秘密[/h3] 虽然是双主角，但主控还是咒若水，道士则是陪在我们身边一起冒险， 玩家可以与其对话，相当于是冒险过程不孤单。 除此之外游戏中还会与其他角色相遇，比如邻居奶奶，开头的塔先生，灵魂左文蕊以及一些敌人等。 就是有些角色有点分不清男女，比如塔先生，一开始要不是说他是男士，我还以为是女士。 每到一个重要节点，比如坠楼，跳水等，玩家都会开启一次与父母的梦境， 此外游戏中还会有几处剧情CG来增加画面感。 虽然本作是末世风格，但是危机感不多且没有恐怖元素，所以喜欢解谜的玩家可以放心游玩。 游戏给我的感觉就是稍微有点中二，但体验下来确实有看短篇动画的感觉。 [quote]漫话漫谈，期待关注:[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44551694/]写生漫话家[/url] ←节约宝贵时间，阅读省流测评~ 欢迎加入漫话家的大家庭:[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/14030826]写生漫话家[/url]←共同探讨游戏中的精彩片段，向玩家展现第九艺术的魅力~ 感谢你的阅读，觉得还行的话，希望点个赞~[/quote] 最后 流程大概有三小时往上，如果你解谜速度快的话，流程会更短。游戏中牵扯到了末世，蒸汽朋克，地府，道士等多种元素，总体而言是一款还算有趣的解谜游戏，尤其是最后的反转。