Dimhaven - The Lost Source

This was a fun puzzle adventure but its puzzles are Definity tough. There a few easy ones, but there is many puzzles in this game that have stumped me for days!!! Overall good game and interesting story.

Very difficult puzzles that truly make you think. I was a tad disappointed when it ended since I was desperately hoping for more, especially finding out more about the Vitali and all the mysteries that came along with them. Really hope there are more adventures with Emily in the future. Overall it is a great game. Highly recommend to anyone who likes story-driven puzzle games.

Another good installment from Zadbox. I'd suggest Quern over Dimhaven in most aspects. Dimhaven requires a lot less intuition and has a lot more straightforward routing so to a less experienced puzzler I might suggest this, would not recommend as first puzzle game though. Some of the item manipulation was tedious as heck with a mouse&keyboard, especially the dials on the little handheld monitor as seen in the trailer. Loved the photo challenge on the beach and was sad to not find any more of them in the chapters succeeding it. Initial kitchen felt really out of place thematically and slogged up my janky laptop something fierce. With my venting done I recommend this game to anyone experienced in some sense with puzzle games. It's cute, 98% good puzzles, fun little side things to do, and feels rewarding. Zadbox has once again proven their mettle in the genre, with a less difficult game for the broader masses. I am happily going to keep working my way through their catalogue of games with excitement. If you are interested in playing Zadbox games, play Dimhaven first. You'll experience ascending quality as you work through different titles that way. Thank you Zadbox and please keep making such great quality games.

Great puzzle game, not as hard as Blue Prince, but you will definitely need some pen and paper. This game also has an in-game screenshot mechanic where you use a camera to take photos of your surroundings. You can also write/type in-game to edit your photos directly which is HUGE.

Игра оказалась проходнячковой. Если коротко, то ребята замахнулись на крупный проект и не справились. После финала осталось куча хвостов, которые ясно дают понять, что во многих местах планировался контент, но видимо в другой раз. Кто играл в Quern, то представьте, что вы даже не дошли до телепортации и вам пустили титры, печальное зрелище. Насколько же хорошо то, что есть? Стало более казуально, коридорно, причинно-следственные связи отсутствуют как таковые. Например нужно потратить время на серию головоломок после которой вы попадаете в помещение в первый и в последний раз ради монолога одного из нпс. По аналогии с Quern, это как если бы вы спустились на лифте в подземную локацию, послушали диалог нпс и вернулись на поверхность, абсурд. Не буду скрывать, что меня до сих пор не покидает чувство, что меня нагрели на деньги, показали неплохую демку, показали кучу закрытых дверей с намеком, что мне нужно открыть их все и примерно тут же пустили титры. Буду думать, что они там просто все разосрались или не расчищали бюджет и слепили что могли из говна и палок. Пару слов о визуале и саунд дизайне. Саунд традиционно не подвел, мало (как и все в этой игре), но хорошо. Визуал это просто лютое дерьмище. Не поймите меня неправильно, я смотрю сначала на геймплей и только потом на визуал, но конкретно тут он очень мешал играть. Вырвиглазная палитра, лютый расфокус, непонятно на что вообще следует обращать внимание, куча пустых декораций (я напоминаю, мы играем пазл где каждая деталь может иметь значение). Глаза сдохли. Как итог, я бы крайне не советовал пробовать эту игру тем, кто получал наслаждение от Quern, вы будете разочарованы. А для тех, кто не так критичен, сложно найти хоть одну причину почему мимо Dimhaven не стоит пройти мимо.

Dimhaven: The Lost Source is definitely worth recommending. The game is not only challenging but also very rewarding, and well worth the money. The graphics may take some getting used to, but they fit the atmosphere of the game well. Alongside the many challenging puzzles, the story is very well done. As you progress, it gradually becomes clearer what the story is really about. I won’t give away any spoilers. Just play it and experience it for yourself. The developers have created a real gem here.

Just finished the game, overall it's a decent puzzle game. Some puzzles can be frustrating (mostly from the way the clue is presented sometimes that is not clear at all, also had a similar issue with some of Quern drawings), but it's pretty straightforward other than a couple of clues/hints. I'm a bit disappointed coming from Quern, the overall setting I preferred greatly (and the puzzles were more charming I guess), here they are not particularly "rememberable". The whole camera thing could have been so much more interesting if they continued their "photo challenge" from the first area, and the book is buggy at times (also annoying to cycle through the pages) Still it wasn't a bad experience but I would have enjoyed a "Quern 2" much more I guess. Also the ending is a bit... bad to be honest, Quern also had issue with the story so I wasn't much surprised anyway.

voice acting, art and story all really lovely. If you like exploring and puzzles you'll like this. I had to use a walk-through a couple of times but i'm sure if I had stuck with it I would have worked it out in the end.