Dimhaven - The Lost Source

This was a great game. Sadly I'm not as clever as some people are so I required the aid of a walkthrough but it was still an interesting game regardless. I fully recommend getting this game. Hopefully you are sharper and more clever than I am and you won't need the walkthrough.

All in all, a very pleasant way to pass most of an afternoon. The puzzles are very clever and the world is visually lovely and enjoyable to explore. The actual *story* has some pacing and logic issues, and it does at times feel like the writing is working in two very different registers that are constantly at war with each other. Think less Uncharted and more, uh... the last Indiana Jones movie (was it *actually* called "The Dial of Destiny?" oof). I give it a B+.

Schönes Rätselspiel, aber zu kurz für den Preis. Die meisten Rätsel sind schlüssig und logisch, lediglich zwei Rätsel haben mir Schwierigkeiten bereitet, da sie nichts mit Logik zu tun hatten, [spoiler]beide Rätsel mit den Wachszylindern bzw. das genaue Einstellen der Frequenzen[/spoiler]. Das Spiel hat zudem einen sehr gewöhnungsbedürftigen Look, die detaillierte Modellierung und die 8-Bit Pixel-Grafik der Texturen passen für mich nicht so ganz zusammen, das tut aber dem Spielspaß beim Rätseln keinen Abbruch. Ein paar kleinere Bugs gab es auch, aber nichts das die Spielbarkeit beeinflusst. Schade, dass im Vergleich zu (vor allem älteren) Trailern offensichtlich einiges an Content für die finale Version gestrichen wurde. Alles in allem spreche ich eine vorsichtige Empfehlung aus. Da es aber nur zwei Nachmittage füllt, würde ich bei dem stolzen Preis empfehlen, auf einen Sale zu warten.

I am sorry, Zadbox. You did such a good job with Quern. This could have been deeper story build on the foundations of that game. But the setting jumps from one place to the other. Its very linear yet it also closes off other areas. Stuck on one puzzle? Due to the way the puzzles and the game are built, you will get hardstuck. This was not all that much of a problem for me in part 1 and 2, but definitely in part 3. The spike in difficulty is noticable. But also the hints and even certain mechanics make little sense without looking for help outside of the game. And I had to search for help more then once. In part 1 all the solutions are carefully worked into the envoirment. You even reference Outer Wilds wich did a fantastic job with envoiremental puzzels yet is not easy to complete. But in parts 2 and 3, the goes away. I cant help but feel that the focus and goals changed over time and a lot of the areas that you were supposed to go were cut. Other then being stuck, the overal amount of gametime is quite low. I really hope you keep making these games but please consider these points as I am not the only one who feels this way.

What an extraordinary game! Experiences like that are always too short! I loved the complexity of the puzzles, there was always a logical solution. But I'm sad there are still closed areas, like the metallic door in the kitchen. It's also frustrating that you can't go back after some checkpoints, so the photo challenge is not completable unless you think about it every second of the game.

Great game, No hand holding at all lol. Still, great game with a great story. Will make you feel like you accomplish something when you solved a puzzle.

That's a great game, nostalgically smart. The cutscene-presented lore looked a bit messy, but overall i enjoyed the story, the gameplay , the music and the style very much!

Fun and complex puzzles, definitely worth a play

Das Setting ist wirklich sehr schön. Sehr mysthisches und schweres Spiel. Auch die Rätsel sind schwierig. Man wird wahrscheinlich irgendwann Hilfe brauchen.

Not a masterpiece, but still great. I did not like the final puzzle where I did not see any logic in the solution, but it was otherwise a great experience. Did not live up to the high bar set by Quern, but I would still recommend it to fans of that game and similar myst-like entries in the same genre.