Dimhaven - The Lost Source

its fine for a puzzle game. its nothing special. its not terribly difficult, you can get through this without hints... some of the puzzles are a bit abstract (i had to step away for a like 3 and get a fresh perspective on them) and then some are just simple. the final puzzle [spoiler] is split into three 'answers' one of which is literally just fiddling with dials til you get it right, one is just straight up inputting numbers and the third is a combination of the other two. [/spoiler] it was an awful finale. idunno, sometimes the puzzles were interesting to solve and then other its literally "find the numbers and input them somewhere" the graphic aesthetic is just ugly. ive seen this 3d pixelated texture style before.. just reminds me of old dreamcast games. its not pleasant to look at. the story was decent at the start.. trying to find your uncle and what happened to him, you go to this island thats nearly deserted, people are missing. thats great. i was interested. [spoiler] then we get some random alien/other worldly communication thing with little actual world build up at all. your uncle finds his way onto the 'ark,' stuck in another dimension. thats what we're trying to solve, how to get him out.. but you dont even know this til you input the final puzzle solution. [/spoiler] it felt just so random by the end that i just didnt care about it at all. its fine.. i just wasnt impressed by it. oh.. one thing that was weird. theres a cut scene at the end that made my pc fans ramp up LIKE CRAZY... but there was practically nothing going on on screen or anything i could imagine that would cause that.. i cant imagine what the reason this cut scene caused it, but it was just.. odd. i thought there was yard work going on outside. the rest of the game, my pc was silent.

I really enjoyed the puzzles in this game.

One of the most pleasant puzzle games i've played recently. Visual style is, i'd say, "unique", but doesn't affect puzzle-solving. Puzzles themselves are just in that sweet spot of not being too overwhelming and not too easy, thought couple of puzzles seem a bit annoying for my taste (hello, kitchen party puzzle). Highly recommend. Big thanks to developers!

Beautiful game, cute little story if a bit confusing. Puzzles were hard as nails. I think some of it was on me and some of it was just a bit vague. Overall, I was good with it. My only minor complaint is that it made my pc run pretty hot. Not honestly sure why. Would recommend but I would also recommend playing Quern first which I also enjoyed.

Definitely reccommend! Puzzles are great, not extra hard, but not easy either. Also amazed that they integrated a camera with graphic editor to serve as a "notebook" along the way, saved me quiet some time and I didn't have to scribble most of the clues IRL. I am sure there are some secrets (you can go out of bounds and have some fun walking around beautiful locations or there are some doors that are locked, but for some reason I think they can be unlocked lol) that are yet to be explored. Storywise it is nice a classy adventure mystery, the atmosphere is actually quiet pleasant, but there's always a feeling of something strange in the air. The only thing that needs to be fixed is the ability to skip dialog, if you have already had this dialog with a character. Overall a very solid and fun experience for a couple of evenings!

An acceptable Myst-like game. Overall quite enjoyable if you enjoy that type of puzzle game. I will say, however, that if you played the demo and expected the entire game to be similar in puzzle density and playstyle, I think you will likely be disappointed. The game's opening section is by far its best, and the remainder of the game just can't keep up the same level of quality. + Good world-building + Unique graphical style + OK built-in hint system + Puzzles that were generally quite challenging, but mostly fair - Some tedious puzzles - Extremely linear - A need to "tell" rather than "show" - UI/menu keybinds were frequently frustrating for me - One part of the game that involved a phone keypad and dialing specifically annoyed me

After Quern, I looked forward to this game for years. I am not a fan of the super pixelated look and can't recommend. Trying to de-cypher clues with potato quality is just not what I am looking for.

I mean, if you like obscure puzzles, this is for you. I am glad the game is over, honestly. My achievements were bugged which is annoying but not a big deal. Had to look in the community page for the dreamer poem solution cause that was a pain and I still don't get it. The story was fine. I would've liked to turn off bloom for the graphics but that wasn't an option. The running back and forth was a little annoying but understandable. Overall, it wasn't bad. I'd give it a 7/10.