Dimhaven - The Lost Source

One of the best puzzle games I played in the last years. I found the puzzles to be quite unique, interesting and satisfyingly difficult at times. The game ended very suddenly and much quicker than I anticipated, since there seemed so many more places to explore. However, it took me 15 hours to complete and this was a good value for the price.

I honestly do not think this game was worth the wait. Really enjoyed Quern, but Dimhaven just did not seem to engage me very well. The pixelation of the graphics made the entire game difficult to play. I used a Microsoft game controller to play the game and the issues with the controller were terrible. If I did something that caused the controller to vibrate, the vibration would never shut off. I had to disable it in the settings. Game play was not very non-linear as it was supposed to be. I actually thought the people in the game would be much more realistic in their appearance and movements. Some of the puzzles, like the electric panels, were engaging. But, for the most part, the remaining puzzles just did not have much challenge to them.

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.

FR : Une excellente aventure de réflexion avec une atmosphère mystérieuse du début à la fin. Le monde est magnifique à explorer, les énigmes sont intelligentes sans être injustes, et l'histoire m'a captivé tout au long de l'aventure. Si vous aimez des jeux comme Myst ou Quern, celui-ci vaut clairement le détour ! EN : A fantastic puzzle adventure with a mysterious atmosphere from start to finish. The world is beautiful to explore, the puzzles are clever without feeling unfair, and the story kept me engaged the whole way through. If you enjoy games like Myst or Quern, this is definitely worth playing!

AMAZING! I haven't felt this way since Myst (and Riven) when I was a kid. Please, please, make more games!

I'm mostly glad this worked out after the Kickstarter did not. I fell in love with the look and humor of the demo (not with the visa puzzle) and wanted to visit all the locked-off places. In the end, the humor all but evaporates after the first location, the locked-off vistas stay mostly inaccessible, and the story converges into a rather tropy ending. But I enjoyed the puzzles and that's what counts. It's only a bit shorter than Quern, and the visuals and music are well done. I hope there will be a next one, but if there is, please, hire a good writer to come up with a better story.

I loved it! This is a Myst style game with difficult but very well designed puzzles. I hope they make another in this series.