Gordianaut

I will counteract a few of the negative reviews here. Gordianaut is exactly what it looks like: a very short game with one central mechanic that gets shifted around a bit. You can attach to the glowing sides of platforms and move them either horizontally, vertically or all around. Once those three concepts are explored, the game is over. It is easy, visually unappealing and it feels like a flash game from 2006. As a standalone game, it definitely is not worth the money. I will rate this game as part of the CosmOS 9 bundle, however, which is a bunch of experimental, short games ranging from cool in concept to actually cool. It fits very neatly into that bundle of games in an almost artistic way. It really isn't much, but for a quick lunch-break type of game, it works and it does feel like it would be part of a weird game system from outer space, where aliens try to emulate what games we as humans like. Looking at it this way, sure, I will upvote it, but don't expect much because it IS short and very basic - and definitely only get it as part of the bundle.

The credits text overlays on top of the pause screen text. That tells you how unpolished this puzzle-platformer is.

Basically a Flash game from 2007. Can't really recommend it, but it's not terrible either? Just very "eh", mostly boring.

Press "R" to reset to last lantern. This is a frustrating, fiddly, but fun short puzzle game. This is more of a prototype that needed some polish and playtesting than a final release. But if you get it as part of the CosmOS 9 bundle or on a deep discount it's a creative puzzler that will entertain you for a few minutes. Despite its short length there are a few nice "ah ha" moments and some unique exploration of the mechanics. I would be excited to see what a "proper" game with this idea turned out like.

One of the better games in the CosmOS 9 bundle. It's a short game without almost any pizzazz, but it's a solid honest puzzle exploring an interesting game mechanic the way good puzzles should. Minor negative - if there's a fullscreen button, I couldn't find it. Would've been nicer to play it in fullscreen.

A bit fiddly, but overall nice puzzle set

This is one of the games where I wish steam had a neutral option for reviews, as for an indie puzzler that was probably made in the dev's spare time it's perfectly acceptable, but I would never choose to buy this if it wasn't part of the bundle that's on right now. It feels on the level of a flash game, and this really captures their charm in a way that makes me feel a little nostalgic, as the controls are clunky and finicky although they work fine, though having arrow keys only really wear on my wrist. The puzzles aren't half bad, and the dev does go for a few eureka moments, although I got through it so fast and the mechanics were too obvious to really land for me. Overall, not terrible I've just been spoiled by the greats.

Nice short little game