HAMSTERMIND

A very good puzzler with a good variety of puzzle types and difficulty. The main path is relatively straightforward with a handful of stumpers thrown here and there, but things get exponentially trickier in the endgame and beyond. Don't even wanna spoil the puzzles as discovering the layers is part of the fun. So don't let the child-friendly visuals fool you, and give it a whirl if it looks curious

Немножко неказистая технически, но в целом хорошая головоломка с разнообразными механиками (почти все показаны в трейлере и на скриншотах) и [i]двойным дном[/i]. Первая часть игры, где-то до 130% прогресса, — откровенна, линейна и проста, рекомендую смело любителям. Ко второй части подходите с осторожностью, потому что сложность в ней возрастает одномоментно и кратно: к привычным лабиринтам скарабеев и вращению платформ подключаются криптоанализ и метазадачи, элементы которых выходят за пределы механик игры. В описании это скромно назвали «секретными уровнями», но прохождение до первых титров у меня заняло меньше пяти часов, а вот [i]настоящее, полное[/i] прохождение занимает до шестидесяти по заверению разработчиков. Я намеренно заспойлерил себе содержание «секретного» контента и решил, что не хочу нырять в кроличью нору, но хочу рассказать в отзыве о том, что она есть. Своих денег игра стоит в любом случае.

The demo was already promising, the final game far exceeded my expectations. Puzzles are clever and the difficulty ramps up smoothly. Don't let the cute aesthetics fool you, the game becomes quite challenging by the end!

This puzzle game was a huge surprise to me, I came across it in the puzzlevideogames subreddit and it just had so much higher production values than most other games in this genre, I got really curious and bought it. It is a puzzle adventure where you, Hamster Jones the intrepid explorer, solve different types of puzzles to find the treasure of the pyramid. I was a bit skeptical of the theme going in, but it was actually cutely done and I thought the character art was especially great. I would've liked to see even more character interactions and storyline. There are different types of puzzles, which really solved my issue of feeling tired of solving 874398 of the same kind of puzzle in this type of game. There are 1. sliding block puzzles, which are mandatory, 2. puzzles where you have to control a drone on a grid, these also tend to be mandatory as far as I could tell, 3. puzzles where you rotate a box and blocks fall due to gravity, these are optional and give you cosmetics, 4. decoding puzzles, also optional, and 5. riddle-like puzzles, I think mostly intended for the post-game. I got to the credits roll in about eleven and a half hours, doing a lot of the optional stuff too and having fun, but some of the remaining stuff seemed annoying, so I stopped at that point. I might return to it later. Spending 150+ hours on Blue Prince really made me consider how to try to find the optimal place to quit in a game, and I'm honestly not sure! I think the puzzles were great and surprisingly challenging. Sometimes I thought the pacing was a bit off - a bunch of easy puzzles followed by a total ?!?. The drone puzzles especially felt like there should've been a few more inserted into the story, because at one point a mandatory one introduced two rather complicated ideas at the same time (or maybe I just missed something). I did get to the credits roll without looking anything up, but some of the puzzles were genuinely difficult even up till that point, and in a very fair sense. One thing I didn't like was that even though we were in a large pyramid with lots of places to visit, progress often had choke points of a puzzle you absolutely had to complete (often one of the drone puzzles). There were optional puzzles you could try to take a break from the main story, but I found it frustrating that the game was more linear than it needed to be. Also if you are interested in the post-game puzzles, they are behind a choke point like this too. That was when I decided I had had enough for the time being - but again, I might return to it later. The decoding puzzles were also clunkier than the others, especially when it came to the cluing. There is a very VERY cool something right before the ending, I don't want to spoil it, but if you think you are near the ending, go for it and it will be awesome in a way that recontextualizes everything before it. For those of you who are here for "Is this a metroidbrainia?" - Not really, there is one knowledge unlock that gates some of the more complicated optional puzzles. However, the very cool something I mentioned above recontextualizes a lot of things in the game, so I'd say that is metroidbrainia-adjacent and if you are looking for those types of experiences, you'll enjoy it. But Hamstermind is primarily a level-based puzzle game. Also please note that I haven't finished the optional and post-game content, so there might be even more. I played on the Steam Deck docked to the TV and it worked well. It sometimes had a little bit of framedropping in the large main area, but nothing major, I'd say. All in all a cool experience, and I'm going to be on the lookout for the next game from the developers too! ___ Source of the game: Bought with my own money (with launch discount)

If you love puzzles with multiple layers then you should definitely play this game. I don't want to say too much so nothing is spoiled but there are many nice surprises and the puzzles definitely ramp up in difficulty quite a bit. Although they can be difficult the nice part is they aren't frustrating at all and are very satisfying once you solve them. So far I've put in 14 hours and it still feels like I've got so much left.

Avez-vous déjà rêvé d’incarner Indiana Jones pour partir à l’aventure dans une pyramide afin de révéler tous ses secrets ? Dans HamsterMind, c’est exactement ce que vous faîtes... Mais avec un Hamster plutôt qu'Harrison Ford ! Le joueur incarne donc Hamster Jones, très probablement un aventurier et un archéologue de renom dont le but est d’accéder au trésor de la pyramide de Charaon. Mais cela sera plus compliqué qu’il n’y paraît, le fantôme du pharaon félin ayant laissé quelques surprises de taille à notre rongeur . Hamster Jones devra donc passer de salle en salle pour y résoudre des puzzles. Ses compagnons l’aideront dans sa tâche : - le docteur Hamstein réparera et vous donnera du matériel - Ane Marie la traductrice et linguiste l’aiguillera sur d’autres types d’énigmes - et Chris Eratops, l’expert en démolition vous permettra d’accéder à des zones cachées de la pyramide grâce à son insecto-drone Pour éviter d’en dévoiler trop sur HamsterMind, ce qui aurait du être un petit jeu cosy, est au final devenu un jeu qui a occupé mon esprit même hors des lives. À tel point que je m’en relevais parfois la nuit pour vérifier certaines infos et tester des solutions potentielles. HamsterMind m’a fait vivre ce même retournement de cerveau que j’avais déjà vécu dans d’autres jeux. Et rien que pour cela, je le recommande à toutes celles et ceux qui apprécient les jeux de réflexion ! Bon allez, c’est pas tout, faut que j’y retourne, il me reste quelques secrets et scarabées à découvrir ! [b]Kiwikrykry[/b] Streameur, illustrateur, monteur et plein d'autres trucs en -eur (sauf technicien informatique) ---- [b][url=https://youtu.be/FpuNfKgyNr0]Le let's play de HamsterMind est dispo sur ma chaîne YouTube[/url][/b] ! Pensez à vous abonner, c'est gratuit et ça aide énormément !

I picked this game up after watching Olexa play it. My impressions from having played are that it is a *very* fun game that went so much deeper than I initially thought it would. The puzzles are fair but challenging, ramping up in difficulty and complexity. Sometimes I'd kick myself after realising the solution, and sometimes I'd be scratching my head for a good 30+ minutes wondering what I've missed. If you love challenging puzzle games, you will love this. If you get stuck there is a Discord full of incredibly helpful and friendly people, but you can absolutely solve this by yourself.

Funny premise and excellent puzzle game, I have both felt super clever blazing through early levels and been suitable and comprehensibly flummoxed in later levels! There's (at time of writing) a supportive discord community that helps without ruining the experience, which just adds to it

What a fun game! There's puzzles, and more puzzles, and more puzzles and then more puzzles! The game has a light humerous air about it that feels cozy and fun. The graphics are right on par to enhance that feeling. Movement is smooth and seeing the hamster waddling around is a joy for the eyes. The puzzles start out easy, but do ramp up towards the bottom of the pyramid. Some of the later ones are a bit tedious as the order in which you need to arrange things isn't immedeately obvious anymore. There's bonus puzzles for which you collect clues while exploring, some of which require eye for details and some are just evil. They are all doable though (there's one that might take a lot of effort if you haven't already done so). Luckily there's a Discord server with a lot of helpful people! If you love puzzle games, then this is certainly a recommendation!

Excellent jeu ! J’ai eu la chance d’y jouer pendant les phases de beta et les playtests, et j’ai adoré l’expérience. Le système de rotation des salles est très malin et rend l’exploration de la pyramide vraiment intéressante. Les puzzles sont bien pensés, avec aussi des défis optionnels pour ceux qui aiment fouiller et résoudre des énigmes plus complexes. Un jeu de réflexion original et très plaisant à parcourir. Je recommande !