He Who Watches

神

Accidentally figured out how to unlock golden orbs in like the 3rd map room & now my progress has turned to a halt as I refuse to make any further progress without unlocking everything first :P

Definitely going to 100% this, but wanted to get a positive review up before I finish it to get some more visibility to this game. I love this! It's a sokoban but in 3d, and done in a way that prevents some of the vertigo you might get from shifting gravity games. Manifold Garden is the only other game to give me these vibes and to do it well, but this is much more of a traditional puzzler. One thing I have to call out is the diegetic inclusion of hints within each level; there's no counter or limit on the hints, and the hints never take away from the puzzle you're trying to solve. Instead, it presents you with a simpler puzzle to help you grasp the core mechanic that will enable you to solve the broader puzzle. I don't always go for the hints, but if I'm feeling blocked, I feel no shame or regret in checking out the hint because it doesn't shortcut the puzzle in any way. Finally, there is a good amount of "overworld" puzzling as well, as you traverse between the smaller puzzle levels there are glimpses of areas that you might be able to get to if you chain together some of the concepts from the puzzles you've been going through. Very little hand holding, but at the same time there doesn't seem to be a difficulty spike (again, I haven't finished it). I've been very pleased with it up until now, and I think it deserves a lot of attention. Definitely try it if you want a different kind of 3d block puzzler, or are a sokoban fan.