Homebody

I enjoyed the narrative of this game. I had to play with a guide to keep some of the puzzles from frustrating me, but that did not impact my enjoyment at all.

never had to search up a walkthrough thanks to how the game handled itself

one of the game's puzzles is minesweeper....Guess that's a puzzle i will never beat

First game in a long long time that I never had to look up a single puzzle solution. Still some tedium in that I never figured out how to run on controller until after I beat the game but overall good.

Unfortunately, I think that Homebody is more interesting in premise than it is an actually good game. The gameplay loop is engaging at first - Emily joins a handful of friends at a spooky mansion and is thrown into a time-loop where she has to solve the mansion's puzzles before a slasher comes to kill her late into the night. The art and visual style is great, but I do feel the puzzles become a little monotonous to do over time. There isn't much in terms of music, which I guess sets the mood for a horror game, but does leave me a bit wanting. The story, probably the most integral part to Homebody, is a little bit too obtuse for my liking, and leaves a few too many questions unanswered by the end of the game. If you're looking for a horror or puzzle-adventure game, I don't think Homebody will be enough to impress you.

Amazing game despite not being quite my cup of tea. Sometimes, you come across games that do not fully connect with you, still they are so well done that you just have to recommend them to other people. Homebody is a horror puzzle game in the same style of Outer Wilds or Grunn. Run-based, and on each go, as you uncover the mystery you start deciphering how to go further along and disentangle the mystery. I loved some of the more surreal writing, the puzzles are interesting and fair – although they never blew me away, and the atmosphere is just awesome. The gameplay loop is very satisfying and it is genuinely really cool how they shake up the structure in very novel ways for the genre. Visually, I respect how unique the game looks, but I did not connect with it that much. Similarly, I think that the writing, although interesting, it felt a tad uneven and unfocused. I think I was expecting a bit too much from it, but it is still a really cool game that I would highly recommend, it just doesn't quite reach that 'stellar' or 'awe inspiring' feeling that I was craving.

[spoiler]A weirdly touching time loop horror game about mental health struggles and how it affects life and friendships[/spoiler]

I don't remember playing this

First game I’ve played in the genre. I found the concept very engaging and refreshing. The tension enhances immersion, though the controls could be clearer, I finished the entire game without realizing how to run. That said, it may have actually made the experience even better!