Intelligence

I've been enjoying puzzle games recently and honestly this ranks up there for me. [Short edit to note that I played it mainly on the Steam Deck, which is possible, but certainly a bit more tedious just by its nature of being designed around a mouse and typing into word fields. If you're willing to deal with that though its absoluetly doable.) Pros: Good setup! I really enjoy the space theming and the overall mystery. Fun vibe! Of course the general tension of setup, but also the small characterisations of the Intelligence officer you're playing. The little comments on the side are fun but not distracting. Interesting puzzle mechanics! I like them. Fun stuff. Similar to the tools you get in Roottrees if you've played that but absolutely not the same, just a similar setup for collecting information. Accessibility! I love that this has difficulty settings, it's a fun thing for a puzzle game, and, while I did do all of them this run, I can imagine the minigames getting kinda tedisous eventually so it's nice to be able to turn them off if need be. Also I like the hint system being present and easily accessible but not intrusive. It might make you feel like you're playing Professor Layton spending your first hint coin to get told "have you tried doing the puzzle?" for the first few though. (Not really a judgement, I think the incrementally more specific hints are a good thing but do be prepared for that.) Con* (Really more improvement suggestion, I wouldn't really call this a con honestly) The difficulty settings are linear, so you can only turn off the minigames on the "easy" setting (this is also the only thing that changes on easy), meaning you cannot have the general puzzles be harder but avoid the minigames. Unless you want to keep changing the setting before every minigame possibility i guess but that would be silly. Overall, I highly recommend you check it out if you like puzzle games. I will have an eye on the developer, you have convinced me, I wouldn't mind paying something for the game (should there be one).