Mirage: Ignis Fatuus

Oh boy where do I begin for this... Mirage's game-play is an interesting concept requiring you to manoeuvre your cuboid character through various levels which sometimes involve there only being one correct method to navigate across a particular area. That's where the game's puzzle mechanics come in as there are some paths your cuboid character, aptly named kyuboid, can only pass through when in a specific orientation (either upright in a 1x2 method, or on your side in a 2x1). Later areas also require you to "rotate your screen's camera angle" to "create" paths that may otherwise not be present (and disappear if you were to accidentally change screen angles). For example, in the starting view you may be trapped on a small land mass with no way to cross to a nearby platform. Rotate the screen in the correct angle and a path appears connecting the two areas which you can use to cross safely. Change the screen angle again and the path disappears. (RIP to you if you were still on it when you rotated the screen because you hit the wrong button) Combine the two points above and you start to get an idea of what kind of puzzle game this is. Now add in things like buttons, weighted cubes and more and you end up with a casual game that requires far more thought put into it than you may have expected from the trailer and images. Now that you have an idea of what kind of game this is, lets get into the pros and cons. Pros: - Very unique game play (in my opinion) and puzzle mechanics - Catchy BGMs - Simple but decent art with an interesting "simplified" style. - Story (Yes this game has a story, and while simple, is still interesting enough). - Feels good when you finally overcome a particularly hard level (Mental gymnastics is hard). - Great way to kill time and offers some replayability in the form of a scoring system based on time taken and moves made per level. - Decent indie made game from a relatively new company/studio (from what I could find) and released in a time when many mainstream AAA games are starting to get annoying for one reason or another (Support indie developers!). Cons: - WASD movement keys and camera angle rotations do not align. (Your movement keys do not follow the current camera angle which means your move up key will turn into a move left or move down key depending on your current camera angle and it is very easy to forget which rotation you're in during the later stages) - Controller highly recommended when playing (but not included with purchase)...[See above point] - Music gets a little repetitive after a while. - Some later levels require quite a bit of brain juice to figure out (and a pencil and some paper to draw/write steps to the puzzle) which may be a turn off for some. (Mental gymnastics is hard...) - Game replayability only extends to getting better scores. If you're just satisfied with completing each level then there's no real draw to reply a level (Might have some exceptions but I have not gotten too far into the game at the time of writing this) In conclusion: I think this game is a pretty good venture for a new up and coming studio and it deserves more attention. It has unique mechanics and does stand out in regards to that. It certainly could do with more polishing, but for the price you're paying that's a pretty good deal. (And once again, support indie devs!)