Photon Engineer

FINAL UPDATE: Let's be real, it's not the next Portal or Talos. Some mechanics or puzzle solutions are wonky and difficulty is not consistent. But from technical side it's superb. Also thanks for the Linux build. I recommend to tolerant puzzle lovers, there isn't much for anyone else. UPDATE: Ok, I gave it another try, and I'm more content with the 2D puzzles now. TBH I still did not use a single hint, heh. The rest of the game is pretty interesting, so I change to thumbs up, although I'm not finished yet. ORIGINAL: I kinda don't like giving this a thumbs down, but I just don't enjoy it. The first 10 or so levels of the 3D puzzles are very simple, and just when they were starting to get interesting, I lost patience with the 2D puzzles. While the 2D puzzles look simple, I'm unable to plan ahead more than 3 steps or so, so they are basically trial and error, which is just not fun. I noticed there are supposed to be some hints now after an update, but I guess I never stared at it for long enough for them to appear. That said, navigating the 3D environment is also kinda tedious, but at least it's possible to plan ahead, and solving the 3D puzzle feels rewarding. Although it's always followed by the "ugh, another 2D puzzle" feeling. Haha.

Basic mechanics hiding some punishing puzzle design.