Quantum Witch

Full disclosure: I received the game for free and I am friends with the Dev, that said, these words are all my own. I absolutely love games that tell a story and has humour and heart, and this delivers all that in spades. It starts with you exploring your town looking for your sheep-like creatures, where you may also meet a Skeleton who can see through time, who happens to be from 'Up North, and soon turns into an exploration of other realities and settling beefs with gods. The writing in the game is wonderful, although I do think you need to need to be of a certain age, and British to catch all the subtle jokes and references, but in-between the skeletons and fun curses words ("Oh, bumnoise") is a story with a lot of funny moments and some heart-wrenching moments. You get given choices, many of which are not strictly good or bad, nor clear how is it how your choice will affect things. I've played through the game twice and not only did I get completely different outcomes, I've still not seen everything the game has to offer. It's not a long game, with a single playthough only taking a few hours at most, but you be missing a lot if you only go though the game once. To sum it all up: Fun game, lovely story and characters, play it more than once, not a cult.

Just so got dang delightful. Not at all long either, a regular first playthrough is like 2-3 hours tops, and any following playthrough an hour-ish. I played the story about 7 times to see any and all dialogue I could get. It's not a complex game either, honestly the challenge came from it's achievements of which I got 47/50. I laughed, I cried, I cried from laughter. Just exemplar indie magic I tells ya.

Classic adventure game humor and soul-prodding insights come together in a beautiful mix that's mysterious and fun to explore. At this price point, it's an easy recommendation. EDIT: OK, after playing a couple more runs, the entire narrative is a ball of yarn to play with! This is wild!

Quantum Witch has been on my radar for what feels like forever and the wait has been worth every single minute. I first discovered the developer years ago, back when she streamed on Twitch. Those streams were hilarious, witty and entertaining. So, when she announced she was making a game, THIS game, I knew It would be a day one purchase for me. Life’s changed a bit since then sadly. I’m now a fulltime carer for a family member which means my gaming sessions are somewhat rare nowadays but they are precious littler moments of escapisim. Sooooo.. choosing the right game to fill these slots (oo er) is imperative and I can honestly say that Quantum Witch is the perfect game for my windows of escape and relaxation. I’ve only managed an hour so far. Normally spent tucked up in bed, with a nice cup of tea,a curly whirly and Quantum Witch on the Steam deck.. Literal heaven on earth lol. And even after only two hours I already know I don’t want this game to end. It’s the kind of game you need to savour and not power through every corner of its world just to get to the end. There is little to no hand holding here so there’s no overbearing quest marker dragging you along by your nose. Instead, you have to pay attention. You have to talk to villagers. You piece together stories and listen to every villager/NPC you find. It’s an amazing design choice and one that I always love when it’s done correctly and this is one of those times. It’s like the game encourages you to get lost and your trust is always paid off when you wonder far enough down a strange path to be met with a secret worth finding… or a funny NPC/Story. Whether it’s the cult (not a cult) or two Villagers (one with pink hair and the other with long brown hair… I Can’t for the life of me work out who they are but I know I’ve seen them somewhere before...) coming out with cheesy dad jokes or double entendre, your curiosity will always be rewarded. In many ways it reminds me of the game ‘Horace.’ Not because of the story or the graphics etc. It’s more in that you can tell the designer has poured themselves into every pixel and line of dialogue. The world feels handmade with their humour, their thoughts and world views.. and it’s a lovely world! Going at my bloody speed I don’t know how long it’ll take me to finish it (May get there by the time I reach 60 lol) but Honestly, I hope it takes me a while. it’s a reminder of why I fell in love with gaming 39 (nearly 40..-sigh-) years ago! And for that, I’m grateful. 9.9/10… AHHHH bugger it, have a 10/10.

Like most narrative adventures, this game features freedom of choice as its most important aspect, though I loved the fun retro art and catchy music as well, and totally appreciated the main character standing up to religious doctrine (if I wanted). A lot of supernatural – or quantum-sciencey – things happen in the story that I didn’t really understand, possibly because I didn’t see all possible scenes. But I went with the flow, laughed at the jokes, and tried to give Ren the best ending I could. And then the worst. And then something in between. The game might still hold more secrets for me, but I’m totally fine to leave the rest for completionists. It’s definitely worth playing, though, and playing more than once, as it’s a challenge to unlock the various alternative versions of the story, and often a joy to experiment. Go in with the right expectations and you’re sure to be charmed by Quantum Witch. https://adventuregamehotspot.com/review/4713/quantum-witch

So far I find this a lovely relaxing platformer, that is more about story. So I suppose "plotformer" is a suitable punn :-)

I completed my first play-through and I feel that I missed so much that I need to go back and do it all again! If you like old platform games, you will enjoy this, though it's a lot deeper than that - meaning there is a lot of choices to make that will influence how the game turns out which means there is a lot more replay-ability so definitely worth the price of admission. It has great writing - the humour and the lore is fantastic - you will laugh at the jokes and smile at the many Easter-eggs. And the soundtrack is perfect. And remember, it's not a cult, definitely not a cult!