Syke

Story rich walking sim. i loved this game

Here is my review for Syke: This is a first person puzzle game with the main gimmick of walking on walls. There are four main puzzle areas which are each themed to a certain puzzle type. These include setting clocks properly, going through mazes, solving a cypher, and following instructions. This leads to final section which has you recall the story you discovered in the previous areas. As for the story, it follows a couple who met in college, moved in together, then split up. Ending on watching the wedding video. So at least it's somewhat somber. The main issue with the game is bugs and lack of optimization. The framerate is jittery and there's an overall sluggishness for a game with such simple graphics. It's something you can get used to, but not an ideal performance. There were a few times my character randomly teleported to the start of a room, or fell off a roof for no reason. Didn't kill the game for me, but was quite unwelcome. Overall, the puzzles are nothing special, and the walking on walls really doesn't add anything to the game aside from some disorientation. Totally a skippable game.

Game breaking bug and I couldn't be bothered starting the level again. Was enjoying it though. Calming lovely vibe with some good music

It was definitely a fun time to just wonder around and see what all could be seen and interacted with for this.

Relaxing and emotional, beautiful design.

I really liked the perspective of this and how the player isn't fixed in one direction. I had to stop a few times though since it made me dizzy well playing the library but all and all a really great game and i love the cute story between Alex and Morgan 10/10

Such a fun little story-driven puzzle game! I played this game in segments, but I would imagine playing this game in one sitting would be even more rewarding. The story is touching, with the little notes in the puzzles really pulling the entire experience together nicely. The environment is beautiful in an intricate and sometimes nauseating manner (not everyone will have this problem though I'm sure). This game only left me wanting more like this, I wish I had more context to the characters and their intertwining lives, it felt like some parts were patchy and the ending was abrupt but maybe that was the point considering the narrative.