The Hardest Thing

It starts out simple enough, but the physics vary from play to play. You can do absolutely zero changes to your set up and the ball will just go somewhere else. Some levels are so hard they seem impossible or just by luck. I can understand it's called the "The Hardest Thing," but the hardest thing about this game is it lacks actual problem solving. You're literally just lucky if something works right. The concept was nice but this is a disaster. You're absolutely limited by how well the Unity engine can stay consistant from level to level, or just working smooth at all. Here I was hoping I refunded this disaster.

I rarely write reviews, however after playing this game for an hour or so and feeling i will probably never open it again, i feel compelled to. I was looking for a nice straightforward puzzle game, and given the description, it seemed promising. The problem is not in what the puzzles are but HOW they are made. This "game" is a mere demo. Sure the idea is pretty interesting, a ball has to fall in a specific place, and you have to place objects along the path in order to "help" it reach the goal. Pretty neat, right? Yes, except, placing the objects feels difficult because they always reset to their original position, so you spend so much time putting them back in the way you wanted them, it resets... you want them on a book, they end up on a shelf, falling an knocking things about. And i'm like "but, but i haven't even let go of the mouse button, wtf???". Then, when you let the ball go.... it takes it for freaking EVER to begin falling, and the player has to wait 4-5sec each try to see if it will finally reach the goal. And given how precise the physics are, it's just annoying. Why not a speed up button ?! There a slow down one.... so ? The puzzles aren't very puzzling either, it's more of a try and error physics game, and not a good one at that. The art is meh, nothing spectacular, nothing too bad. It feels a little bit like the imagination of a 3yo. The music..... one of the worst ever. Luckily you can turn off this extremely strange mix of house-techno beep-beepy crap. I didn't let myself endure it for too long, so apologies if it gets better. (or if you like that kind of stuff) And finally, the thing that got me absolutely furious : I get that the developer's first language isn't english (neither is mine btw) but WHY WOULD ANYONE, NATIVE OR NOT, NOT PROOF READ ALL THE TEXTS IN A GAME BEFORE RELEASE???? Every. Single. Sentence. Each one has a grammatical error in them, or typos such as "Go to the your brother room". I am probably a little bit of a grammar nazi sure, but i don't flip like this everytime i read a mistake, it happens often in games and books, but that?! >The worst is, the game is trying to do something of a Portal act, telling you it will explain, and you just have to follow the instructions, it's as if Karl Pilkington was trying to quote Shakespeare. Rubbish. Some people talked about how their kid can play it ; if they were mine, I would sit by them and watch closer than if it were porn, as i would be afraid of them delearning the linguistic rules they've acquired so far. To sum it up : a somewhat interesting idea, horrendously executed. My sincerest apologies if you find mistakes in the above sentences, I blame The Hardest Thing ,)

Fun as well as tricky. I found that raising/lowering items can be a little erratic at times, but it's not game breaking and I'm sure the Unity can be tweeked going forward in a patch. Nice to have a game that the whole family can play. Multiple profile saves makes this convenient to state the obvious.

This game is a fun game, but to be honest there are things in levels (like the legos) that effect the game which is frustrating to me. I think that some of the levels should multiple ways of completing it.I also think that the time should be extended. Overall, the game might have some issues, but it's very fun and enjoyable if you like puzzles.

First, I received this game for free. The developer did not ask for a review but rather gave the game to me as a courtesy. My review does not take this into account and focuses only on how I truly felt about the game. The game is in early access and may change. I will update the review as I continue to play. Right now I am 6 1/2 hours deep. The Hardest Thing is actually turning out to be one of the funnest things! At the start of the game you find yourself waking up out of bed and the game walks you through the basics in a very simple way. The house that you are in is pretty large but small enough that I was unsure how the game could possibly entertain me for long. Boy did I underestimate the fun I was about to have! What you have in the house is different rooms. Each room has its own set of puzzles with the house as a whole at the moment having 90 different puzzles. Each puzzle takes about 5 minutes to complete at the most. You have an option of replaying a puzzle to attempt to solve it in record time. Doing so will land you a place on the leaderboard. As you progress each level is crafted in a way that just a little bit of rotation or misplacement could cause you to fail miserably. The dev was very kind to include optional hints and even a picture which shows you the correct solution if you need it. As a side challenge I have fun trying to see if I can knock over the Bullseye box with a shape which triggers a funny “Fail” screen. Moving out of the way and letting my 7 year old take the wheel, he easily solves the first few puzzles and tells me that the game is really fun. He gets stuck but the hints are easy enough to push him along. If you get really stuck, the game will allow you to see an image of how the blocks should be placed. This is such a breath of fresh air in an age where mobile games are attempting to charge you for every hint and locking you out of areas with pay walls. This game has been so much fun so far that the only downfall I can see is that eventually I will complete every level with 3 stars and then there will be no more challenges. Of course, the game is still in Early Access and there are slight issues here and there but overall the core gameplay is solid. Perhaps an annoyance is occasionally even when everything is set up just right, the ball will not go where it should. This is a common joy of physics games though and could make for some amusing moments. It is as if a slight breeze blows through the room every so often and the ball decides to move in a completely different fashion than where it went the last time even if you moved nothing in the room. Also, objects like lego blocks and such spawn with each level and sometimes they will get in the path of the ball and alter it just slightly. Once again, this is not a big issue and I think makes the game quite fun. Just as advertised, there are lots of interactive objects. You can brush up against a plant, flip on light switches and more. I somewhat wish there were more surprises hiding around the house, but that is being picky. The game is good where it is. I am so happy to own it and look forward to see which direction it takes as it develops further.

Wonderful game with some challenging puzzles. I found it most fun when playing the game on Twitch and having a friend basically play the game with me. It was fun to discuss options of what we could do to hit the bullseye and seeing who had the right idea. The visuals are nice and something about the overall feel and gameplay has a very relaxing effect on me. I highly recommend this game.

I love this game its so much fun that i made a lets play about it

Here is a review of The Hardest Thing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35X_JzejBW4