The Unknown

Haven't finished it yet but the game is really cool! Very nice amtosphere and music, effects, intriguing story and vibes. Definately would recommend for any puzzle videogame fans.

good game but

An absolute BLAST of a time, yes its not the longest game however the story, emotion, puzzle solving and intrigue makes up for it 10 fold. Really really enjoyed this game to the point where you can SEE the care the developer put into this. Simple puzzle solving, platforming mechanics with some excellent jumps and scares. Once again... the story is what had me hooked. Defiantly give this one a go! Full video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prl6NRUiedI

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A good-looking game with a great atmosphere, some nice horror elements, and pretty good voice acting as well. As for the story... The main idea of showing an abstract view of how someone fights with their mind and past isn't new but is always pleasing to see. If done well, that is... However, as well as this game's gameplay, the narrative has no real depth. You just complete some very Portal-like, but much more clunky and not very innovative puzzles and listen to a very monotone, straightforward story with a very unusual focal point and some parts being too over-the-top. The most I got from this game was basking in the surroundings with its great atmosphere, catching an effect and/or horror element that was kinda cool to see, and the VA. But whether it was for the story or the puzzles, neither was noteworthy. I still think that with a better direction and some tweaks, this would be a game with quite the potential.

Duration: 2 hour(s) The Unknown is one of many of those indie Unreal horror games. Thankfully it's more of a puzzle game rather than you've got a ghost/monster chasing you. Some of the art direction is nice. You're basically just letting the player character work through some things in a strange world as you do puzzles and platform around. The game mechanics you work with are some light balls you pick up and move it to other places. That's about it. Pretty simple, but the puzzles are at least decent, though you probably won't ever get too lost. The platforming parts tended to be okay, but some were slightly difficult. Again, you won't get stuck for much long on them though. The game was basically a walking simulator, honestly. Also, I never did all of the achievements for it, but probably won't take too much work. The main point of the game, then, is the story. Let's just say, the main character needs to really get some therapy. Spend some time productive with yourself or something. I guess this game is kind of therapy for the dev, but for me, the story didn't really catch me. And the horror stuff is pretty normal, but thankfully there wasn’t much there for jump scares. The game runs well for the most part due to the fact that it's an Unreal game, but I did have one glaring issue I ran into. At some point about a quarter through in the game, I jumped trying to find a secret but fell to my death. Normally, you'd get a checkpoint or something and try again. This game, however, sent me back through nearly to the beginning of the game. Had to replay it all again, which sucked. Aside from that, the game plays okay. Short game, but you could spend your time in worse ways. [hr][/hr] If you’d like to see the game in motion through my eyes, [url=https://kuoushi.com/videos/the-unknown/]take a look at this archive of me playing it[/url] here. It should give you a good idea of how the game plays and what to expect.

Finished the game, that was a nice experience! Puzzles are interesting and not to complex. Also needs some try before success. The lights and ambiance are amazing. Would like to know more about what will happen now to Michael... However, 1h30 of play time for about 14$ is quite expensive, I think. but worse the work in a promo. 5 years of dev I understand why the price :) Congrats on making a game on your own !!

Ein nettes Spiel mit schön gemachten Rätseln, ausgewogener Schwierigkeit auf Niveau im unteren Mittelmaß, sollte für jeden lösbar sein. Zum Spielkonzept: Insgesamt nicht besonders fordernd bei den Rätseln, dennoch kniffelig durch zeitkritische Aktionen und teils logischen Schritten die genau gefolgt werden muss um nicht zu scheitern. Zur Story (Spoilerfrei): Schön durchdachte Geschichte vom Kindheitstrauma hin zum Erwachsen werden und Umgang mit diesen. Verbesserungen: * Ein Arachnophobiker-Modus wäre nett. Mein Vorschlag wäre, da die Spinnen zum Spielablauf gehören, könnten diese für Arachnophobiker z. B. durch Mäuse (die sich ggf. von Seilen herab seilen) ersetzt werden. Das Audio müsste dann natürlich angepasst sein. * Die Lautstärkeregelung sollte ggf. überarbeitet werden, bei mir geschah von 100% bis ~12% nichts, erst noch niedriger wurde es merklich leiser. * Der Spielfortschritt ging mir in einem Livestream zum Teil verloren als ich in einen Abgrund stürzte, das VOD hierzu werde ich dem Entwickler aber noch versuchen zuzuschicken :) Fazit: Insgesamt sehr gut umgesetzt, mit sehr durchdachter Atmosphäre, sehr schönen Lichteffekten und angenehmen Dunkel- / Hellphasen und nicht übertriebenem Einsatz von Jump-Scares wie es leider häufiger in solchen Spielen passiert. Das Spiel würde ich weiterempfehlen; und auch wenn es insgesamt mit rund 1-1,5 Stunden Spielzeit recht kurz ist, ist es schön mal gespielt zu haben. Weitere Zusatzinhalte sind angekündigt, ich werde es gespannt im Auge behalten.

Amazing graphics, spooky lil puzzle game. But it feels a bit too short for the price. Maybe add more levels in a free dlc or something.

I dont usually do reviews (because I forget) but this game was amazing!! The puzzle were challenging but not too hard that you wanna slam your desk lol the bit of horror was just slight but enough to keep you on edge and the story was sad yet amazing as well. Seems like there will be more levels to come. CANT WAIT!!!