Tinkering Is Enough

[H1]A nuclear disaster happened and you're still stuck fixing everyone else's stuff[/H1] Thank you to Beedly10 for the curator copy! This is nonetheless an impartial review. You know these little puzzles you complete on mobile without really thinking about it? This is exactly this. After a nuclear incident apparently destroyed every piece of glass in existence (and somehow several objects that are definitely not glass), your job is to rotate and flip broken items back into shape. It’s extremely easy and simple, but just entertaining enough to be worth a small look. The mouse and keyboard controls are intuitive, with reminders accessible through the esc menu if you have a blank mid-repair. Achievements follow normal progression, there’s a sound slider, and some of the objects you fix are surprising enough to earn a laugh. The customer letters were honestly my favorite part. They’ve got inconsistencies and awkward moments, but there’s personality hidden in there and I think that’s where the game has the most potential. There’s also an update planned for June 30th with a paint mode and possible free DLCs later on, which is nice to see, especially from a solo dev project. That said, this definitely needs a bit more polish to be a full recommendation. The game is very short (my playtime was inflated from [url=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2777471001?t=00h13m28s]streaming[/url]. It'd estimate this to be a 30min - 1h solo experience) and there’s basically zero challenge. Pieces often snap into place even when rotated incorrectly, which removes a lot of the satisfaction from solving anything. Some shapes don’t even match the dotted outlines or colors properly, making a few repairs feel oddly messy instead of rewarding. The difficulty is so low that whether that’s relaxing or boring will entirely depend on your mood. There are also a couple strange presentation issues. The intro story is weirdly hidden behind an arrow on the left of the level selection instead of playing automatically at start, which makes it super easy to miss (and then the ending message kind of loses its impact). The music also leaves awkward silence gaps between loops, and one repair prompt is clearly leftover text from another object. Plus, if you stream with OBS, Chromium-based apps are a nightmare to capture unless you full-screen everything, so fellow streamers: consider yourselves warned. Overall, this lands in a very middle-ground spot for me and I'd give it a neutral rec if I could. It’s not bad, but it’s also not something I’d call memorable. There’s potential here though, especially in the customer letters and quirky humor. I can absolutely see this improving over time, so if the concept interests you, I’d say either wait for a sale or keep an eye on that June 30th update to see where the dev takes it next. [quote]For more reviews like this one, please check out [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45639970-Ele%2527s-Little-Recommendation-Corner/][b]Ele's Little Recommendation Corner[/b][/url]! For a smol bat streamer with a side of ADHD yapping, look up [url=https://www.twitch.tv/eleanoramanticore/about][b]here[/b][/url]![/quote] [quote]For reviews covering all types of indies, recent and old, don't hesitate to drop by [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/][b]IndieGems[/b][/url]![/quote]