A simple but effective story presented through an entertaining puzzle game.

You awaken into a strange, abandoned world full of ruined temples and collapsing homes, and slowly discover what happened through tapestries and short animations. Everything is explained in this wordless style (including the game mechanics), but I never found it confusing and I think it does an excellent job of conveying what the devs wanted.

The puzzles themselves are relatively simple and nothing that's not been done before (directing water flow, balancing weights, reflecting light beams, etc.), but they're well integrated into the world and provide both progress and story rewards. Many of them are optional, providing an opportunity to earn more story and collectables if you're keen: this is also the first game I've played in a long time where the optional collectables didn't require a guide.

The only criticism I can level at the game is that the name and store page just aren't engaging - if I hadn't got it 'free' in a bundle then I would have never given it a second look. If the game banner showed some of the tapestry art mentioned previously then I think that would be a lot more interesting that the light path shown at the moment.

A simple but effective story presented through an entertaining puzzle game. You awaken into a strange, abandoned world full of ruined temples and collapsing homes, and slowly discover what happened through tapestries and short animations. Everything is explained in this wordless style (including the game mechanics), but I never found it confusing and I think it does an excellent job of conveying what the devs wanted. The puzzles themselves are relatively simple and nothing that's not been done before (directing water flow, balancing weights, reflecting light beams, etc.), but they're well integrated into the world and provide both progress and story rewards. Many of them are optional, providing an opportunity to earn more story and collectables if you're keen: this is also the first game I've played in a long time where the optional collectables didn't require a guide. The only criticism I can level at the game is that the name and store page just aren't engaging - if I hadn't got it 'free' in a bundle then I would have never given it a second look. If the game banner showed some of the tapestry art mentioned previously then I think that would be a lot more interesting that the light path shown at the moment.