I watched the video ad for Townscaper and it "pre-sold" me. I bought it as soon as it came up on GOG. Nothing to shoot or kill. Tranquil sound effects. Reminiscent of the Sim games and Cities In Motion (also available on GOG) but so much simpler. Challenging? Not really but might be the perfect gift for that city planner in the family. I don't play games on my phone but if I can easily imagine playing Townscaper while stuck in a gridlock on the Hollywood Freeway (actually, I play it on a 55" TV.) I got it here for $6. No brainer for a timekiller.
Cool, arty, well-constructed, nicely voiced and well-programmed adventure game that suddenly ends more like missing code than an actual cliffhanger. I didn't pay much for this but I did expect a complete game. Maybe the creators ran out of $, oh well. Forewarned is forearmed, or four-armed, or something like that. At this writing, GOG is only asking $1.49 for it and it's certainly worth that if there is a second chapter and buyers of the first get a discount. (There seem to be some patches available on GOG now. Maybe I'll update it and try it again?)
I tried the demo first (it's here on GOG for free) and bought the game the next day. The whole concept is visually pleasing, yet deceptively simple. Gets more difficult as you go on but it's somehow never frustrating. I guess the best word to describe it is FUN!
Be careful. This demo will grab you immediately! I bought the game the next day. Very clever and enjoyable (see for yourself for free.) It gets more and more difficult as you play on! Love it!
Or not. I like this one better than the other Rusty Lakes. Finished it faster, anyway. Same atmosphere as the others, strangely humorous dark netherworldly puzzling stuff with lurid music. Can be maddingly frustrating when you can't figure out what to do next - and also when the answer was right there all along! In this one you are, or are not, a psychotic (or not) guy (who looks a lot like Jason Ralph of The Magicians), who appears to be institutionalized and alone most of the time. (Prophetic and familiar much?) Except for the demons and flashbacks. Sounds a little depressing but like other Rusty Lake games it just keeps getting deeper until yer hooked. Great entertainment for four bucks. Go on and get it.
This was a surprise! Not sure what to call it - an interactive animated sci-fi movie? It seemed a little confused and even clumsy at first but it grew on me. The storyline is adult: takes place in a future Berlin where scientists have developed a VR world and (bit of a spoiler) are transferring the consciousness of real-world folks into VR-world folks. The sets are very stylized and the characters a little hard to manipulate at first, but the plot thickened until I was totally hooked. I think this one will please you if you like the style and take the time to explore the two universes ("real" and VR) presented here. Voice acting is very good and the ending satisfying. I squeezed many hours of gameplay out of State of Mind and came to appreciate the depth of planning that went into it. Excellent for quarantine!
Is this a good game? Who knows? Maybe it doesn't run in 64-bit Win either (see Mac disclaimer above)? Got it here on GOG for $.99 cents but I wouldn't give a plug nickel for it and it isn't worth my time asking for a refund. You get what you pay for. PS: My machine is a Lenovo Legion Y740–15, Win 10, 64G RAM
Well-planned, detailed VR-like experience. True, there is no overall plotline to write home about, but you pick up bits and pieces as you perform your mission to a recently abandoned space station. Very modern, sort of a first-person space opera (is there such a thing?) Could have been longer, but GOG had it on sale (so who's complaining?) Female 1st person lead - I sometimes think this affects male reviewers - and there are times on the station where you will have to figure out how to move around without gravity. 5 stars for overall production.
