Filament is a wonderful puzzle game with a unique core gameplay and a great sense of polish built around it. Once the game introduces you to its concept of connecting pegs without being able to cross existing connections, it immediately opens up and lets you freely explore the ship to poke and prod at the large amount of puzzles. The tremendous amount of variations on its mechanics ensure the game does not feel boring, and although you can pretty quickly run into some devious puzzles that feel insurmountable at first, the open-ended structure helps keep frustration low - just go test your wits somewhere else. In addition to the puzzles that are immediately accessed, there are others you find by exploring the environment and that engage you in a different, less immediate way. I love having that sort of structure in a puzzle game, and combined with its core mechanics, Filament reminds me quite a bit of The Witness. However, it doesn't feel derivative at all and confidently stands on its own - especially considering how its storytelling is a lot less abstract and therefore (at least for my taste) more interesting. It's honestly one of the best puzzle games I've played in a while, and if you enjoy the genre and in particular titles like The Witness or Fidel Dungeon Rescue, grabbing Filament should be a no-brainer - you'll definitely enjoy what's on offer here as well!
