Only one serious bug encountered (first time in the garden, none of the interactables were 'live'. Workaround: exit and restart game; no progress was lost). [edit: the devs tell me that this has already been patched. Fast!] Time to play -- 3 hours. I did not hurry, but I also did not dawdle.

I like games that make me think -- and I prefer relatively simple puzzles. This fit both of those preferences.

Voicing was superb, and artwork was beautiful and apropos. Some light/gentle humor also worked well. The story was interesting, although as a long-term SF reader, the main McGuffin was obvious to me early on. Didn't spoil the story for me, though.

It is indeed a walking simulator (and in fact you cannot run, a minor annoyance sometimes), but enough happened during that walk that I was rarely bored -- and only for very short bits, at that.

Recommended.

Only one serious bug encountered (first time in the garden, none of the interactables were 'live'. Workaround: exit and restart game; no progress was lost). [edit: the devs tell me that this has already been patched. Fast!] Time to play -- 3 hours. I did not hurry, but I also did not dawdle. I like games that make me think -- and I prefer relatively simple puzzles. This fit both of those preferences. Voicing was superb, and artwork was beautiful and apropos. Some light/gentle humor also worked well. The story was interesting, although as a long-term SF reader, the main McGuffin was obvious to me early on. Didn't spoil the story for me, though. It is indeed a walking simulator (and in fact you cannot run, a minor annoyance sometimes), but enough happened during that walk that I was rarely bored -- and only for very short bits, at that. Recommended.