Recent reviews by qwertydash

Masterfully thought-out roguelike puzzler. Every time you think you’ve seen everything, it just pulls the floor from under you and uncovers an entirely new dimension of your thought process and the game’s mechanics. So don’t believe you've seen everything in the first hour—it’s just a ruse. Every new run gives you something to learn or unlock, opening up more possibilities and bringing you closer to the finish.

7 hours in, and I’m still constantly surprised by how wrong I was about something, and how little I’ve actually seen.

Satisfactory for antisocial people

Never thought I'd say this again, but here we are—they actually made another great Assassin’s Creed game.

Stealth gameplay is truly back. There are now things like darkness and shadows, which finally affect gameplay, and weather that influences both the world and your approach to missions. Even the action combat feels smoother and a lot less clunky than in recent RPG entries.

Still, at its core, it’s an Assassin’s Creed game—so if you never liked the series, don’t expect anything groundbreaking.

Not really a game, but an interactive work of art.

People who grew up in the post-Soviet space inevitably carry a unique blend of nihilism, disappointment, loneliness, quiet sorrow. This feeling is deeply familiar to those who have lived through it, yet difficult to explain to outsiders. "Neyasnoe" attempts to convey not only this emotion but also the atmosphere itself through surreal, exaggerated scenes—instantly recognizable to anyone who has lived in such an environment.

Here, emotions take form, and memories become a space for exploration, where despite its interactivity you remain a mere observer, unable to influence what’s happening or change anything.

This is a 2015 game released in 2025. It disregards all the modern quality-of-life features expected from today's open-world titles, refuses to respect your time, and is riddled with jank. You won’t find deep interconnected systems or flashy new tech gimmicks here.

And yet, despite all of that, this game has an undeniable heart and soul. It may frustrate you, but it will also captivate you. And that alone makes it absolutely worth playing.

Like a debut film from a passionate cinephile, the game tries a lot of interesting things but fails miserably even in the basics. It feels like a clunky, linear walking simulator with boring puzzles that seem included more to add length to the game than to make it interesting. The level from the demo version is the only genuinely exciting part of the game.

I suppose I'm more of a sativa guy

Incredible game and all that. But throughout the entire playthrough, there was this one thought that kept running through my head, and I couldn’t get rid of it...

(in Borat voice): My wife!

An absolutely incredible experience! This is not just one of the most immersive VR games I've ever played but one of the most engaging video games overall. A true masterpiece.

One of the best VR games out there and an outstanding roguelike overall. Even without the VR aspect, it would still be a fantastic game thanks to its solid art style, catchy music, and addictive roguelike gameplay.

You battle in arenas and upgrade your mech—simple, yet incredibly engaging, thanks to VR. Every action feels intuitive to any evolutionary descendant of monkeys, with no need for complex tutorials: hands deliver pain, hands move the body. That’s pretty much it.

A must-have for every VR user.

I can’t recommend this game in its current state, which is puzzlingly labeled as a “full release” by the developers.

The performance is all over the place with any settings. There is a ton of game-breaking bugs that really hamper the experience. There’s not much new core content were added since original release in early access. At the same time for some reason they decided to add in-depth apartment customization, even though most of the time you’re investigating other buildings.

What’s especially frustrating is that the game had so much potential. Unfortunately, the developers have made it clear that there won’t be any major updates going forward. It’s a shame to see such a unique concept left behind, especially when it could have been so much more.