Phantom Path

Phantom Path is a neat little puzzle game. Having finished the game in about ten hours, there's a lot that I liked but also some stuff that took away from a very good experience. The game is separated into separate levels, each containing one and sometimes two puzzles to open the exit to the next level. Each exit requires yellow or blue fire in particular pillars around the level. In the beginning it is pretty straight forward to find a fire of the required color and bring it to specific pillars. The further you progress it becomes more challenging, especially with the introduction of more puzzle elements. There are teleporters and bridges which also require a source of power that you have to find and provide. Furthermore there are so-called arcane walls that only let you pass if you have transformed into a floaty phantom thingy. Problem is that you can only do that transformation in certain positions of the map and as long as you are transformed you cannot interact with anything or e...

it's pretty good. The YUME engine is making lots of headway. The game just throws you right into the deep end as far as difficulty goes, and I like the environmental interactions. All I can say to the negative review is git gud.

I've recently started trying to make video games. As such, I can say that I get the impression that the developer is trying to convey to the player a condensed version of what it feels like to make the game. - You have a bunch of sometimes fiendish problems on your hands - It's somewhat of a dark storyline - You spend (or at least I spent) a lot of time running in circles, sometimes in a "grindy" way and other times in a "Jesus Christ wtf do I do?" way - You go to others for help when you need it (the developer is good about answering questions in the "discussions" section) - When you finish, you have a feeling of great satisfaction.

This is a very comfy puzzle game! The puzzles are interesting, the graphics are nice, and the soundtrack is great. Reminds me of The Talos Principle. Quick edit after full completion: I rather enjoyed the game. The story was pretty neat. It isn't the most difficult puzzle game to date, but it offered a fun experience that stimulated my PFC. It took a second to get used to the controls, but it ended up feeling great on a gamepad. I think I will find myself craving some more gameplay of this style. That isn't to say that the game was too short or anything, I just really liked the feel of this one and hope to see more someday.

Was really enjoying the atmosphere and the puzzles until I got to the part where turrets start one shotting you 10 minutes into a puzzle and you have to redo the whole level, most of which have lots of backtracking and running in circles where the solution is clear but the execution takes a lot of time running back and forth and waiting for gates to open. The hazards add absolutely nothing but irritation, if they were nerfed or removed I would pick the game back up in a heartbeat because everything else was great but as long as they're in the game I can't recommend it

It was fun.

A really enjoyable and clever puzzle game. It's not perfect, but the puzzles are very satisfying to solve, and it's longer than I expected for its price. I had a lot of fun playing it, which is why we play games in the end. There are a couple of bad things though. First of all, the puzzles can get very tedious, even when you have figured out the solution there will be a lot of running back and forth to do the necessary steps. A sprint button or something would help, maybe. And also there's the enemies. Most of the dangers you face are basically a way to slow you down, since they go away after a few seconds, but in the end you add that extra time to the already tedious way to solve the puzzles, and yeah it's detrimental to the experience, sadly. But if you're worried about enemies becoming a chore (I'm thinking of Aporia: Beyond the Valley), it's not that bad, some enemy types appear randomly and go away after a few seconds, other move along predetermined places in a very predictable ...

Wonderful puzzle game. Beautiful minimalist graphics and clever puzzles.

Enjoyable puzzles centred around moving coloured flames to unlock gates, teleporters and other mechanics that unlock during the game. Lovely art style with lore and secrets to find.

Nice puzzle game. If you're looking for something not too difficult that you can play while listening to a podcast or watching a stream, this is the game for you.