Blind Boris

[h1]tl;dr[/h1] Do you remember those adventure games as a kid where you have 91 different items and you had to try every item on every spot to progress? Blind Boris is that + a time limit. [h1]About the game[/h1] The premise of this game is what caught my attention. You can't see, so you have to rely on your other senses to tell you what's going on. It's a simple 2D/pseudo-3D game with pixel graphics, where you steer Boris and try to find a way to progress. [h1]Techincal Implementation[/h1] It's terrible. Everything about the techincal details about this game is terrible. [list] [*]Are the controls fluid? No. [*]Are the controls rebindable? No. [*]Can you play with a controller? No. [*]Can you play this game in 1080p? No. [*]Is the game in english? No, you have to try every option in russian first. [/list] [h1]Is it fun?[/h1] I really tried to like this game. I like weird indie games, so I thought this was right up my alley. However, the gameplay quickly devolved...

This game has alot of potential, but i don't think this should be presented as a finished product. Positive: Theme is awesome and creepy. Loved the pixel graphics. Minimal but effective sound design. And the rest... Some typos in dialogue. Hard to tell what you are supposed to do at any given point. Level design is pretty awkward. Sometimes you cant use things in your inventory when you need to. Some guy on youtube already posted a video of a 'walk up a wall' bug. Im on the fence about getting a refund tho because theres a ton of promise here. Hope to see a patch from the devs!

Very interesting! I wouldn't really "recommend" this game to everyone as it doesn't have a typical appeal like story (I didn't understand a single thing about the plot), graphics (standard pixel art) or gameplay (incredibly buggy and unpolished). The only appeal that I can find is its weirdness. I personally quite like figuring stuff out for myself instead of being told and trust me, this game is happy to hide as many details as possible from the player. I spent 2/3 of my time restarting various times trying to understand the mechanics of this game and once it all "clicked" I breezed through the game from start to finish with no problems in one attempt, I even skipped a lot of items (optional ones like health and traps that help agaist hazards) since I already figured out how to reach the end. Basically this game is not complex, it has only a couple of simple rules. It's just that said rules are a little arbitrary and explained quite ambiguously but once you figure them out you're g...

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME AT FULL PRICE! WAIT FOR SALES! I only give it a positive recommendation because region pricing and an 85% discount essentially gave it to me for roughly 0.40 USD, a laughable price and as much as the developers deserve. The Good: [list]. [*]The concept for this game is unique. You play as a blind man who must use his other senses to survive but as the player you are not blind - the juxtaposition of being horrified while the character is blissfully unaware makes the horror scenery more terrifying. [*]Good utilization of minimal graphics. The background art and its animation are pretty good for a pixel game and do their job well: a lack of detail makes for extra strangeness when you have objects floating around and being unable to tell the difference from demon and animal makes for a better scare. [*]Good sound design: minimal, lack of background music makes the scrapes and radio noise all the more potent. Especially given that sound is something used b...

The game gives you no instructions and barely any context. Hadn't a clue what to do so I just stopped playing. Couldn't even figure out the controls or rules. Hard pass.

Got this game for cheap. The idea of the game is great, and it has interesting new mechanics but wow was it frustrating! I often found myself wandering the halls while Boris slowly lost it (and I did too). Only managed to get through with a tutorial from Youtube. Wouldn't really recommend, better off getting another game