#manifold garden game

[fragmented-ghost]

The game Manifold Garden is what I imagine Chell from Portal's dreams are like

[roychewtoy]

[lesbianalanwake]

Manifold Garden ► [3/∞]

[pixevs]

so I bought manifold garden last week. It's pretty cool

[bonjour-ho]

[in-perfect-health]

Played through Manifold Garden again and had a great time

[wombocombo4x3]

Games You Should Only Play Once

[sporkbug]

indie puzzle game dev challenge stop making first person puzzle games that make my tummy and head sick from kinetosis please

[nickpeppermint]

Whoever see this message, please for the love of anything at all play ICO and other Team ICO games please PLEASE

It doesn't have this exact vibrant minimalist art style, but trust me, all these games have been inspired by ICO and The Last Guardian (ICO pretty much inspired every 3d game in the existence actually, i can't stress this enough how influential this game was and still is to game dev)

One thing i have to add to this list would also be RIME, it fits the art style and naturally inspired by Team ICO games

seriously though what do you call this aesthetic/genre

[keatxu]

Love the splash page background - who is the artist

if you mean the manifold garden screenshot i guess the artist is technically william chyr. not a drawing though just an ingame environment.

[drastrochris]

One thing I like about Manifold Garden is that it doesn't seem to be a way to cheat. If I did a thing, and it opened a door or whatever, that's just me solving the puzzle.

[atmosphericradar]

Thank you for these game suggestions @charlottan

some impossibly vast derelict industrial complexes for all the real megastructureheads out there

[james-silenthill]

I love frostpunk but it compresses my brain in such an insane way

[hellsite-yano]

STEAM NEXT FEST DEMOS I PLAYED:

>500 CALIBER CONTRACTZ Highlight of this list. Literally Super Mario 64 x Cruelty Squad with a Suda51 coat of paint. Highly recommend.

>Antishoot / Morn FPS games that feel terrible to play. Avoid.

>SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim Title says it all. Pretty solid and unnerving writing.

>Mother Hub Like if the abandoned vaults in Fallout 3/NV were the whole game. Your enjoyment of this depends entirely on your tolerance for slavjank. I liked it tho.

>Year Unknown Good so far - if you've played games like Manifold Garden and NaissanceE you know what you're getting here. Combine that with the terminals from The Talos Principle and you get this game.

>Elation For The WonderBox 6000™ This is SHORT (less than 5mins) but I've had my eye on this for ages. The writing is very online but in a good way.

>Skyward Dream Kinda boring first-person platformer.

>THRESHOLD Another short one. Kinda reminds me of Pathologic but on the PS1. The grimy aesthetic is nailed down perfectly. If you liked Paratopic check this one out.

>Galaia Dev describes it as TUNIC x Enter the Gungeon but it's not really. Gameplay reminded more of Geometry Wars if anything. Was kinda fun but don't think I'll get this.

>BRUTAL JOHN Been seeing this around on twitter and avoided it due to it seeming bland. And I was right!

>Kitsune Tails SMB3 with a traditional japanese aesthetic. Solid and the characters are cute.

>Sparedevil A 'shooter' where you're in a bowling arena and need to knock down as many pins as possible. Couldn't really get the hang of this.

>I Am Your Beast SUPERHOT / Hotline Miami fans will want to check this one. I liked it but the story is presented pretty obnoxiously.

>Bloodless Beat 'em up where you play as an old samurai who doesn't use a sword (anymore). Gameplay takes a bit of getting used to but it's fun and the story's intriguing.

>Poke ALL Toads Puzzle game structured like Baba is You with really good and expressive art. Liked this one a lot.

>Caravan SandWitch One of those slow exploration-focused games like Sable. Liked the aesthetic and music but dialogue was a bit long-winded.

>ODDADA You play with toys to make music (and you can even save your creations offline). Very nice.

>B.C. Piezophile Control a weighty mech looking for a lost ship or something like that, the encyclopedia (yes, there's an encyclopedia) is written pretty esoterically so it's hard to figure some things out. Requires patience but got my eyes on the full release.

>Old School Rally PS1 styled racing game, takes a bit of getting used to the feel of the car, PROTIP: it's better to pump the brakes instead of holding them.

>Goblin Cleanup Viscera Cleanup Detail except you're a sexy goblin maid cleaning up a dungeon. Was pretty fun, especially online.

>Scarmonde Final Fantasy 1 but it's a dungeon crawler. Not my sort of game but if you're into this genre you'd probably like this.

>Bedrotting You're stuck in bed and got to keep yourself sane by eating, smoking, and not looking at the horrific abominations. Good stuff.

>Blue Prince You inherit a mansion and need to find the secret 46th room. Won't say too much about this because it's best discovered by yourself. Was very good though.

>Stardust Demon Didn't like the physics on this. Pass.

[yekokataa]

favorite games i played in 2024 (ordered by when i first played them)

humanity

death stranding

the thaumaturge

octopus city blues (demo)

manifold garden

pinball spire

arctic eggs

tetris effect