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A Writer And His Daughter is a single player action game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Dimfrost Studio and was released on November 2, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A Writer And His Daughter is a story exploration game. The game takes place in two interwoven worlds: reality and a fairy tale. Embark on a journey through both worlds and find out how and why they are connected. The game is the first part of a trilogy.

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews
story7 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions

  • Beautiful, atmospheric visuals and immersive audio that create a magical fairy tale experience.
  • Engaging and heartful storytelling that captures the charm of childhood fantasies with dark undertones.
  • Encourages exploration and rewards patient players with many story elements and subtle puzzles.
  • The game is very short and incomplete, serving only as the first part of a trilogy that remains unfinished.
  • Clunky controls and problematic teleportation system causing frustration, especially in VR setups.
  • Some narrative and puzzle elements feel disconnected or confusing, with occasional bugs affecting progression and scoring.
  • story

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    32% positive mentions, 54% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The story is the central and most praised aspect, offering an enjoyable, atmospheric, and beautifully crafted narrative blending reality with fairy tale elements. While targeted primarily at a younger audience, it provides a relaxing and immersive experience with thoughtful storytelling and detailed environments, though it can feel incomplete and somewhat short, serving mainly as the first part of a larger trilogy.

    • “The story really is the main part of this game, and it’s quite enjoyable.”
    • “Just to be clear, this game is a take your time and explore and appreciate the wonders of the art and story.”
    • “There's some really beautiful storytelling going on here, and a lot of attention to detail in the environment.”
    • “For example, I worked on a puzzle so that I could 'enter the forest' and encounter 'monsters,' but after completing it, I am transported back to the house where I appear to be following footsteps, except the footsteps don't go anywhere remotely connected with the next puzzle or the next piece in the story.”
    • “After beating the game I only saw 59% of the story.”
    • “The story is aimed at a much younger audience, but still kept me entertained enough to want to see it advance.”
  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The graphics received mixed feedback, with initial technical issues and low performance on older rigs, but great visuals on upgraded hardware. Overall, the game offers beautiful and atmospheric graphics, praised especially for its dark house VR ambiance.

    • “The visuals in this game are phenomenal, really one of the best dark house atmospheres I have seen in VR.”
    • “So for $14.99 you’re getting an extremely atmospheric story puzzle game with fantastic audio and beautiful visuals.”
    • “So I did buy a significantly better PC, and now the graphics are great.”
    • “Initially, I had severe technical issues on my previous rig - low framerates, poor graphics quality, overall, the game was an unoptimized mess.”
    • “A few drawings and notes are hardly 'secrets,' and these worlds were basically a tiny path or room with about as basic visual detail as you can have and still call it 'realistic' graphics.”
  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay is relatively light, focusing more on exploration and clever mechanics than intense action. While some found certain gameplay issues distracting, it effectively supports and enhances the story.

    • “Plus, it's full of clever little mechanics.”
    • “Now this one is a bit light on the actual gameplay, there is far more exploration than anything else.”
    • “Two gameplay issues were very difficult to ignore.”
    • “Now this one is a bit light on the actual gameplay; there is far more exploration than anything else.”
    • “Gameplay is light, but helps carry the story effectively.”
  • atmosphere

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    80% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game excels in creating a highly immersive and atmospheric experience, featuring phenomenal visuals and fantastic audio that effectively enhance its dark house setting. Users consistently praise its compelling ambiance as a standout aspect, making it a great value for those seeking an atmospheric story puzzle game.

    • “The visuals in this game are phenomenal, really one of the best dark house atmospheres I have seen in VR.”
    • “This one is all about atmosphere, and they nailed it.”
    • “So for $14.99 you’re getting an extremely atmospheric story puzzle game with fantastic audio and beautiful visuals.”
  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users initially experienced severe technical issues such as low framerates and poor graphics quality, indicating the game was poorly optimized on older hardware.

    • “Initially, I had severe technical issues on my previous rig - low framerates, poor graphics quality; overall, the game was an unoptimized mess.”
  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users praise the game's music as incredible, enhancing the overall fantastic experience.

    • “This game is fantastic, and the music is incredible too.”
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A Writer And His Daughter is a action game with fantasy theme. Common tags for A Writer And His Daughter include indie.

A Writer And His Daughter is available on PC, Virtual Reality, Windows and Oculus VR.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing A Writer And His Daughter.

A Writer And His Daughter was released on November 2, 2017.

A Writer And His Daughter was developed by Dimfrost Studio.

A Writer And His Daughter has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked A Writer And His Daughter for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

A Writer And His Daughter is a single player game.

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