Alone
- June 21, 2018
- Avasion
Get on SteamAlone is a 3D Puzzle Sidescroller with heavy focus on environment puzzles. You wake up alone in your camp and find your friends gone. Set off into the seemingly nice forest to discover its secrets, but be careful not to lose yourself on the way.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The art style is visually appealing and creates an engaging atmosphere.
- The game offers a unique platforming experience with some fun puzzles and generous checkpoints.
- It's a low-cost game that provides a decent challenge and can be enjoyable for speedrunning enthusiasts.
- The controls are frustratingly loose and not intuitive, making gameplay difficult.
- Many mechanics, such as jumping and climbing, feel clunky and can lead to unfair deaths.
- The music becomes repetitive and tiresome over time, detracting from the overall experience.
- gameplay8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players feeling that glitches and programming issues detract from the experience, while others appreciate the unique mechanics and frequent checkpoints that help mitigate frustration. Overall, the game is seen as an intriguing platformer with potential, but it could benefit from further polish to enhance its core mechanics.
“All in all, this is an intriguing limbo-esque platformer with some unique mechanics.”
“Particularly in a platformer, jumping is a vital piece of the game's mechanics.”
“The good news is that the game is short enough and the checkpoints frequent enough that the mechanics don't get too frustrating.”
“I'm pretty sure they just looked at what was wrong with their programming and said, 'Alright... let's own our mistakes by making them gameplay features.'”
“I've 'played' it (as the gameplay is) for less than an hour, and in that time it feels like I've glitched or spammed my way around the level.”
“My major complaint concerns the mechanics of the game.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The music in the game initially enhances the eerie atmosphere and creates a fun vibe, but it quickly becomes repetitive and tiresome, leading to a desire for more variety. Overall, while it effectively sets the mood at first, the lack of diversity in the soundtrack detracts from the experience over time.
“The environment is eerie, and the music helps to set the mood.”
“The music was fun; it created a good vibe.”
“This game does not list key commands, the interface for settings does not indicate which selection you just made, and the music is repetitive and becomes tiresome.”
“The environment is eerie and the music helps to set the mood (at least initially; it gets a bit redundant after a while).”
“Could use some extra music.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their impressive art style, although some users feel that the loose controls detract from the overall experience, particularly in platforming segments.
