Alone

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Alone is a single player action game. It was developed by Avasion and was released on June 21, 2018. It received neutral reviews from players.

Alone 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.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

atmosphere3 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Stylish and atmospheric visual presentation with eerie environments and well-done character animations.
Engaging puzzle platforming gameplay reminiscent of Limbo and Inside, offering a good balance of challenge and fun.
Generous checkpoints and reasonable game length make it accessible and enjoyable, especially for fans of the genre.

Controls, especially jumping and ladder interactions, are often imprecise and frustrating, impacting gameplay fluidity.
Some puzzles require pixel-perfect precision, leading to trial-and-error frustration rather than fair challenge.
Lack of clear explanations or prompts for unique mechanics (like double jumping on fireflies) causes confusion.

gameplay
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers a simple yet engaging platforming experience with light puzzles, though some mechanics, like jumping and firefly interactions, can feel frustrating or unpolished. Frequent checkpoints help mitigate these issues, making the experience enjoyable despite its flaws. Overall, it's a solid but rough platformer that could benefit from more polish to fully rival others in the genre.
- “Even though the game is fairly simple and doesn't have the depth of Inside or Limbo, it still provides a very decent amount of engaging gameplay to entertain the player.”
- “All in all, Alone is an intriguing Limbo-esque platformer with some unique mechanics.”
- “Alone’s gameplay is overall very straightforward; most of the things you will be doing are platforming and navigating the environment, trying to evade different traps or enemies.”
- “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 (such 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.”
- “The whole jumping on fireflies mechanic can be more frustrating than puzzle-y.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music effectively sets an eerie and engaging mood initially, contributing positively to the game's atmosphere, but it tends to become repetitive and could benefit from more variety to maintain interest.
- “The environment is eerie and the music helps to set the mood (at least initially; it gets a bit redundant after a while).”
- “The music was fun, it created a good vibe.”
- “The music is repetitive and becomes tiresome.”
- “The music helps to set the mood initially, but it gets a bit redundant after a while.”
- “Could use some extra music.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game "Alone" is consistently praised for its strong, immersive atmosphere that enhances its fun and exciting gameplay. Players highlight the mood as a key strength, contributing to an adrenaline-filled and engaging adventure experience.
- “The game's biggest strengths are its overall mood and atmosphere.”
- “Alone is a fun and adrenaline-filled adventure game with great atmosphere at a low price.”
- “"Alone" is a fun and exciting 2.5D puzzle platformer with a great atmosphere.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics feature a great art style that stands out, though some users feel the gameplay controls, unrelated to visuals, are too loose for a platformer.