Amanda the Adventurer 2

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In Amanda the Adventurer 2, follow Riley Park as they investigate mysterious tapes in the Kensdale Public Library, aided by a masked figure while evading a powerful entity. Interactive cartoons and environmental exploration create a dynamic world, with Amanda responding to player choices and actions. The game features a new area, the Kensdale Public Library, and a new interaction type, "GET UP!", encouraging exploration and discovery.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

82%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,154 reviews

story96 positive mentions

grinding20 negative mentions

Great sequel that expands on the lore and story from the first game.
Puzzles are challenging and provide a satisfying sense of accomplishment when solved.
The atmosphere and horror elements are well-executed, creating a creepy and engaging experience.

The first puzzle is overly complicated and frustrating, leading to confusion and discouragement.
Some puzzles lack clear context or hints, making them feel disconnected from the story.
There are significant bugs that can disrupt gameplay, such as tapes not ejecting or game crashes.

story
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The story of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players praising its intriguing narrative, rich lore, and dark twists that build upon the first installment. However, some critics feel that the sequel lacks direction and coherence, with overly complicated puzzles that detract from the storytelling experience. Overall, while the game offers a captivating storyline and engaging character dynamics, it also leaves players wanting more clarity and resolution as they anticipate future installments.
- “The story keeps getting better and better for this game.”
- “The narrative is still interesting, and the dark and shadowy backstory becomes clearer.”
- “The story is awesome, the lore drops are crazy, and I loved solving the puzzles.”
- “The story didn't make much sense.”
- “It honestly felt like an extreme cash grab, also, the plot is extremely inconsistent, in the first game, clearly Amanda is the bad, and we want to help Wooly, but this time, Amanda's and Wooly's relationship was not explored at all, and it now seems like Amanda is good and Wooly is bad, and it's just hard to understand the whole game, and I needed lots of guides for this game.”
- “This 'sequel' lacks direction, puzzles are overly complicated and don't tie into the story as well as they did in the first game.”
gameplay
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The gameplay of "Amanda the Adventurer 2" has received mixed reviews, with many praising its innovative puzzle mechanics and the sense of dread it creates, while others criticize the roughness of certain puzzles and the overall lack of new gameplay elements compared to its predecessor. Players appreciate the engaging story and atmosphere, but some feel that the game could have been more substantial, likening it to a DLC rather than a standalone title. Overall, it offers a blend of enjoyable puzzles and immersive lore, though the execution can be inconsistent.
- “Absolutely amazing game, such gorgeous puzzle making, amazing graphics and gameplay. It captures horror from a different perspective than always being chased and makes you feel more frightened by something always lurking, which makes it even better than being chased.”
- “For such a small price, it provides so much fun gameplay, with many different puzzles to solve, secrets to find, and fun achievements to unlock, while also telling a dark, twisted story that you don't quite fully understand yet. I can't wait for more!”
- “In conclusion, 'Amanda the Adventurer 2' successfully builds upon its predecessor, offering a compelling narrative and innovative gameplay that horror enthusiasts will appreciate.”
- “I look forward to dissecting the story later, but the gameplay to get to it is nonsensical.”
- “This time it's actually the opposite of my previous review, the gameplay is lacking but the story and presentation is improving; there's just way too little content here to justify it being more than a DLC for the first game, which frankly they should have just done since this game for whatever reason is built on top of the other one and contains basically the entire first game in its files.”
- “As for the gameplay—oh boy, the puzzles are bad.”
atmosphere
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is generally praised for its eerie and immersive qualities, enhanced by strong sound design and a haunting ambiance. However, opinions vary, with some players feeling that the atmosphere declines over time due to pacing issues and less effective horror elements compared to the previous installment. While the library setting adds a unique twist, it is seen as less impactful than the original's attic, leading to mixed feelings about the overall experience.
- “A great sequel to the first game continuing the same scary and eerie atmosphere, now taking place in a public library that's connected to the lore.”
- “Atmospheric design: enhanced graphics and sound design create a haunting ambiance that effectively immerses players in the game's eerie world.”
- “The atmosphere is almost perfect; the sound design is great, if a little sparse. All the lore will come from the secret tapes; I've only found one so far, and it was on accident.”
- “The overall atmosphere was exciting at first but quickly went downhill; nothing scared me really, and the puzzles were a bit too easy.”
- “The atmosphere of the library didn't compare to the attic of the first game. The horror elements felt a bit more forced with the constant scary imagery compared to the first game's use of unorthodox and uncomfortable topics and dialogue that would catch you off guard with occasional imagery.”
- “In this one, there were far more 'pause / unpause' moments, and that totally ruins the atmosphere; personally, that breaks the game for me.”
graphics
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The game's graphics are widely praised for their stunning visuals and effective atmospheric design, which enhance the horror experience and immerse players in its eerie world. The art style is described as fitting and not overly demanding, although some players noted performance issues on lower-end PCs. Overall, the combination of vibrant character animations and a haunting ambiance contributes to the game's appeal, making it a standout in the indie horror genre.
- “Intense storytelling, fabulous graphics, lively character animations and humor, as well as the outstanding vocal performance of the actors and voice actors truly make this game a must-play horror game.”
- “- Atmospheric design: enhanced graphics and sound design create a haunting ambiance that effectively immerses players in the game's eerie world.”
- “It draws you in with its great vintage 3D art style and presents a mystery that the player must solve through careful investigation.”
- “Graphically, the game is more or less the same; Unity is the engine again, making it simple to create low-budget indie games like this.”
- “I'd have also appreciated it if it was optimized better for lower-end PCs, but I was still able to run it fine for the most part. I still don't see why my computer chugged on it sometimes when the graphics are so simple, but whatever, that's more of a me problem.”
- “The art style of this sequence is never used again, making it feel sorely out of place.”
grinding
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, with many puzzles requiring repetitive actions that detract from the overall experience. While some puzzles are praised for their creativity, the frequent need to rewatch videos and the lack of engaging lore contribute to a sense of boredom. Overall, the game is seen as less tedious than its predecessor, but still suffers from moments of frustration due to its repetitive mechanics.
- “I'd hop back in, but many of the puzzles are fairly tedious.”
- “Game is also buggy, tapes eventually get tedious to watch and they could do with an eject button.”
- “I wasn't sure if it was just me being bad at puzzles, but some of them seemed near impossible to figure out or needlessly tedious, making you repeat it over and over again.”
stability
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay, such as audio desynchronization and critical elements failing to spawn. While some minor glitches can be resolved by restarting the game, these technical problems detract from the overall experience and can prevent players from achieving the true ending. Many users express frustration, indicating that the game could be enjoyable if these stability issues were addressed.
- “The game is probably good under all the bugs and glitches, but until you guys fix most of the bugs, sadly this is gonna have to be a negative review.”
- “Also, this game is very buggy; you can't get the true ending because the train pieces don't even spawn.”
- “Fascinating, buggy, and confusing.”
replayability
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Overall, the game's replayability is a mixed bag; while some players find it highly replayable due to unique responses and engaging elements like humor and lore, others feel it suffers from limited replay value after completing the main storyline and alternative endings. Suggestions for improvement include incorporating randomly generated elements to enhance replayability further.
- “It's got lots of good humor, jumpscares, eeriness, and deep lore to uncover with lots of replay value!”
- “- lots of replay value out of unique responses to answers you give.”
- “- very replayable!”
- “Actually, that may be my main issue with the game in general, as well as the first game; replay value.”
- “- limited replayability: once the main storyline is completed, the alternative endings do not take long to get.”
- “It's why I think that specific puzzle should have been used later, and maybe had a randomly generated answer so it can still be used, but also have a way to increase replay value.”
humor
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game effectively blends humor with its intense storytelling and chilling atmosphere, providing a unique experience that balances comedy and horror. Players appreciate the lively character animations and vocal performances, noting that moments like Amanda's inexplicable disdain for Wooly add to the game's charm. Overall, the humor is well-integrated and contributes to the game's replay value.
- “The game is both funny and chilling at times; I'm an NPC reviewer, but I recommend playing it.”
- “It's got lots of good humor, jumpscares, eeriness, and deep lore to uncover with lots of replay value!”
- “Amanda hating Wooly for no reason will never not be funny.”
optimization
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The game's optimization has received mixed feedback, with some players experiencing performance issues even on powerful systems, struggling to run the game on medium settings despite its relatively simple graphics. While many appreciate the overall experience, including the storytelling and visuals, there is a consensus that better optimization for lower-end PCs would enhance accessibility and performance.
- “More fantastic puzzles, atmosphere, intriguingly disturbing story, and great live acting performances.”
- “I'd have also appreciated it if it was optimized better for lower-end PCs, but I was still able to run it fine for the most part. I still don't see why my computer chugged on it sometimes when the graphics are so simple, but whatever, that's more of a me problem.”
- “This is also a general thing, but I noticed that this game seems to have a performance problem. I could run the first game just fine at the highest settings with little lag, but for some reason, this game won't even let me run on the medium setting without it chugging. This is a pretty powerful laptop, and I can run games like Borderlands and Bendy and the Dark Revival just fine.”
- “I noticed that this game seems to have a performance problem. I could run the first game just fine at the highest settings with little lag, but for some reason, this game won't even let me run on the medium setting without it chugging. This is a pretty powerful laptop, and I can run games like Borderlands and Bendy and the Dark Revival just fine.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received high praise, with many reviewers noting it as a significant improvement over the first installment. The audio design is described as impressive, enhancing the overall artistic quality of the game and resonating well even with players who typically overlook audio elements. Overall, the music contributes positively to the gameplay experience, making it a standout feature.
- “It's got some real nice audio design, the music is great (and as someone who usually never pays attention to audio, that's saying a lot).”
- “Pretty much everything from an artistic standpoint is better than or on par with the first game: animation, voice acting, music, etc.”
- “And if you're anything like me and enjoyed the first game a lot, then I recommend this strongly because, no joke, it nailed every aspect from its gameplay, story, puzzles, even music in a tremendously better way compared to the first game.”
emotional
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional depth of "Amanda the Adventurer" has surprised players, with many expressing that the storyline profoundly impacts them, evoking strong feelings and even tears. The character arcs of Sam, Amanda, and Kate resonate deeply, enhancing the overall experience and making the game feel significantly more engaging than its predecessor.
- “The storyline really hits you hard emotionally and the design of the tapes is flawless.”
- “I really feel for Sam's, Amanda's, and Kate's stories especially, as they made me cry.”
- “If you had told me that Amanda the Adventurer would get not only 10x better but also emotional when the first game had released, I would have called you crazy.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game has drawn mixed reactions, with some players feeling it is an extreme cash grab, while others found the game enjoyable despite initial concerns. Additionally, the inconsistent plot and character dynamics have led to confusion, suggesting that the focus on monetization may have impacted the overall narrative quality.
- “It honestly felt like an extreme cash grab. The plot is extremely inconsistent; in the first game, Amanda is clearly the bad character, and we want to help Wooly. But this time, Amanda's and Wooly's relationship was not explored at all, and it now seems like Amanda is good and Wooly is bad. It's just hard to understand the whole game, and I needed lots of guides for this game.”
- “I was concerned this was just going to be a cash grab when it got announced, but this game was wonderful.”