An Architect's Adventure

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Explore islands, build shapes, Conquer the puzzles. This is a 3D Sokoban puzzle game. About 130 hand-craft puzzles. Features: -A lot of contructing-based puzzle-solving experience. -Each time you pass a level, a block will be generated on the big map, allowing you to build a bridge to reach new level areas. -Each level contains only one key insight. Refuse complex sokoban shuffles. -Playable hint…

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

100%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

music2 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features meticulously crafted puzzles that provide a satisfying challenge and encourage creative problem-solving.
It offers a unique overworld design that integrates gameplay elements, enhancing the overall experience.
Quality-of-life features, such as an infinite undo option and insightful hints, contribute to a smooth and enjoyable puzzle-solving experience.

Some players may find the graphics and music to be simplistic and lacking variety.
The hint system can occasionally give away too much information, potentially diminishing the challenge.
Limited perspective-changing options can make certain puzzles more difficult to visualize and solve.

gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay in "An Architect's Adventure" is highly praised for its innovative use of simple mechanics, particularly the unique block-sticking feature that enhances puzzle complexity. The game offers a well-crafted difficulty curve, making it accessible for new players while still providing challenging and satisfying solutions. The minimalist design and interconnected overworld puzzles contribute to a rich and engaging experience, showcasing exceptional level design and creativity.
- “Every level has a unique insight at its core, and the game wrings an impressive number of them out of its relatively few mechanics.”
- “Very well designed puzzles with tricky but satisfying solutions, an overworld which also includes some gameplay/puzzle elements, and very clean 3D aesthetics.”
- “Though immediately akin to games like Stephen's Sausage Roll in terms of graphics and overall presentation, An Architect's Adventure manages to simplify puzzle ideas even further, while still managing to push the extent of each mechanic and idea to their absolute limit - in addition to providing a difficulty curve more accessible to new players.”
- “It is essentially a Sokoban-like with a pretty unique base mechanic of blocks that stick together if their sides ever touch.”
- “With a pretty simple look and starting from what seems like a familiar mechanic, An Architect's Adventure proves very fast that it has its very own personality thanks to an extremely tight and creative level design.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The graphics of "An Architect's Adventure" are functional and clean, drawing comparisons to similar titles while prioritizing puzzle design over visual flair. While not visually stunning, the game features snappy animations and a user-friendly interface, though some players wished for additional options like antialiasing. Overall, the graphics serve their purpose effectively, allowing the puzzles to take center stage.
- “Graphically, the game isn't exactly stunning but the menus never get in the way and the animations are snappy - the game lets its puzzles do the talking, and it's right to.”
- “Though immediately akin to games like Stephen's Sausage Roll in terms of graphics and overall presentation, An Architect's Adventure manages to simplify puzzle ideas even further, while still managing to push the extent of each mechanic and idea to their absolute limit - in addition to providing a difficulty curve more accessible to new players.”
- “The only additional graphics option that I would have liked to see offered natively by the game is antialiasing, but fortunately I am able to force that in my graphics driver control panel.”
- “Very well designed puzzles with tricky but satisfying solutions, an overworld which also includes some gameplay/puzzle elements, and very clean 3D aesthetics.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is described as very pleasant and subtle, enhancing the overall experience. However, it is noted to be short and lacking in variety, which may limit its impact. Despite this, the game's appeal remains strong for puzzle enthusiasts.
- “The music is very pleasant and subtle.”
- “The music, although very nice, is short and unvaried, but this game is an absolute must buy for any puzzle fan.”