Flux Caves
- June 11, 2019
- fubenalvo
- 5h median play time
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Get on itch.io StoreFlux Caves is a procedurally generated adventure game set in a vibrant, ever-changing underground world. Mine resources, craft tools, and battle creatures to delve deeper into the caves and uncover their secrets. With permadeath and random events, each playthrough offers a new challenge and excitement.
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Reviews
- The game offers a relaxing experience with a nice atmosphere and calming piano music, making it enjoyable to play after a busy day.
- Puzzles are well-designed, providing a good balance of challenge without being overwhelming, allowing players to think through solutions.
- The handcrafted levels give a sense of progress and uniqueness, which is refreshing compared to many games with randomly generated puzzles.
- The game suffers from frequent crashes and bugs, which can lead to lost progress and a frustrating experience.
- Graphics and overall presentation are considered subpar, with various glitches and issues that detract from the gameplay.
- Puzzles can become tedious due to the slow mechanics of moving blocks, making the gameplay feel more laborious than engaging.
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous graphical glitches and bugs that can disrupt gameplay, such as falling out of levels and inconsistent mechanics. While some players still find it enjoyable despite these problems, the overall experience is marred by frequent technical difficulties.
“Encountered several graphical glitches, managed to fall out of a level while searching for a cake (and of course it hadn't saved the fact that I had finished it).”
“It is glitchy and buggy at times with some slowing, but is still fun to play.”
“It also has a few glitches and bugs (the top tier on level 14 seemed almost random where the blocks would push too).”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game, particularly the piano soundtrack, is praised for creating a relaxing and atmospheric experience that enhances the overall enjoyment. While some players note that the gameplay may not be thrilling, the soothing music complements the level design and adds value, especially for fans of puzzle games.
“The overall experience is great, nice atmosphere and music.”
“Extremely relaxing indie jewel... nice piano soundtrack... great level design... definitely worth the price if you like puzzle games.”
“You can just go walking in the woods to piano music if you feel like it (I don't recommend that as thrilling gameplay - but you can).”
“+1 for the atmospheric piano music.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by simple and intuitive mechanics, allowing for a relaxed experience, such as walking in the woods accompanied by piano music. While some may find this approach lacking in thrill, it is accessible and low-priced, appealing to those seeking a more tranquil gaming experience.
“Absolutely gorgeous and intuitive mechanics.”
“Simple mechanics and really low priced.”
“You can just go walking in the woods to piano music if you feel like it. I don't recommend that as thrilling gameplay, but you can.”
“The mechanics are overly simplistic and the game feels low effort.”
“Gameplay lacks depth and variety, making it quickly become repetitive.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, as the puzzles require excessive time and repetitive actions, such as moving blocks or tubes slowly into position. While the solutions are not overly difficult, the prolonged confirmation process adds to the frustration, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
“The puzzles are more tedious than puzzling, taking a ridiculous amount of time to push each block one space at a time into the right position, and then forcing you to wait while the solution confirms that it is correct several times in a row before allowing you to progress.”
“It's not too difficult to solve, but it can get a bit tedious moving tubes to the right position finally to get the flow correct.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics have been criticized for being inconsistent, with some users finding them barely acceptable and others describing them as annoying or obstructive. Additionally, several players reported encountering graphical glitches, including falling out of levels, which detracted from the overall experience.
“Graphics, sound, etc. range from barely serviceable to annoying and obstructive.”
“Encountered several graphical glitches; I managed to fall out of a level while searching for a cake, and of course it hadn't saved the fact that I had finished it.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised, with users highlighting the enjoyable overall experience and the impactful piano music that enhances the ambiance.
“The overall experience is great, with a nice atmosphere and music.”
“+1 for the atmospheric piano music.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game lacks the expected level of optimization and refinement, leaving users feeling that it is underdeveloped in this aspect.
“It lacks the optimization and refinement that players would typically expect.”
“The game suffers from poor optimization, leading to frustrating performance issues.”
“There are significant optimization problems that detract from the overall experience.”
