In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure
- November 12, 2024
- Clock Out Games
- 7h median play time
Get on SteamDive into 'In Sink' with a friend, where being shipwrecked is just the beginning of your co-operative adventure! Travel through rifts to other worlds where you’ll solve a series of escape rooms, puzzles, and other mysteries, working together to overcome each challenge. Together, you’ll need to think outside the box, and then escape from it. The path to freedom is full of portals! Your journey …
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Engaging and clever puzzles that require strong communication and teamwork.
- Variety in level design and mechanics keeps the gameplay fresh and enjoyable.
- Great for co-op play, providing a fun experience that tests relationships and problem-solving skills.
- Some puzzles can feel repetitive, relying heavily on similar mechanics throughout the game.
- Hints provided are not always helpful, leading to moments of frustration.
- Certain levels may become tedious, with a few puzzles lacking clear instructions or intuitive design.
- gameplay13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The gameplay features clever perspective and memory puzzles, alongside a charming co-op experience, though it suffers from repetitive mechanics and frustrating jump controls. While the game offers a polished experience with a refreshing character-switching mechanic, many puzzles become predictable and lack depth, leading to a sense of staleness. Overall, it provides enjoyable moments for casual play but may disappoint those seeking more challenging and varied gameplay.
“A fun puzzle game with some neat mechanics and generally no leaps of logic for puzzle solving.”
“I just love switching between the two characters; it's a very refreshing mechanic.”
“The variety in puzzles, mechanics, locations, scale, mood, and themes were impressive and immersive.”
“This is very detrimental to the gameplay as players start noticing the pattern; most puzzles basically spell out the solution the moment you encounter them and devolve into a chore, and it became stale really quickly.”
“The game also leans heavily on repetitive mechanics: about 50% of the puzzles involve simply communicating the same colors, patterns, and numbers over and over again.”
“Despite one of the earlier puzzles playing around with this mechanic, it doesn’t get used again.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their cute, cartoony art style that enhances the co-op puzzle experience without feeling childish. Players appreciate the beautiful aesthetics and thematic level designs, which keep the gameplay engaging and visually appealing. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's charm, although some users noted a lack of depth in the overall world design.
“Good co-op puzzler, innovates on the 'We Were Here' formula with fresh and interesting visuals.”
“I've been thoroughly enjoying this game—it’s exceptionally well-crafted, featuring beautiful aesthetics and intricate, challenging puzzles.”
“The levels each have a theme which makes each level aesthetically pleasing and keeps you interested in what is coming up next.”
“Absolutely love this game, its the perfect balance of you have to think about it but it wont take you all day to figure out, love the artstyle, the sound effects, the general feel its just really really well made, i just made it to level 3 with my friend as of now but i cant wait to play more and hopefully have more content in the future after completing , definetely recommend buying this”
“While it does use a lot of patterns and symbols for its puzzles, it feels like a design choice to keep the visuals clear which I appreciate since I am color blind.”
“- nothing else going for it really, no cool story, no cool world, no cool art-style etc”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to unintuitive and sluggish puzzles that require excessive repetition, especially in levels 4-6. The reliance on the same symbols throughout all levels diminishes the novelty, making the problem-solving process feel like a chore rather than an engaging challenge.
“This repetition becomes especially tedious in levels 4-6, where it feels like the developers tried to raise the difficulty by making you decipher and relay back and forth increasing numbers of times per puzzle.”
“In addition to this, the game sticks with the same symbols throughout all 8 levels, which makes it even more of a tedious chore to solve once you've already found a reliable way to describe them, so even that novelty is gone.”
“There was also a specific puzzle that felt extremely sluggish and tedious to solve, so using Photoshop, I figured out the solution much faster and easier than in-game.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players appreciate the opportunity to explore new puzzle perspectives, others feel that the limited content and design choices diminish the potential for multiple playthroughs. The cleverly designed levels contribute to a memorable experience, but many desire additional content to enhance replay value.
“Replayable for new puzzle perspectives.”
“While it’s a fairly short adventure, the cleverly designed levels make it memorable; I'd love to see more content or extra levels to increase replayability.”
“I cannot think of any reason for this design choice to be made other than reducing the replayability of the game, as both players have already experienced everything the puzzles have to offer in a single run.”
“While it’s a fairly short adventure, the cleverly designed levels make it memorable, though I'd love to see more content or extra levels to increase replayability.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features genuine moments of humor woven into the puzzle-solving language, making it a delightful experience, especially when played with a friend.
“This is a delightful puzzle game to play with a good friend, and it has some genuine moments of humor within the actual language of puzzle solving!”
- optimization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is noted for its surprising polish and smooth performance, making it a solid choice for players seeking casual co-op action without the need for deep gameplay engagement.
“The game itself is surprisingly polished and runs smoothly, making it a great choice for co-op action with a buddy without requiring too much thought on gameplay.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game is often criticized for being generic and occasionally grating, which detracts from the overall experience.
“The music is generic and, at times, grating, while the character controls can feel a bit clunky.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for being lackluster, with reviewers noting that it lacks an engaging narrative, a compelling world, or distinctive art style, contributing to an overall uninspired experience.
“There's nothing else going for it really; no engaging story, no interesting world, and no unique art style.”
“The narrative feels disjointed and fails to draw the player in.”
“I found the story to be bland and unoriginal, lacking any real depth or intrigue.”
