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Indygo

Despite some missteps with its gameplay, Indygo is a deeply immersive, realistic, and nuanced depiction of depression.
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63%Game Brain Score
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80% User Score Based on 20 reviews
Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

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Indygo is a single player puzzle game. It was developed by Pigmentum Game Studio and was released on October 24, 2017. It received positive reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Indygo is a narrative game with elements of point'n'click set in one room only - painting workshop. It tells the story of a painter who suffers from depression. Solve puzzles and make decisions that affect how the game ends. Indygo attempts to show how people with depression can feel.

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  • Provides a realistic and nuanced portrayal of depression, making it a deeply immersive and empathetic experience.
  • Artistic hand-drawn graphics combined with fitting music and narration create a unique and compelling atmosphere.
  • Multiple endings and decision-driven gameplay add replayability and engage players in meaningful choices.
  • Gameplay can be slow, simple, and sometimes frustrating due to unclear interactive elements and occasional game crashes.
  • The game is quite short, with limited puzzles and obvious solutions, which might leave some players wanting more challenge or length.
  • The protagonist's English voice acting received mixed reactions, with some finding the main character unlikable.
  • story
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in the game is praised for its interesting and unique approach, focusing on deep emotions and the journey of a depressive artist through point-and-click puzzles. While some users note the lack of a traditional narrative, others appreciate the interactive storytelling and the meaningful impact of player choices. Overall, it appeals to fans of narrative-driven puzzles and text adventures.

    • “Nice storytelling and deep feelings playing this game.”
    • “Recommended for those who like storytelling, text adventures, puzzles, and a different visual approach.”
    • “It's a point and click puzzler where the choices you make change the story.”
    • “This game has no story.”
    • “Like playing Temple Runner for the story.”
    • “What I like and slightly don’t like about Indygo is that it's not a game that tells you how to change the story in any way.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of Indygo features engaging point-and-click mechanics combined with narrative-driven choices and ironic humor, making it enjoyable and immersive. However, it is relatively short with limited decision-making and straightforward puzzles, as the narrative focus often overshadows gameplay depth. Despite this, the mechanics effectively support the game's realistic portrayal of depression.

    • “Point and click mechanics combined with narrative gameplay (and really nice voice acting) plus a great level of ironic humor make the game something I can easily recommend!”
    • “The narrative is clearly more important than the game’s mechanics, but the combination of mechanics, dialogue choice, and acting helps to push the message about how devastating depression can be for an individual suffering from it.”
    • “Despite some missteps with its gameplay, indygo is a deeply immersive, realistic, and nuanced depiction of depression.”
    • “The gameplay could be longer; the game ends too quickly. There are only a few decisions, and the right answers are pretty obvious. It would be nice to have more challenging puzzle games and riddles.”
    • “Indygo, while certainly nothing groundbreaking with mechanics, is a frightfully accurate portrayal of what happens in the mind of someone suffering from depression.”
    • “The narrative is clearly more important than the game’s mechanics, and that shows at times, but the combination of mechanics, dialogue choice, and acting helps to push the message about how devastating depression can be for an individual suffering from it.”
  • graphics
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are praised for their beautiful, simple, and sketch-like art style that effectively complements the game's atmosphere. While some note that graphics are not the primary focus, the visual design is appreciated for enhancing the overall experience.

    • “The graphic art is beautiful and the music too.”
    • “I like the simplicity of its form, the artwork, the depressing atmosphere.”
    • “Point and click game with excellent sketch graphics and nice narration.”
  • music
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is highly praised for enhancing the atmosphere, complementing the beautiful graphic art, and contributing to an engaging and immersive experience.

    • “Great music!”
    • “The graphic art is beautiful and the music too.”
    • “Game is divided into small chapters, which start from a page in the diary, then you need to perform some actions in point-and-click mode, and make some decisions after that, like which music to listen to this evening or what to write to your doctor.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is relatively short, with a 1-2 hour playtime, but offers multiple endings that enhance its replayability, encouraging players to experience different outcomes.

    • “Infinitely replayable.”
    • “It is relatively short (1-2 hours from start to finish), but has multiple endings making it very replayable.”
  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is characterized by a simple yet striking art style that effectively conveys a somber and depressing mood.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a strong level of ironic humor that enhances its narrative and point-and-click mechanics, making it highly enjoyable and recommendable.

    • “Point and click mechanics combined with narrative gameplay and a really nice narrator, along with a great level of ironic humor, make the game something I can easily recommend!”
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Indygo is a puzzle game.

Indygo is available on Nintendo Switch, PC and Windows.

Indygo was released on October 24, 2017.

Indygo was developed by Pigmentum Game Studio.

Indygo has received positive reviews from players and positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Indygo is a single player game.

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