Lisssn

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Lisssn is a single player puzzle game. It was developed by Robert Wolff and Knut Müller and was released on January 31, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.

"Lisssn" is a point-and-click adventure game for listeners in the style of adventure classics such as "RHEM" with many puzzles and mysterious machines to set in motion. But instead of having only to look closely and to combine, this one is especially about hearing and listening closely. The player is thus carefully introduced into the basic ideas of music.

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82%Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

music4 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

The game features thoughtful, well-designed puzzles that offer satisfying logic-based challenges and a genuine homage to puzzle art.
It delivers a quiet, atmospheric spirit of discovery reminiscent of classic adventure puzzle games like RHEM and Myst.
The sound and music puzzles provide a unique and educational experience, appealing especially to fans of musical theory and audio-based challenges.

The interface and navigation can feel clunky and unintuitive, with inconsistent visual and audio feedback that sometimes hinders puzzle comprehension.
The game's graphics and technical presentation are outdated and minimal, lacking modern polish and options such as audio controls or resolution settings.
Some sound puzzles are overly simplistic, repetitive, or frustrating, and the tonal elements like cartoon guides may clash with the mood of the game.

music
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
61%
17%
The music in the game centers on simple, classical-themed puzzles that may feel basic or elementary, especially to those with musical knowledge. While the puzzles offer educational value and nostalgic enjoyment for adventure and music puzzle fans, the lack of proper audio controls and repetitive sound can be frustrating. Overall, it provides a fun way to learn music theory basics, rhythm, and history, appealing primarily to enthusiasts of music-focused puzzles.
- “The music puzzles were great fun, and took me back to evenings spent at the music school as a child.”
- “While having fun solving very diverse puzzles, you will be able to learn some rudiments of music theory (notes, rhythm, musical instruments, composers from the baroque era...).”
- “The musical and rhythm puzzles integrate repetition in their resolution, allowing you to train and practice your hearing and understanding of rhythm duration.”
- “It focuses on primitive sound and music puzzles, many of which are far more basic than you'd expect in a game that celebrates classical music's masters.”
- “Bewilderingly, the game doesn't include proper audio controls, so you can't turn off the annoying sound/background music; you'll need to alt+tab out and stop it using the Windows sound mixer.”
- “Maybe it's because I have some background in music, but some of the puzzles were almost jokes.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The graphics are widely regarded as mediocre and outdated, lacking resolution options or meaningful visual enhancements. The visual presentation is minimal and unimpressive, with animation quality inferior even to classic arcade games. Overall, the graphics contribute little to the gaming experience.
- “The game inherited graphics, some puzzles, and partially gameplay but it provides a dissimilar feel and experience.”
- “In the past, I've extolled Knut Müller's Rhem series while criticizing the sound, plot, and graphics that nearly topple the games into the thumbs-down bin.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- “While the artwork itself, though mediocre, might be considered passable, the visual presentation here is negligible; it might as well be a slideshow or a YouTube video.”
- “Pac-man, Space Invaders, and Asteroids had more advanced animation and visuals than this game does.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
67%
The gameplay reflects a deep passion for puzzles, treating them as an art form through carefully crafted challenges. However, the user interface is minimalistic, relying on static 2D images, which can make the experience feel similar to a browser game. While the game inherits elements like graphics and puzzles from predecessors, it delivers a distinct overall feel and gameplay experience.
- “You can feel, in every carefully constructed challenge, that the people who made this game are genuinely passionate about puzzles — not as a mechanic, but as an art form.”
- “The game inherited graphics, some puzzles and partially gameplay but it provides a dissimilar feel and experience.”
- “For gameplay purposes, because the user interface for this game is mostly just 2D static images, it might as well be a browser game.”
- “The game inherited graphics, some puzzles, and partially the gameplay but it provides a dissimilar feel and experience.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The story in this game is minimal to nonexistent, with a laughable ending, indicating that the game is not designed to be story-driven.
- “The story was almost nonexistent and the ending was laughable; this isn't a game to play for the story, much like Rhem.”
- “There is no story.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is praised for maintaining a quiet, immersive spirit of discovery, enhanced by smooth transitions between high-quality ambient sound loops that effectively immerse players as they explore new areas.
- “That quiet, atmospheric spirit of discovery that made those games so beloved is alive and well here.”
- “In the Rhem games, when you enter a new area, there's a gradual fade from one atmospheric loop to another, and the loops are usually quite good.”