P3TT

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P3TT is a single player action game. It was developed by Alon Cohen and was released on March 25, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Solve puzzles by creating portals and manipulating time. Inspired by Valve's Portal and Portal 2.

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61%

Audience ScoreBased on 70 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

The game features clever and complex puzzles that provide a satisfying challenge for players, especially those familiar with the Portal series.
The introduction of new mechanics, such as the time portal, adds a fresh layer to the gameplay and encourages creative problem-solving.
As a free game, it offers a decent amount of content and can be enjoyable for fans of Portal looking for similar experiences.

The game suffers from poor tutorialization and unclear mechanics, making it difficult for players to understand how to progress through levels.
Movement and controls are janky, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences, including issues with character sliding off edges and inconsistent interactions with objects.
The lack of a save system and frequent need to replay sections after dying can make the game feel tedious and unbalanced, especially in longer levels.

gameplay
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
66%
13%
The gameplay of the game features impressive mechanics reminiscent of the Portal series, particularly with the introduction of time-manipulating elements. However, players criticize the lack of effective tutorialization and level design that fails to adequately teach new mechanics, leading to frustration and a feeling of being overwhelmed. While there is potential for creative puzzle-solving, the execution leaves much to be desired, with many players finding the experience more tedious than engaging.
- “The developer has a lot of potential, and some of the gameplay ideas are pretty interesting—with the game revolving around a third green time portal, just like Portal Reloaded, but in an intriguing mechanical interpretation similar to Thinking with Time Machine / Kim Swift's original Portal 2 internal pitch prototypes, as well as layering on a time stop mechanic with a fourth control button and requiring scroll wheel usage to maximize.”
- “There are some new portal mechanics added, which were not in the original portal games, that added new creative layers to the puzzles.”
- “The new mechanics can be difficult to grasp, but the mild learning curve should prevent that from overwhelming you.”
- “These issues make the game feel like a chore even with how short it is. The mechanics the game brings to the table (like being able to pull cubes from a distance) show that the idea has potential beyond just a 'portal clone' given enough polish and attention.”
- “The level design fails to actually teach the player any mechanic beyond the very basics—most notably the time portal mechanic which is the crux of the game—which is made quadruply frustrating due to the overuse of obnoxious turret-like death bots and their poor usage in the level design, and the poor save/load system forcing the player to frequently repeat work when they play sub-optimally.”
- “P3tt does not encourage experimentation or natural learning, which is a necessity given its poor to non-existent tutorialization and rather unintuitive and complex mechanics (for the genre).”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The story in the game is often described as eerie and reminiscent of the original Portal series, focusing on themes of escape from an insane AI. While some reviewers find the plot satisfactory, they note it lacks the depth of Portal 2 and leans more towards the claustrophobic and depressing atmosphere of the first game. Overall, a compelling narrative is deemed essential for any potential sequel.
- “A lot of what made Portal so amazing was the eerie story and a sense of trying to escape an insane AI; the other part was the fun puzzles.”
- “The story itself was reminiscent of the original Portal games, which I wouldn't say is a bad thing.”
- “The plot is... fine.”
- “It's yet another take on the story of the original Portal game.”
- “The game plays more like Portal 1 than Portal 2 because of its claustrophobic boxy appearance and depressing nature that complements the storyline.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviews on stability are mixed; while some players find the game to be surprisingly solid for a portal clone, others report significant bugs that render it unplayable, including issues like falling through the environment and reliance on glitchy mechanics. Overall, the game's stability appears inconsistent, with some experiencing a smooth experience and others facing frustrating technical problems.
- “Sorry, this game is too buggy and unplayable. Even in the first level, you can just walk through the glass in the observation room and fall forever.”
- “I'm certainly not the best at these kinds of games, but no level should rely on a solution that utilizes a buggy and disorienting method of spamming portals as you fall through the floor and wall.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization of the game has been widely criticized, with users reporting significant issues that lead to freezing, particularly during specific effects like lava and portal shooting. Overall, players find the game's performance to be lacking and unoptimized.
- “The optimization is awful.”
- “There are definitely some optimization issues.”
- “The game is kind of unoptimized; the lava effects and shooting a portal consistently freeze the game for a second.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's graphics are criticized for their lack of accessibility and limited options, which may stem from the engine used. Reviewers note the visuals as bland, though they acknowledge the potential for improvement, particularly in relation to the game's challenging puzzles.
- “The major flaw of this game, at least to me, is the utter lack of accessibility, graphic options, and optimization, but that one is likely the engine's fault.”
- “The graphical options are limited, and using Unity's launch options isn't a good solution.”
- “Bland visuals and gameplay, but potential for something more with the puzzles being a good challenge.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game has been criticized for its low-quality, reminiscent of other budget titles, which some players find off-putting. While the use of free assets is acknowledged as a limitation, it is deemed acceptable if the overall game design is engaging.
- “The menu music I've heard in other low-budget games, and it gives me trauma.”
- “It falters extremely in art, animation, music, and sound as well, which is to be expected from a small free solo passion project. The game mostly uses free assets from the internet, but those are fully forgivable if the game design is compelling enough.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to frustrating timing puzzles involving rotating guns and the challenge of navigating stationary portals. Additionally, having only 2 or 3 enemies chasing the player is seen as a more manageable experience, while increasing the number to 4 becomes overly burdensome.
- “The 'timing puzzles' with the rotating guns are very tedious and make the fling required to get the orange gun unbearable, as you have to jump into a stationary portal that may be too far or not far enough forward.”
- “Having only 2 or 3 Rosies chasing you is manageable, but adding a fourth makes it just too tedious.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
While the game features less-than-ideal animations and control issues, players still find it to be an emotionally engaging experience, highlighting its overall appeal despite these technical shortcomings.