Quiet Thoughts

About Quiet Thoughts

Quiet Thoughts is a single player platformer game. It was developed by Luka Radulovic and was released on April 2, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Quiet Thoughts is a challenging narrative-driven platformer, centered on Asha’s journey as she discovers what lies beyond her forest home, and searches for an escape from her own feelings. Steel your resolve as you embark on the journey of a young adolescent with a lot on her mind. Quiet Thoughts challenges you through demanding platforming sections and taking on enemy onslaughts without harmin…

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

atmosphere2 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Beautiful and captivating artwork and music that create a meditative, reflective atmosphere.
Challenging but rewarding platforming gameplay with responsive controls and varied stage gimmicks.
Meaningful and well-delivered story addressing deep themes such as loneliness, self-discovery, and mental health.

High difficulty with limited checkpoints causes frustration, especially with long levels and instant death hazards.
Technical issues including animation glitches, collision bugs, occasional crashes, and poor controller support.
Some level design elements are unbalanced or unfair, making progression overly punishing and occasionally having unwinnable situations.

story
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions
The story is praised for its simplicity, emotional depth, and refreshing, hard-hitting subject matter that contrasts its fairytale-like visuals. It is well-written with endearing dialogue and fluid background character narratives, enhancing the atmospheric experience. Additionally, the game offers an accessibility mode to let players focus on the engaging story without platforming difficulty.
- “The artwork and the music are beautiful and the atmosphere created by the combination of art, music, and story is captivating.”
- “The story is refreshing, a hard-hitting subject told well by the writing.”
- “Even the background characters that you're not able to interact with are very fluid and have their own story to tell just from their actions.”
- “The platformer has a bunch of gimmicks like gravity inversion, some kind of plot (I guess), but not much going for it otherwise... let's face it, no truly successful, popular game was ever made with GameMaker Studio.”
- “The story itself is easy to follow yet granted to give you something to remember about this game.”
- “The game doesn’t contain items and points, instead rewarding you with bits of the story.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions
The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some criticizing the pixel art as lazy and unskilled, while others praise the beautiful artwork and its strong inspiration from Studio Ghibli's style. Despite simplistic visuals, the art effectively contributes to a captivating atmosphere and complements the narrative.
- “The artwork and the music are beautiful and the atmosphere created by the combination of art, music, and story is captivating.”
- “The artwork is impressive, and though not explicitly an anime game, Quiet Thoughts has a very strong Studio Ghibli feel to it, particularly in the second world where a number of creatures look heavily influenced by Miyazaki classics like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and to a lesser extent Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds.”
- “Don't be fooled by Quiet Thoughts' simplistic graphics and fairytale-esque feel - as challenging as rage-quit-level classics such as Cuphead, this story-based sidescroller is anything but short and sweet.”
- “This features really godawful, lazy pixelcrap 'art' instead of real graphics.”
- “It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter.”
- “Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded despite the bad graphics, not because of them.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The gameplay features basic platforming mechanics like running and jumping, but is occasionally hindered by unbalanced level design, including frustratingly long stages without frequent save points and scarce health pickups. The main character's fragility, dying after just one hit on the second character, adds to the difficulty, resulting in inconsistent gameplay challenge. Overall, the gameplay is solid but can be uneven and occasionally disappointing.
- “Gameplay is platformer-basic: running and jumping while avoiding various enemies.”
- “Gameplay and level design can at times be unbalanced, with some stages being unnecessarily frustrating due to the length between save points coupled with a paucity of life restoration pickups and the exceptional fragility of the main character (she can only take one hit before dying on the second).”
- “I would point out that there's a strange disparity in gameplay difficulty, where you basically go from one end of the spectrum to another.”
- “The gameplay can sometimes be a bit of a letdown.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is captivating, beautifully crafted through a harmonious blend of stunning artwork, evocative music, and engaging story elements. The character designs further enhance the immersive and appealing ambiance.
- “The artwork and the music are beautiful, and the atmosphere created by the combination of art, music, and story is captivating.”
- “It has a nice atmosphere and interesting character designs.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music is praised for its beauty and emotional impact, notably the piano piece at the end, effectively enhancing the captivating atmosphere alongside the artwork and story.
- “The artwork and the music are beautiful, and the atmosphere created by the combination of art, music, and story is captivating.”
- “I also liked the art and the music, especially the piano piece at the end.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Character development is praised for its engaging atmosphere and well-designed, interesting characters.