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Re:Touring

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74%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

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About Re:Touring

Re:Touring is a single player casual platformer game with kids and science fiction themes. It was developed by Moolt and was released on April 28, 2023. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Re:Touring is a first-person puzzle game in which you'll explore the abandoned Luoni Energy Competence Center. Using a retro-style computer, you'll create color patterns to progress through the levels.

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 25 reviews
gameplay5 positive mentions
music2 negative mentions

  • Innovative and clever puzzle mechanics based on programming finite state or Turing-like machines that offer a unique and engaging challenge.
  • Well-paced difficulty progression with puzzles that are fair, well-explained through examples, and rewarding to solve, appealing especially to fans of logic and programming puzzles.
  • Strong accessibility features including colorblind modes, ergonomic controls, hint systems with multiple levels, no fail states, and generous timing that prioritize cognitive skill over physical reflexes.
  • The game's length is relatively short (around 2.5 to 5.5 hours), which some players feel leaves the experience somewhat brief or repetitive due to the core mechanic's limited variety.
  • Presentation and narrative elements are minimal or weak, with little story, lack of humor, and sparse worldbuilding that may not sufficiently engage players seeking a richer atmosphere.
  • Controls and interface in 3D can feel cumbersome compared to a 2D or tablet style UI, with some complaints about gamepad support being an afterthought, occasional input issues, and lack of mid-level saving.
  • gameplay

    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    22% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a unique and cleverly introduced puzzle mechanic centered around a Turing machine concept, progressing through six chapters with new mechanics every few levels to keep it engaging. Despite its short length and occasional repetitiveness due to the single core mechanic, the puzzles challenge cognitive skills rather than mechanical ability and become increasingly rewarding, especially in later levels. Overall, the gameplay is solid and thoughtfully designed, though some players desire more content and richer narrative or audio elements.

    • “A quite novel puzzle game that challenges you to learn new puzzle mechanics seen nowhere else, and which are a joy to learn and put to use.”
    • “This game mixes puzzles and "open ended" problem solving mechanics (like those in automation games such as Automachef, Infinifactory, Shapez, Factorio and so forth) in a really clever way.”
    • “Having just one main mechanic unfortunately means that the game tends to get repetitive at some point, but it does try to add new stuff every 4-5 rooms, and most importantly it's not that long, so the repetitiveness of the main mechanic isn't enough to burn you out by the end of the playthrough.”
    • “The core mechanics and the Turing machine concept are introduced well and clearly explained, but some of the later levels took me an embarrassing amount of head bashing before it finally clicked.”
    • “Finally, a bit of advice directly to the developer: while the gameplay is very solid, injecting a stronger narrative, or at the least decent music, would help a lot.”
  • story

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The game's story is minimal and thinly presented, offering only sparse lore and basic narrative elements primarily through environmental hints. It lacks engaging storytelling, humor, and worldbuilding, making the narrative feel unimpressive and adding little to the experience. Players seeking a strong story may find it underwhelming, though it still appeals to those focused on puzzles.

    • “So story, but there is a tiny bit of lore scattered around.”
    • “2-3 minutes of walking around in the intro area, with some very basic story, and you’re immediately onto the first puzzle.”
    • “Although there are a few hints in the environment to get an idea of the backstory, don't expect much in the way of story or dialog.”
    • “Very quick game (a few hours) with little to no story and with redundant rooms.”
    • “I realize there is a story, but it's so limply told and unimaginative that it really adds very little to the game.”
    • “It is, however, presented in a fairly threadbare way that screams I want to be like Portal, but without the humor, storytelling, or effective worldbuilding of that game.”
  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features appealing and immersive graphics with a unique art style that evokes a portal-like aesthetic without feeling derivative. The visuals contribute to a relaxing atmosphere and enhance the overall puzzle-solving experience.

    • “Graphics are nice, which makes the immersion believable.”
    • “I really like the graphics, gameplay, and even the hint system.”
    • “Incredibly relaxing atmosphere and pretty visuals.”
  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is minimal and feels lacking compared to titles like Portal, missing effective storytelling and worldbuilding. Adding more creative humor and narrative could greatly enhance the game's appeal and broaden its audience.

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users feel that the music in the game is lacking and suggest that a higher quality soundtrack or more engaging music would significantly enhance the experience. They view improved music as a more feasible upgrade compared to adding a stronger narrative.

    • “Finally, a bit of advice directly to the developer: while the gameplay is very solid, injecting a stronger narrative, or at the least decent music, would help a lot.”
    • “But if that's too much work, a high quality soundtrack would be nice and could be purchased cheaply enough, unlike a decent story which is hard to farm out.”
  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is well optimized, running smoothly without demanding excessive system resources, contributing to an enjoyable and seamless puzzle-solving experience.

    • “The game is well programmed and well optimized; it doesn't require much in terms of resources, and the puzzles are cleverly designed and really enjoyable.”
  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a calming and immersive atmosphere, enhanced by beautiful visuals that contribute to a relaxing experience.

    • “Incredibly relaxing atmosphere and pretty visuals.”
  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a wholesome emotional experience, evoking feelings similar to those inspired by Portal but with a more uplifting and heartwarming tone.

    • “Felt like a wholesome version of Portal.”
  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Stability issues are present, including buggy movement and disappearing mouse cursor, which can be temporarily resolved by unplugging the controller.

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Play Times

3h Median play time
3h Average play time
3-3h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Re:Touring is a casual platformer game with kids and science fiction themes. Common tags for Re:Touring include science, first-person, 3D, indie, linear and others.

Re:Touring is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Re:Touring.

Re:Touring was released on April 28, 2023.

Re:Touring was developed by Moolt.

Re:Touring has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Re:Touring for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Re:Touring is a single player game.

Similar games include Tetrobot and Co., Mind Over Magnet, Q.U.B.E. 2, Hexologic, Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut and others.