The Guides

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The Guides is a single player puzzle game. It received very positive reviews from players.

The Guides is a single-player puzzle game featuring meticulously designed interactive puzzles and ciphers that challenge your problem-solving skills. With a compelling plot woven into its gameplay, it offers an engaging and immersive experience for puzzle enthusiasts. Players must decode complex clues to progress through a captivating narrative.

Genres & Tags

Puzzle

Play Modes

Single-Player

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92%

Audience ScoreBased on 458 reviews

story10 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

The game features beautifully designed puzzles that are both challenging and rewarding, making players feel accomplished when they solve them.
The atmosphere and graphics are outstanding, creating an immersive experience that enhances the puzzle-solving process.
It encourages critical thinking and creativity, requiring players to think outside the box and utilize various problem-solving techniques.

The user interface can be confusing and lacks clear instructions, making it difficult for some players to navigate and understand the puzzles.
Some puzzles are considered overly obtuse or illogical, leading to frustration rather than enjoyment for certain players.
There are occasional bugs and technical issues that can disrupt gameplay, such as problems with inputting answers or navigating between levels.

story
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
59%
23%
18%
The game's story is described as intriguing and complex, with players appreciating the gradual unraveling of the narrative alongside challenging puzzles. While some express a desire for more development in the storyline, many find the backstory and atmosphere engaging, enhancing the overall experience. The combination of puzzles and storytelling creates a rewarding challenge, making it a standout feature of the game.
- “Challenging puzzles, an interesting backstory that you slowly unravel, great atmosphere, this is an awesome game!”
- “Everything a real puzzle game should be with an intriguing storyline.”
- “Awesome game with a truly unique storyline and challenging gameplay.”
- “Eventually you see a pattern to the puzzles and the story that it dribbles out for you.”
- “I'm enjoying the puzzles so far, although there doesn't seem to be much coming together in the way of a storyline.”
- “I hope the story fills out more soon, having only completed section one.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
49%
13%
The game's graphics are described as jaw-dropping and top-notch, featuring beautifully eerie artwork that enhances the immersive puzzle-solving experience. Reviewers appreciate the high-quality visuals, which are rare in mobile mystery games, although some note that the puzzles do not always connect with the artwork. Overall, the graphics and design are considered exceptional, contributing significantly to the game's appeal.
- “The graphics and detail in every aspect of this game are simply jaw-dropping.”
- “Absolutely top-notch visuals and a good ambient soundtrack create an incredibly immersive puzzle-solving experience.”
- “The graphics and design are second to none.”
- “The puzzles were fun, but all in all, the game lasted about two days. Also, a lot of the puzzles had zero to do with the artwork, so that kind of bums me out.”
atmosphere
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
80%
60%
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its immersive presentation and context clues, effectively capturing a conspiratorial 1960s vibe filled with classified documents and secretive research. The eerie soundtrack enhances the experience, while the combination of challenging puzzles and an intriguing backstory further enriches the overall ambiance, making it a standout feature of the game.
- “The presentation, the context clues, it's all wonderfully atmospheric and well put together.”
- “I just love the conspiratorial 60s atmosphere, with classified documents from shady British organizations, secretive quantum research, and concealed COMINT satellites, which is spectacularly complemented by the eerie soundtrack.”
- “Challenging puzzles, an interesting back story that you slowly unravel, great atmosphere, this is an awesome game!”
- “The atmosphere feels flat and uninspired, lacking any real sense of immersion or tension.”
- “Despite the intriguing premise, the overall atmosphere is dull and fails to engage the player.”
- “The game tries to create a mysterious vibe, but it ends up feeling more confusing than atmospheric.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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25%
The music in the game is highly praised for its ability to create an immersive atmosphere, with an eerie and ominous soundtrack that complements the 60s conspiratorial theme. Reviewers appreciate how the ambient music enhances the puzzle-solving experience, adding depth to the overall design.
- “Absolutely top-notch visuals and a good ambient soundtrack create an incredibly immersive puzzle-solving experience.”
- “I just love the conspiratorial 60s atmosphere, with classified documents from shady British organizations, secretive quantum research, and concealed COMINT satellites, which is spectacularly complemented by the eerie soundtrack.”
- “The soundtrack gives it a creepy, ominous feel!”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay is characterized by intriguing mechanics and challenging puzzles, but suffers from a lack of direction, as players can freely navigate between levels without clear indicators of progress. While some find the puzzles engaging, others feel the overall experience can be monotonous and uninspired.
- “Great puzzle gameplay.”
- “It's fairly intriguing in its presentation and mechanics.”
- “Simple gameplay, but some really tricky puzzles in there.”
- “The idea is there, but the gameplay had me falling asleep.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect somewhat tedious due to a confusing interface, but they acknowledge that the overall production quality of the game is exceptional for an app store title.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Many users express concerns about the game's short length, leading to a lack of replay value, which diminishes the overall experience.
- “My only complaint is that it's short with no replay value.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is reported to be highly unstable, with numerous bugs affecting the overall experience.
- “Way too buggy.”