- November 7, 2025
- TORSHOCK
- 5h median play time
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About Total Reload
Total Reload is a single player puzzle game with mystery and science fiction themes. It was developed by TORSHOCK and was released on November 7, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Ever had something turn out so disastrously that you wished you could just reset and start all over again? In this game you may just have the chance to reboot the grandest experiment ever gone wrong. That experiment? The Universe itself. You will find yourself inside an amazing single mechanism, impressive in its scale. Taking control of its lonely resident - Artificial Intelligence named HAWKI…
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- Engaging and clever puzzle design with a variety of mechanics like wire-laying, lasers, gravity switches, and energy cubes that keep gameplay fresh and challenging.
- Smooth and polished gameplay experience with good controls, a well-paced learning curve, and fair puzzle difficulty suitable for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Atmospheric presentation featuring evolving music tracks and a clean, minimalist visual style that supports immersion without unnecessary distractions.
- Lack of quality-of-life features such as level naming, reset buttons, manual cube respawn, and achievements, which would improve navigation and replayability.
- Storytelling elements and voice acting are weak or monotone, sometimes mispronouncing words, which detracts from narrative engagement.
- Some puzzles and platforming elements can feel repetitive or occasionally lead to soft-locks without convenient ways to reset or recover.
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20 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is praised for its gradual introduction of diverse and inventive mechanics—such as wiring puzzles, gravity changes, lasers, and energy transmitters—that maintain challenge and freshness without overwhelming the player. While the difficulty progresses well and controls are solid, some users note occasional repetitiveness and a desire for more integration of mechanics in later levels. Overall, the gameplay offers a thoughtful, engaging puzzle experience reminiscent of Portal, with a good balance of complexity and clarity.
“The demo mainly shows off the wire puzzles, but once you dig into the core of the game different mechanics are introduced with energy cubes, lasers, and gravity switches which slowly step up the difficulty and complexity of the puzzles.”
“The puzzles get increasingly harder and new mechanics get added regularly to keep the concept fresh, such as gravity changes, pressure plates, or lasers.”
“I love how the game keeps introducing new mechanics without overexplaining anything.”
“The gameplay loop can become a little repetitive and sometimes I felt a lack of clarity regarding my overall progression in the game.”
“While I thought the game was well worth the price and had plenty of levels, I did find myself wishing more of the mechanics got mixed together.”
“It would have been cool to see late-game levels use all of the mechanics.”
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Total Reload is a puzzle game with mystery and science fiction themes. Common tags for Total Reload include first-person, indie, linear, exploration, artificial intelligence and others.
Total Reload is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.
On average players spend around 5 hours playing Total Reload.
Total Reload was released on November 7, 2025.
Total Reload was developed by TORSHOCK.
Total Reload has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Total Reload for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.
Total Reload is a single player game.
Similar games include Relicta, The Spectrum Retreat, Q.U.B.E. 2, Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube, The Turing Test and others.