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With Shining Eyes

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96%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
96% User Score Based on 79 reviews

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With Shining Eyes is a single player simulation game. It was developed by Lucas Fisher and was released on May 1, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

You’ve been invited to join an illustrious academic institution. Since its founding, Bellamy Academy has encouraged curiosity in its students and ambition from its headmasters. Throughout the years, additions have been built, secrets have been buried, and architecture and memories have become one. During your time at Bellamy Academy, you will explore classrooms, solve puzzles, and experience …

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 79 reviews
graphics9 positive mentions
replayability1 negative mentions
  • Beautiful and surreal visuals with a unique, colorful art style that is dreamlike and captivating.
  • Short, meditative, and calming experience with simple puzzles and soothing soundtrack.
  • Offers introspective and thought-provoking themes with minimal text, fostering imagination and reflection.
  • Gameplay is very short with limited puzzles and low challenge, resulting in minimal replay value.
  • Some minor annoyances with controls, such as slow movement and lack of volume or settings customization.
  • Certain visual and aesthetic choices may be off-putting or confusing to players, with a vague or unclear narrative.

  • graphics

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 43% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game's graphics feature a unique, dreamcore-inspired art style with colorful, surreal, and low-poly visuals that create a memorable and captivating atmosphere. While some may find the simplistic 3D graphics off-putting or low quality, many appreciate the distinctive, trippy aesthetics that enhance the game's introspective and immersive experience. Overall, the visuals are praised for their creativity and ability to complement the game's vibe and soundtrack.

    • “Beautiful visuals for someone who is into a lot of dreamcore, vaporwave, weirdcore, and similar aesthetics.”
    • “It has an amazing and unique art style: short and simple, yet so memorable.”
    • “If anything, the visuals are quite stunning and very off-putting, which makes it unique in a way I quite like.”
    • “In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3D visuals which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably.”
    • “Gaming is a visual medium, and while some developers struggle with creating high quality visuals, failing to do so is a disservice to gamers.”
    • “It does have a few trippy visuals, but I feel it's more on the line of broken reality than a game like Lavalamp, as someone here kindly mentioned, or the game Mango.”

  • music

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The game's music is widely praised for its soothing, ambient piano soundtrack that perfectly complements the unique visuals and atmosphere. Many players find the soundtrack memorable and enjoyable, enhancing the overall immersive experience. While some note its simplicity and repetition, the music is generally considered a standout aspect that enriches the game's mood.

    • “Amazing soundtrack that perfectly captures the game. I'm so glad I found out about this game.”
    • “With an art style that draws the player in and a soundtrack that I wouldn't mind leaving on repeat, [i]With Shining Eyes[/i] is an experience you should at least check out and play through once.”
    • “A meaningful, short game with simple puzzles, wonderful music, and colors that make my mouth water.”
    • “The game is basically solve puzzles, get pieces to put in the holes in the centre room and that is pretty much it with a repeated track of piano music that sounds like someone tapping a single key on the keyboard.”
    • “-could include music/sfx sliders into the settings along with control rebinds”
    • “Music is... well, you gotta play to hear it.”

  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The story is intriguing but somewhat vague, with no explicit background provided; it is primarily conveyed through dialogue and cutscenes, complementing the game's impressive visuals and atmosphere.

    • “A thoughtful story accompanied with incredible visuals.”
    • “Some story to this strange world can be picked up in dialog and a cutscene.”
    • “Interesting story.”
    • “No background story provided; however, some story to this strange world can be picked up in dialogue and a cutscene.”
    • “Quite a pleasing sensory experience, but whatever story is being hinted at is a bit vague for my tastes.”

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -34% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is memorable and surreal, enhanced significantly by the soundtrack. It serves as the main appeal of the game, which functions largely as a short, puzzle-driven walking simulator.

    • “The soundtrack caps off the atmosphere though.”
    • “Overall, it's nothing more than a walking simulator with some easy-to-solve puzzles and a peculiar atmosphere that you will remember.”
    • “Overall it's nothing more than a walking sim with some easy to solve puzzles and a peculiar atmosphere that you will remember.”
    • “It clocks in at around a half hour long, and revolves around simple puzzles that serve as a vehicle for you to absorb the surreal and psychedelic atmosphere.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The gameplay primarily involves exploring a mysterious university and solving simple puzzles, offering a polished and creative experience that is more about atmosphere than challenge. While not demanding, it provides enjoyable and immersive exploration without major bugs affecting play.

    • “The puzzles are extremely simple, and if you're looking for challenging gameplay, you've come to the wrong game, but I thoroughly enjoyed my 30 minutes with this polished, creative, and slightly mysterious title.”
    • “Gameplay mostly consists of exploring a strange university and solving puzzles.”

  • replayability

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

    The game offers a great initial experience but lacks substantial replay value, making it unlikely for players to revisit it frequently.

    • “I don't find myself likely to replay this again as it lacks replay value, but the one-time experience was great nonetheless.”

  • stability

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

    The game is reported to have significant stability issues, with frequent bugs affecting the overall experience.

    • “Buggy.”

  • emotional

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

    The emotional aspect of the game evokes mostly positive and intense feelings, creating a strong and engaging atmosphere, though it may include moments that feel slightly unsettling.

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With Shining Eyes is a simulation game. Common tags for With Shining Eyes include first-person, indie, surreal, exploration, abstract and others.

With Shining Eyes is available on PC and Windows.

With Shining Eyes was released on May 1, 2024.

With Shining Eyes was developed by Lucas Fisher.

With Shining Eyes has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked With Shining Eyes for its graphics but disliked it for its atmosphere.

With Shining Eyes is a single player game.

Similar games include Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1, The Collage Atlas, Through The Fragmentation, Psychedelic Dream, Chromatic Isle and others.