Helix: Descent N Ascent

Criminally underrated with lots of creative puzzles and secrets to solve

This puzzle-adventure game fascinates me. The core idea is that I obtain five glyphs, only one at a time, each of which grants me a puzzle-solving ability. Then I go into a "puzzle dungeon" dedicated to that specific power. Then, in a different floor, I equip two glyphs at a time. These two powers combine with each other in interesting ways. Then I go into a "puzzle dungeon" dedicated to that specific power. Then, in a different floor, same thing, but combining thre powers at the same time. The way they combine gets that much more interesting. There's the main task about doing what I described above and simply getting through the puzzle-dungeons. There are also secrets to pick up, and donkey-kong-arcade-like arcade cabinet minigames to play. There are also optional riddles to solve, but you'll need to find the scraps of paper to form your clues before you can figure 'em out. The rewards for solving the riddles tie into other secrets in ways I will let you discover for yourself. Obviously, clever combinations of your puzzle-powers will be necessary if you want to find the secrets and clues. There is, however, one choice the devs made that is bonkers. After I completed an…

Delightful puzzle game, love the artstyle, wish there was an early game run button.

Holy Puzzles

Great puzzle game, fantastic artstyle, lots of things to explore and learn in this beautifully crafted world.. Brain will sometimes hurt.

Fun puzzle game. I didn't think the main puzzles were ever too hard, but definitely had to work at a few before I saw credits. I stopped before 100% because those more meta puzzles were too difficult for me