IDEA
TLR Games · March 9, 2023 · Exploration, Puzzle, Top-Down, Relaxing, Nonlinear
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IDEA price by region
IDEA costs £2.14 in the United Kingdom, $2.49 in the United States, €2.49 in Europe (EUR), CA$3.24 in Canada, NZ$3.69 in New Zealand, A$3.75 in Australia, $5.69 in Georgia (USD), R$8.49 in Brazil and zł11.49 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | £2.14 −50% | £2.14 | — | 1 |
 United Statesyour region | $2.49 −50% | $2.49 | — | 1 |
 Europe (EUR) | €2.49 −50% | €2.49 | — | 1 |
 Canada | CA$3.24 −50% | CA$3.24 | — | 1 |
 New Zealand | NZ$3.69 −50% | NZ$3.69 | — | 1 |
 Australia | A$3.75 −50% | A$3.75 | — | 1 |
 Georgia (USD) | $5.69 | $5.69 | — | 1 |
 Brazil | R$8.49 −50% | R$8.49 | — | 1 |
 Poland | zł11.49 −50% | zł11.49 | — | 1 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About IDEA
From the co-creators of The Longest Road on Earth comes IDEA, an art game about wonder, discovery, and sharing.
Send your ideas, represented by a white lightbulb, out to explore the world. Watch them from a bird’s eye view as they roll and fall, bouncing around gorgeous landscapes recorded in 4K resolution by award-winning filmmaker Olli Huttunen, with no loading times between screens.
Your idea will get stuck every now and then – houses, guardrails, or even trees can become a barrier. But twice per screen, you can help it out and clear its way, so it can keep advancing. Who knows where your idea may arrive…?
Sometimes, your idea will end its journey without reaching its destination – but it can help other people’s ideas in the future, or even yourself. Write a thought, a piece of a song, a verse -- and share it. Now is out there, forever, for all the world to see.
And when you begin a new journey, you’ll see other people’s ideas. Save your favorite ones, and see how many people have saved yours. Enjoy this journey accompanied by a charming, soothing original soundtrack, in this game inspired by the award-winning short film IDEA, by Olli Huttunen.
KEY FEATURES
- Explore gorgeous landscapes in 4K, captured with a drone by an award-winning filmmaker, with no loading times between screens
- Spark an idea, represented by a white lightbulb, that will begin bouncing down the hard edges of every screen until it gets stuck
- Twice per screen, when your lightbulb is stuck you can push it away from an obstacle, so it can continue its journey
- Share your ideas: if your lightbulb doesn't reach the end of the screen, you'll be able to leave a message that other players will see when they pass near the that spot
- Save your favorite ideas, and see how many people have saved yours
- Getting Steam achievements will unlock new icons for you to use in your messages
- If your lightbulb is still moving when the music ends, it reaches its destination, unlocking pieces of visual arts for your gallery
IDEA — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I like the concept, but its execution seems lacking. IDEA's pace seems too fast for the tone, nothing relaxing here.6 found this helpful
There are couple major issues/bugs in this game that really need to be addressed. Issues: -I game-overed so many times because of some screens having waaaay too short of a timer. How can you say it's about exploration when you punish people for trying to??? The individual level timer either needs doubled or not started until you run out of bounces! -After you reach an ending, starting the game again does not spawn a lightbulb. You have to manually restart it yourself and sit through another loading screen. This is really frustrating. Nitpick: -There are a couple of screens where you can get stuck between two levels because you cant see your bulb to click before it flickers back and forth between levels. This was really rare but it was frustrating as well. Fix the first two issues and I will change my review.2 found this helpful
It looks relaxing but fails to actually relax you due to how irksome the game is. The limit for clicks and how long you can stay on one screen are absurd if the goal is to relax you, as is the inability of your little lightbulb to traverse the majority of screens without player intervention.2 found this helpful
The gameplay is not "relaxing" in any sense; it's tense, unwieldy, and unfun, and after playing to one of the endings it had nothing of interest or artistic merit to say. I'm all for games that take a stab at artsy, but you need to have some kind of actual thought or message instead of a vague platitude. I'd refund this if I could.1 found this helpful
i really wish i read the reviews first [b]Game has no start button at first [/b], you have to play the tutorial to start the game and then the start button becomes available the ball will sometimes get stuck in a level making you unable to reach it and the timer is absurdly low1 found this helpful
WTF, this is not even a game, it's just stupid.
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