Herman Electro

I’ve been playing this game since its beta release and I am shocked that there’s not more hype. The puzzles are incredibly addicting and I am not even close to running out of gameplay. I think that the art is really classic and simple, which is really refreshing, since my computer can’t really handle graphically intensive games. I really hope that other potential players read this review and get the game so we can make a Herman Electro community!

What an interesting game! The video trailer and game description give a decent overview of some of the main aspects of the gameplay, which involve using (some subset of) your available tools to solve a puzzle in the current room. The large number of tools that each interact with a number of different room elements creates many puzzles that can be solved in multiple ways. And after you get through the tutorial zone and perhaps a few short individual failed runs, you discover that the game is not merely about solving a series of individual room puzzles. It's also a resource-management game, where you must realize when rooms have multiple solutions, and then carefully choose which solution--and thus which set of resources--you want to spend on the current room in order to preserve resources you know you will need in another room. Each floor of the prison contains about 4-10 rooms, with typically enough tool resources to solve those rooms plus a small surplus. The surplus tools might let you continue even after making a mistake, or help you save up to purchase alternative/better tools in the occasional shops or bonus rooms you encounter. Sometimes, to keep your options open, i…

[b]That other game.[/b] There used to be a game called "The Castle Doctrine" (TCD), which this game takes much inspiration from, but by adapting the game to a new foundation, solves a lot of the problems of that game. In TCD, the goal was to both create a deadly maze in your home, while venturing out into other players' homes with a limited set of tools to find and exploit a weakness in their maze. Sometimes this meant sawing through a weak wall, or snipping a critical wire that powered their traps. The main problem with TCD though, was its own players. There was very little incentive to create fun puzzles in that game, so most ended up being boring to play, and the game killed itself when people started building impossible puzzles like combination locks. The thing is... when you did find a fun maze, and you did find a weakness in a maze, it was really damn fun. [b]Puzzle-Roguelike foundation[/b] Herman Electro comes disposes of the entire multiplayer element, brings its own twists in the form of being a roguelike, but finds inspiration in the same type of puzzle. It works better. The puzzles are designed to make the player feel smart, and have fun. [b]Gameplay[/b] You play in…

Fun puzzle game with interesting mechanics. Art is a bit rough but the rest is good.

Herman electro is a cool game that some friends recommended to me. The trailer and modest art style belie a very captivating and entertaining game worth every dime. The different characters provide a diverse experience for the game—whether you play casually as Herman, creatively as Natasha, or time-strapped and on your toes as June. This is a game I can play again and again without getting bored. I am surprised this game isn't more popular!