Sunflower Code

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6tbPI1V5-0&t=1s Gameplay Video

The dev released the game on Linux when asked about it, which is great! At least on Linux, the game runs in windowed mode only and in hardcoded resolution. While the setting is nice, especially due to Van Gogh paintings, the game is clearly made by beginning gamedev. It's not bad per se, it's just good to set your expectations right. The story is simple, the rooms are mostly similar to each other. Some puzzles and hints are somewhat illogical. There are translation bugs and graphical glitches here and there, but the thing really hard to pass over are problematic click targets. These sometimes make it very difficult (still possible, though) to pick up or activate objects, because placing cursor directly over them does not trigger action. You just have to circle your crosshair around to find a right place to click. This is really annoying especially in the last level and for this reason I can't recommend the game yet.

🏆 Overall Score: 2/10 🏆 ⚔️ Gameplay ⚔️ ☑ Just bad [the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ maze on the back of my froot loops is way more entretaining than this ♥♥♥♥] ☑ Repetitive ☐ Fun ☐ Casual ☐ Challenging ☐ epic 📘 Story 📘 ☐ none ☑ Bad [its just exposition and bad transitions with poorly translated text] ☐ Alright ☐ Good ☐ Fantastic ✨ Graphics ✨ ☐ Bad ☑ Alright [They use some kind of filter that makes the god rays and stuff look like you're on drugs, Personally (If I had the knowhow) I would've gone for a filter that makes the ilumiation look like a Van Gogh painting, you know... like the main point of the game] ☐ Good ☐ Beautiful ☐ Breathtaking 🎶 Music 🎵 ☑ Bad [There's none ._.] ☐ Regular ☐ Good ☐ Relaxing ☐ Epic ☐ Repetitive ☠️ Difficulty ☠️ ☑ Boring ☐ Easy ☐ Regular ☐ Hard ☑ Unfair [the freaking phantom mask spawns literally on you with no warning] 👾 Bugs 👾 ☐ Unplayable ☐ very Bugy ☑ bugy [not as bad as some others but like bro, you just have like 3 inputs and basic geometry, how could you ♥♥♥♥ that up?] ☐ Speed-run/cheaty bugs ☐ bug free ⏳ Game time / Length ⌛ Idk, I just played 30 minutes and had enough .-. 💸 Buying Price 💸 ☑ overpriced for copy-paste code ❎ Should you Buy? ✅ ☐ P…

Too much slow walking through a field, then a maze of rooms to find notes and cyphers, which are too few and far between. Bonus-the mask appearance may end game. It all feels silly to me. I experienced quite a bit of lag as well despite my PC exceeding minimum specs.

Sunflower Code is a psychological horror puzzle game that stands apart from many indie horror releases because of its unusual combination of cryptography, fine art, and surreal storytelling. Instead of focusing purely on survival mechanics or cheap jump scares, the game builds its identity around mystery, atmosphere, and intellectual problem-solving. Developed by S.T-Brothers, the experience places players inside a strange mansion filled with hidden messages, eerie shadows, and environments heavily inspired by the artwork of Vincent van Gogh. The result is a game that feels experimental and artistic, offering a slower and more thoughtful type of horror that relies on tension and uncertainty rather than nonstop action. The story follows a man named Wright as he searches for his missing sister after receiving a mysterious letter connected to her disappearance. His investigation leads him into a bizarre mansion haunted by unnatural shadow-like entities and filled with cryptic clues. From the beginning, the narrative feels fragmented and dreamlike, avoiding direct explanations in favor of subtle environmental storytelling. The mansion itself becomes a central part of the mystery, cons…