Astronook

A fun little puzzle game about a fantasy astronomy. I love real astronomy, but always struggled with my telescope, so the idea of searching for cute constellations and planets with a straight forward puzzle game is great if you want to do a few at a time.

Quite a lovely game - Pretty short, but some of the constellations can be quite tough to figure out the correct order of dots for, in which the hints system does a good job at nudging you in the right direction. Saved me on a few in the later groups. If you're a perfectionist then some of the photo opportunitities might do your head in a little bit, but there is a little bit of wiggle room on adjusting the timing yourself to make it easier. Has a small story attached that adds to its charm as well. This is one of those games that's good to play either just once or every once in a while when it's been out of your mind for a bit :]

Very cute little game and worth the money. Helped me take my mind off things and still challenge me while offering help if I needed it. I loved it from start to the very end <3

Gameplay Genre: Puzzle Story Genre: Reconciliation/memory/coming of age Story/Gameplay Ratio: 1:2 **Gameplay** Ideas: 8/10 | Taking a pen-and-paper game or puzzle into a video game without it feeling forced is always a difficult task, but the framing and method here is a great way around the "why not just do this on paper" problem. Execution: 9/10 | Excellently done, keeping the game feeling simple and calming without trivializing the puzzles or making the framing feel irrelevant. **Story** Ideas: 8/10 | Pretty strong concepts and themes of regret and responsibility. The central question of "Is any dream too childish?" is also interesting. Execution: 7/10 | The way the story is implemented feels lackluster in places, but it's not *bad* by any means. It definitely gets much better towards the end. **Characters** Ideas: 6/10 | Not particularly deep or complex character concepts, but again, not *bad* character concepts. Execution: 7/10 | For how simple they are, and how limited their appearances must be, these characters are genuinely interesting and engage the player pretty well. **Visuals & Sounds** Ideas: 8/10 | A nice art style coupled with a musical genre that compliments it,…

Fun puzzle game

This game is fine but I didn't connect with it as much as I'd hoped. The game wants you to slow down, but it does that by forcing you to wait in a way I didn't appreciate. It might not seem like much, but as short as this game is, it feels plodding. And over half the main gameplay is line puzzles which were a headache for me. There's a robust hint system which I appreciate. But they don't feel like constellations: they're too busy. I know there's a game element, but there are both too many 'background' stars that are too bright for good puzzling and also they feel more like connect-the-dots where the picture only appears in the drawing rather than constellations where your imagination takes you halfway there before you start thinking about it. I mostly enjoyed all the non-line-puzzle parts of the game, but: (1) the story is a bit at odds with the game's tone, and (2) I would really have liked the ability to end the night manually instead of it wrenching control away from you immediately after you place your fifth planet photo, again clashing with the cozy atmosphere the game's building.