Bay Bell
Zachary Zion · 2022 · Exploration, Typing, Puzzle, Point & Click, 2D
PC
6 user reviews100% · 6
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About Bay Bell
Bay Bell is a science fiction point and click word puzzle game. Navigate the off-course “Bay Bell” spaceship, decipher languages, learn the unique backstories of those on board, and find a way toward returning home.
The end is near… Can you save the Bay Bell?
The end is near… Can you save the Bay Bell?
Features:
- Space, time travel, humans, robots, and aliens! Meet a cast of interesting and likeable characters with their own dreams, fears, hopes, and goals aboard the spaceship.
- 65 challenging but accessible letter cipher puzzles. Even for players unaccustomed to deciphering, these are designed to be approachable for all ages.
- A story-rich experience that unfolds from solving the game's puzzles.
- Artwork in an abstract painterly style. Enjoy distinctive visuals while you play!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise this puzzle game for its striking, unique art style and clever puzzle mechanics centered around deciphering and language. The relaxing atmosphere, impressive sound design, and affordable price point are frequently highlighted as major strengths, with most completing the game in around three hours. However, several players wish the game was longer and note that the writing can be excessively verbose, though the game's premise seems designed to accommodate this quirk.
I don’t usually play puzzle games, but this one caught my attention. The art style was unique and beautiful. It reminded me of a canvas. So, if you are up for a challenge and love puzzles, why are you hesitating? It’s reasonably priced, has space, robots and time-travel…really what more could you ask for? 10/10 - Loved it3 found this helpful
I bought this game because it was on sale and the art style caught my eye. The game has great sound design, the noise whenever you leave a room or time loop is great. The background music is good. The unique art style is both interesting to look at and surprisingly clear. The game is also quick and easy as it takes around three hours for a session.2 found this helpful
This is a very relaxing and calm puzzle game that you can possibly sink a good few hours into, The game is made by one developer which is super impressive and helps with how immersive it is. Considering how cheap this game is I would recommend buying it, wish it was a bit longer that's how immersed I managed to get!2 found this helpful
Bay Bell is a delightfully weird little puzzle game/VN crossover. I bought it on a whim because the art looked kinda neat and I like space games, and it was more fun than I hoped. The game has a single puzzle mechanic that plays out something like the pen-and-paper game Hangman. As you decipher certain puzzles, more text elsewhere becomes readable, and then you can play through the rest of the game like a VN. Without spoiling the story - you are a robot in space, and the theme is languages and communication, which is a very clever way to support the jankiness of the script that eventually gets uncovered. The issue with the writing is that it is spectacularly florid, unnecessarily verbose to the Nth degree. But because of the setup of the game, you can almost forgive that as being part of the lore. In any case, purple prose aside, the combination of space game, casual puzzle solving and generally nice/friendly characters is exactly my kind of thing, so the game was well worth it. I can only hope more people discover it and that the developer continues making games. There's not much else out there like this.1 found this helpful
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