Causality (2017)

Causality is a 2.5D puzzler where you control the passage of time. Your astronauts are perpetually running along a network of catwalks and you have to use the arrows to redirect them to avoid monsters and open/close barriers to allow everyone to reach their own destinations before the timeline runs out. You can use LT/RT on the controller or simply drag the mouse to rewind or ff, both methods feel easy and satisfying. There is no real-time clock so you can take as long as you like. Move it forward a bit, decide that's not gonna work, go back a bit and try something different etc. I imagine a dance choreographer would be good at this. [h1]Sound & Vision[/h1] The graphics are nothing short of stunning. There are not a whole lot of elements but it's all presented with subtle reflections and transparency that really gives it a smooth, rich ambiance. There's no music but a haunting, spacey sound with robotic sound effects which all suits the mood nicely. [h1]Menus[/h1] The level overview looks good too, with sparkly tiles floating in starry space. There's volume control, fullscreen or configurable window sizing, language options - yes, you can change to various languages just for …

If you enjoy puzzles, you would like this game a lot. The whole point of the game is using time travel to get through the puzzles, where you have your characters go through portals into the past during the same puzzle, essentially causing other events to happen simultaneously. The game is a handful of hours to play, depending on how well you are at figuring out the puzzles. The game does not really give you much direction for most of the puzzles, though sometimes you will know how to start out (i.e., you will see that you lose the puzzle if a given character goes in any direction except for one at the beginning, etc.). There are 4 different sets of puzzles, with different gameplay mechanics. Each puzzle set has 15 levels, where the first 10 "complete" the set, and the other 5 are bonus levels with more difficult puzzles. I think that the last set of the game is almost the easiest, actually, because of the mechanic it adds into the game. The enemy makes it more obvious what directions you cannot use at different times. The graphics of the game are simple, but interesting. Minimalist, essentially. I do not really remember much sound or music from playing a few days ago, so I guess…

A neat little puzzle game :) Impressions: The mechanics do an awesome job with screwing with the player's mind. There's weird time-traveling and cloning teleports, paradoxes mixed with somewhat more classical switches and falling tiles. This is probably how I'd sum up the game in one sentence actually. A proper ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of a mix of calssic and modern puzzle game mechanics. Causality definitely tries to do something new here but builds it on solid foundations of the genre. Content: There's 4 sets of puzzles, 15 levels each. You need to beat first 10 puzzles of each set to progress to another one. The levels are designed in a way that the obligatory 10 are somewhat easier than the optional 5 which can really force you to spend more time on them. That said the game isn't long and doesn't overstay its welcome. It took me just a few hours to beat the mandatory 40 puzzles. Graphics: Visualy it's simple but good looking. Slowly animated backgrounds don't distract you from cracking the puzzles presented to you in the foreground. It feels rather minimalistic but that's all that's needed. Issues: Now onto the flaws. For a game that does a good job at steady pacing of the difficulty cur…

Very well put together,dont get fooled this is not an easy puzzle game,the only thing I dont like is the soundtrack.

A great little puzzle game with one of the best time-travel mechanics I've seen in ages.

This is a very fun little puzzle game. I highly recommend it if you are into the whole genre of puzzles and mind benders. I've uploaded a video on YouTube showing how my first impression of the game is (the link is down below). In short these are the pros and cons: PROS: - Well thought out puzzles. - Time shift as puzzle games is brilliant. This game does it really good. - Cute graphics. - Good atmoshpere for a puzzle game (I.e. background sound and sound effects). CONS: - More levels would be nice. As of now there are "only" 60 levels. I have gone through half in about an hour (no cheating). - Puzzles have a tendency to be a little easy. - A short introduction (written or example) for each trigger when you first encounter them would be nice. - To few triggers. All-in-all a solid game especially taken the pricetag into account (4€ when I bought it) YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/SOpn6F8j6aI