Disconnect 2

Not Recommended Disconnect 2 has some genuinely clever puzzle-platforming ideas. Rotating the camera can reveal new ways to cross platforms, including diagonal routes that are not possible from the default angle. I also enjoyed learning the timing of moving, disappearing, and stacked platforms. Once everything lined up, completing a difficult section felt satisfying. Unfortunately, the controls caused too many unintentional deaths. On keyboard, the game sometimes acted as though I was still holding a movement key after releasing it. Other times, an input did not register at all. The Steam Deck joystick was even more sensitive and could suddenly send the skull off the platform. The D-pad worked much better and was the most reliable control option I tested. I also encountered several technical issues. My character became stuck at checkpoints around 10 times, occasionally requiring multiple reloads before I could continue. The camera also stopped rotating after some checkpoints, forcing me to die or reload the section. I did not experience crashes or major performance problems, but these smaller bugs happened often enough to make an already difficult game much more frustrating. Th…