Greenhouse: Schism

A nice, shorter game, with a lovely soundtrack and artstyle.

Well, I've never been one to write Steam reviews, but considering the developer's humbleness of wanting the game to be played even without buying it, I feel like at least giving them the thoughts of the game that they wanted is fair game. The game seemed charming, adventurous and chill with a nice little plot that seemed like it could easily trap me... But I can't say that I was as immersed as I hoped or as relaxed as I thought, the latter probably being my own fault for expecting something chill when the game never really promoted itself on being "chill". The premise of a magical world with a past that builds and is revealed throughout the game is certainly one that has been done before but with different worlds, and I was expecting this one to be engaging or even fascinating, and yet, I can't say I was ever hooked, perhaps I missed some secrets or I just didn't read carefully enough, because I found myself not really engaging with the story that was being told, neither the past or the present were set in a way that made me understand it well enough, and I wouldn't like to be too comparative to other indie games that clearly had a lot more time spent on them, but Celeste had a s…

Solid game. Really fun and I liked the story. Hidden gem tbh A bit hard but that might just be a skill issue

pretty fun and quick game, would love to see a sequel with the mechanics expanded

This is good for a free game. Actually this would be a good game for $10. The game has a good amount of challenge to it due to good enemy placement. The bosses that I have come across don't feel cheap or frustrating. It reminds me of the old NES days where I have to learn patterns and then the battles build off those. It is a weird game in that it almost feels like a metroidvania....but it isn't. Sadly i think it would have worked better if it was.....and probably have more appeal that way. But for free....amazing! Get this because it will set you back $0.

This positive review is just to encourage the developer (the game is F2P anw). THE FACTS: - The keyboard or console selection interface upon opening the game was very unfriendly. I didn't even know what to press, thought the game had frozen, so I Alt-F4 to exit and reopen it... Then I just pressed the Z key about 2-3 times to get into the game's tutorial. - The feature buttons seem completely fixed, as I couldn't access Options/Settings or any similar interface using the ESC key. - Pressing X to fire feel like the character is farting from her navel. - The sound and visual effects are truly lackluster.