Havsala: Into the Soul Palace

If I could give a neutral rating, I think I would. I like puzzles; this is a puzzle game. I don't mind reading lots of text; this game has lots of text. I like mythology and history; this game has lots of both. But this game is unrewardingly obscure in places. I finally gave in and followed a walkthrough. There were lots of steps that were "yes, that's obvious" but also quite a few steps that were "How did you get that instead of a dozen other equally plausible things?" Toward the end of the game, you need to use a couple of book publishing dates. It's not obvious that this is a point in the game where dates will be useful. It's not obvious that out of all the dates in all the text, it's book publishing dates that are needed. And even given that, it's a two- or three-step deduction to figure out these two particular books are the ones of interest. And a few trial-and-error puzzles, the archers in particular, which just drove me mad. Even with a clue about targets and with an observation about archer order, it took me well over 10 minutes to painstakingly position all four archers so they actually hit their targets. It was frankly a relief to be presented with a complex Eu…

I really loved the story, the visuals, and the music. I never got bored while solving the puzzles.

Wonderful art, a short little game but absolutely worth it for the lovers of puzzles.

I absolutely loved the story, the visuals and the music.

Nice cute old school adventure game with an interesting backdrop. Puzzles were pretty cool although some were too hard for me so I had to consult the walkthrough

Love the story, art and music! Very immersive, very creative. The puzzles however... I thought it was just me. I really struggled to figure out how each of them work. Oddly frustrating. Although I'd say, the other things outweighed this for me.