Imperfect Garden
Campus Cámara de Sevilla - Centro FP Superior · 2025 · Action, Bullet Hell, Top-Down Shooter, Souls-like, Rhythm
PC
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About Imperfect Garden
Immerse yourself in a world that was once full of life and color, but now holds only remnants of what it used to be. Gardens that once boasted vibrant flowers and singing fountains now lie dry and covered in dust. Temples that were once majestic stand broken and half-entombed by withered vines. The wind sighs through the ruins, carrying a strange silence, as if time itself has stopped.Across this landscape walks a nameless youth. As a child, he lost his right arm in an accident he can no longer recall clearly. Despite the pain of his prosthetic, he carries his sword with unwavering resolve.The sky above him is forever painted in shades of orange and gray, like an endless sunset. Here dwell the Perpetuos, ancient beings wielding a dark power that relentlessly expands the desert. It is said that whenever one of them awakens, the land around them withers a little more. The youth knows that if they are left unchecked, soon nothing living will remain in this place.Your character’s skills are essential for surviving in this hostile world:
- Attack (Red): Deliver a frontal slash with your sword, engaging enemies head-on.
- Dash (Blue): Execute a swift forward movement, letting you dodge enemy strikes and reposition strategically.
- Parry (Yellow): Block and counterattack at the precise moment, using your sword to deflect blows and create openings.
- Crossbow (Green): Draw a crossbow to strike from afar, temporarily swapping your sword for a ranged weapon.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h3]Imperfect indeed, 10/10 for the Title yet as perfect the title is, as imperfect were my first impressions (first 30ish tries), i'll list from bad to worse:[/h3] [list] [*][b][meh][/b]: a bit weird the achievements are in spanish, even weirder the game default starts in spanish, but not a deal-breaker; [*][b][hmm][/b]: from the start the menu navigation felt weird (on controller); [*][b][unfortunate UI][/b]: the UI covers a chunk of screen corner and this impairs me to see incoming projectiles (easily solvable by making it transparent or smaller); [*][b][frustrating bugs][/b]: apart from the unintuitive yet easy-to-comprehend controls; I was blocked in tutorial cuz Whisp was out of position, next to the left wall instead of middle; I figured I had to phase though him to advance but it did not work while he was close to wall; [*][b][annoying design][/b]: I'm talking here purely about the death animation & text time + waiting time for "press button to retry" to appear, this would not be an issue IF i had a health bar/pool, but I'm one-shot away from this agonizing waiting time mashing button that piles up in the long run; at least auto-restart or something, i can bloody pause mid-…1 found this helpful
First boss is impossible. No way to change controls. Why doesnt pressing the arrow keys just do the action? You have to switch color and THEN press space. Its dumb.1 found this helpful
I really wanted to like Imperfect Garden. However, the gameplay itself left me frustrated. I played this on my Steam Deck OLED (SteamOS/Linux) with the game installed on a Micro SD card, and technically, it ran perfectly fine with no compatibility issues. The problem is the combat. I found the gameplay loop way too confusing to the point where I couldn't even defeat the first boss. Despite trying to mix the attack, dash, parry, and crossbow mechanics, the timing and strategy never clicked for me. It's a shame because there is clear potential here. The lack of character voices is noticeable. Even AI-generated voice acting would add a lot of depth to the story without breaking a tight budget. I hope the developers continue to polish this; the foundation is solid, but it needs clearer guidance to make the "determination" feel rewarding rather than impossible. Not Recommended in its current state.
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