Kind() Station

Enjoyed this game a lot. This game has separate video and effect settings, it has menu. They are just physical, they are placed in the game world, which I find to be a very fresh and unique. Other games don't do that. Unfortunately, looking at some negative reviews, I can see why other games don't do that. People can't understand or find that menu, they probably didn't look around the station at all

Brief and emotional, puzzles were just the right level of challenging for a very casual puzzle enjoyer like me who does okay with say Myst but not The Witness for example. Easy to loop through when you mess up and figure it out. A lot more emotional than I thought it was going to be, and I absolutely love the "two" endings back to back, it really feels like it pays off! Cons: the UI menu is fine once you find it, but the graphics options seem to be "chug your average computer with jank" or "the screen is basically black" being 50/50. Wish there was one more option as my older laptop did struggle a little and would freeze up every now and then! Otherwise a beautiful short story worth diving into.

Cool puzzle game, very "Antichamber" esque gameplay where solutions to puzzles are more abstract than you'd think. "Kind () Station" is set in an empty, dream-like Japanese train station, where the player must find their way to the Wakarima line platform. Through environmental story telling, the game explores how online interactions shape individuals, especially those of notoriety, in the 21st century, for better or worse. Performance is a bit jittery at times; you may experience some lag spikes later in the experience. As this comes from a Japanese studio, the translation can come across slightly stilted at times; but in my opinion the translation _is_ very well done, so if you are fluent in English, you will be completely fine to finish this game. If you're looking for a low-stress, environmental story-telling 'walking simulator' puzzle game, then I think this is worth the price of admission. Interested to see what XOR studio releases next!

An extremely clever puzzle game cursed with a save system that made me quit the whole thing, because due to no-clipping or the screen going completely black sometimes if I switched windows to check notification or two, I was constantly losing progress and finally ragequitted it near the end. I guess I will never know what the Miracle Kid / Kinebo / En story's point was. Which is a heck of a shame, because it was eerie and promising and the liminal atmosphere, as well as testing me on how closely I can follow even the most insane instructions, was fun.

Pretty cool use of liminal spaces and environmental storytelling.

very fun! lots of surprising mechanics, beautiful graphics and an interesting story. very neat presentation ideas. i love the weird interface choices like the pa announcement when you quit and the options screen being diegetic menus you only find now and again.