Lonesome Village

Puzzles are too simple and progression, too slow. This plus the excessive amount of hand-holding made me quit the game before finishing the story.

This is the kind of game I come back to when I genuinely want to focus on something and let my worries fade into the background for a while. The graphics, the cute character designs, and above all, the light, easygoing story let me step away from the tension of stressful, action-heavy games. Or maybe it's just about spending time somewhere I'm not getting worked up over anything. Ogre Pixel definitely has a strong track record in the gaming world, and I love seeing them keep putting out interesting proposals for all kinds of players. If you're into games that are mostly puzzle-focused with a light, relaxing story, Lonesome Village is exactly what you're looking for. Worth noting this is Mexican talent behind it, and while that's a nice extra, it's definitely not what defines the game.

Gameplay Genre: Puzzle/adventure, small town restoration Story Genre: Mystery, Save The World Story/Gameplay Ratio: 1:3 **Gameplay** Ideas: 7/10 | Solid concepts behind it, giving the player options without being too broad or vague. Execution: 5/10 | Puzzles are of inconsistent difficulties, with middling quality. Parts of the game are tedious, while others feel trivial. **Story** Ideas: 6/10 | Not revolutionary, but a decent plot with some interesting ideas. Execution: 5/10 | Pushed more to the background than a story with its potential for emotional weight should be. **Characters** Ideas: 5/10 | Middle of the road. Not very complex, but then again, this game isn't meant to be. Execution: 3/10 | Dialogue repeats, interactions are stale, and I didn't feel attached to any of the characters, despite their adorable designs. **Visuals & Sounds** Ideas: 9/10 | An adorable art style with a silly, cute musical tone to match. Execution: 4/10 | While the music and sprites are very good, the animations are often stiff and bland and the music cuts jarringly when changing areas instead of even a simple fade. Music also often takes a while to start after entering an area. Menu sound effects…

Absolutely adorable, cute and cozy game! It's refreshing to play a game which does not hand-hold you and does not have dark souls type of difficulty. It was also not too easy which is a problem with many cozy games nowadays.

Best game ever

Lonesome Village short game that is a more of a mashup of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Animal Crossing. There is no combat mechanics in the game and quite chill. Pros: A good relaxing game that focuses on puzzles Cute art style Cons: I had to constantly fix my audio because some sounds in the game is unaffected by the two sliders. If you have them turned way down, you might get jumpscared by the noise. Window's Volume mixer fixes this issue. The UI was clearly designed for a tablet such as the Nintendo Switch and Steamdeck. Plus that tone every time your cursor hovers over a button or icon. Other than some audio issues and its horrid UI implementation, it is a pretty fun adventure.