Social Caterpillar

Can pet the cat :)) A very thoughtful and engaging experience. The customizability is really fun and the possibilities for difference in the puzzles makes for solid replayability. I felt the puzzles had a good range of difficulty in them as well. Overall very enjoyable and I’m really glad I got to play it!

This game is worth playing for the restroom part alone. That part is peak gaming, not even joking. You are essentially granted the power to psychologically torture someone into peak social embarrassment. It was great. As a follow up to Placebo Love, it is pleasing to see the continuation of the socialization/introvert theme in Social Caterpillar. Both the graphics and the actual concept of the game are more interesting, though I ultimately prefer Placebo Love for the story and soundtrack. I didn’t take to this game straight away. Because puzzles are hard. I got a little confused by some of the mechanics. The fact there's IQ puzzles suggests the games trying to tell me I need a certain IQ to socialise. Probably true. However, the puzzles are immensely satisfying when you complete them, but you have to work hard at them. The main takeaway from playing this is that I'm used to being ‘spoon fed’ with games. This game doesn’t do that, You have to work it all out yourself (or cave in and use a guide). And it takes time. When the solution emerges, it seems obvious. Much like socialising, it seems utterly obscure and confusing to begin with but when it clicks you wonder how you couldn’…

The mechanical structure and aesthetic style really mesh well with the theming, and really makes you feel like someone with social anxiety trying to navigate a a world that won't hold your hand. Good difficulty curve, you don't really feel like you're being dropped into the deep end (at least with the main puzzles) This game has a surprising amount of depth, rewarding even the most devoted of solvers. Without spoiling too much, the best I can compare this to is Animal Well, with many puzzle layers of increasing obscurity. Overall, I'd recommend Social Caterpillar to anyone who likes puzzles, whether logic-based or ARG-esque.

it is a surprisingly fun and complex puzzle game. I got the 2nd ending but I havent 100% it yet which I think I might do since the game seems like it has a lot more to offer.

Good puzzles wrapped around mechanics that genuinely aid the meaning of the story. A good metaphor for autism, too.

Fun puzzles and relatable story for introverts, worth the 4 hours I got out of it. Ending (1+2) is a bit abrupt and unsatisfying, and it seems continuing further requires playing some seriously bad minigames and solving obscure puzzles. So the balance of "really fun" and "obtuse stuff for die-hards" is a bit askew compared to a game like Animal Well.