SYMMETRY

SYMMETRY was a let down. No reason for a long review here. I didn't like it for the same reasons everyone else didn't like it.

Chill game. Simple idea, easy to grasp quickly. I wish I could hover or see more information while zoomed out thought. I know it is the point and part of the "puzzle" of the whole thing, but still it was annoying to be constantly zooming in and out and pausing and unpausing to manage stuff. Overall worth the price (it was on sale). The achievements were all straight forward and once I understood the game I got them in like 4 rounds.

A bit short! The writing is nice, the art work is cool but the mechanic and depth is a bit underdeveloped.

SYMMETRY excels at mood and presentation — its vector art and sound design are worth experiencing alone — and its survival systems provide satisfying, deliberate challenges. However, repetitive tasks and a story that’s easy to miss during play weaken the overall impact. Recommended for players who prioritize atmosphere and style, or who enjoy methodical survival sims and multiple playthroughs; those seeking a tightly told, character‑driven narrative may be disappointed. Score: 8/10 — brilliant aesthetic and solid mechanics, but repeatability and a fragmented story hold it back.

It almost tricked me into thinking there was a story. A tedious micromanagement simulator where you have to manage crew of people who would rather die than wipe their own asses. Mechanics are shallow and gameplay loop is boring as hell. Characters do not interact among each other whatsoever. Actually characters is a strong word. Units do not interact among each other whatsoever. You just see a pop up with a generic statement in the upper quarter of your screen with one of their portraits attached every minuite or so. You send out a guy to gather one of two resources and wait at the door for them to come back. That 20 second journey would drain 80% of their hp. And it is apparently you job catch them to tell them to go eat and take a rest. By the end of the game my crew consisted of five ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who I had to micro manage for an hour and a half just to watch a 10 second semi-animated comic strip of a cutscene. Technically it is also meh. It played it on a 4k screen. And although you can set the resolution in the settings all the sprites and even fonts will stay blurry. TLDR: This is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I've played better free demos.

A very challenging and fun game. Basically you're managing a few members of a space crew who are stranded on a planet and trying to collect scrap parts and materials needed to get home. At the same time also having to worry about growing food, sleeping, generating electricity for heat and everything else like keeping food cold, all while the elements outside are trying to kill you and destroy your shelter. I've beaten one mode but there are others, plus I believe it has different endings depending on how you play. Kind of one of those choices matter kind of games - especially in the sense that some of your crew might die if you don't manage them correctly, but even then you'll still have a chance to win. Plays well on the deck too.