Temple of Kasthet

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Would've been alright if there wasn't a 10 minute timer as the final puzzle is pretty big, you have to arrange ton of blood splattered puzzle pieces into correct order. Couldn't do the last puzzle in under 2 minutes.

I think it's a bit too difficult, I found that I could only collect 4 puzzle pieces in the time given to me. I checked the player made guide that is available and it seems like one needs to pretty much be a speedrunner to finish the game and escape. Increasing the time limit to 15 or 20 minutes rather than the default 10, perhaps through a difficulty selection screen, would make the concept of having to grind out runs until I finally get a win much more appealing. As it is I think I've had my fill already, if anything I'll see if someone's uploaded a successful playthrough to youtube and just watch that instead. But this is really neat, and I did enjoy my time spent playing so it gets a positive review from me.

"Temple of Kasthet" is an ancient Egyptian themed first person puzzle adventure game where, you know, you wake up in a mysterious pyramid and must solve puzzles to escape. Gameplay involves exploring a samey looking bunch of rooms, finding and collecting hidden puzzle pieces, and solving puzzles to unlock doors. Pretty basic stuff. Where it falls down is unclear puzzles, not enough hints, and a huge lack of polish and testing leading to an unpleasant and janky experience. I'm not sure if this is an asset flip, but it's one of those cases where the assets just look much better than the rest of the quality of the game... a glaring inconsistency. There's no evidence, but as always, the biggest problem with asset flips besides the plagiarism is the deplorably low quality of the other aspects of the game, and even if the game assets are genuinely created for the game, the quality of the rest of the game is indistinguishable from that of asset flips. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. Most "free" games on Steam aren't really free. There's usually some kind of monetisation, from nasty mobile app cash shops, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, to any ot…

crap

Super glitchy. Couldn't get through the game even once. It kicked me out of puzzles and wouldn't let me back in, replayed audio, wouldn't let me pick up some pieces, and one time, the cursor disappeared. Kept restarting game, but would run into different issues each time, so I eventually just gave up. Wouldn't recommend unless bugs get fixed.