Vandals

Steam says I played this game for an hour, but honestly half of that was just me messing with graffiti. The game’s not really about sneaking around or planning escapes, the mechanics are too basic with no challenge. The big draw is making graffiti. Ten minutes in and you’ve pretty much seen everything. It’s a simple escape game with little variety. If you’re into this style but want something more fun with real strategy, go for John Wick Hex or Lara Croft Go. [u] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43342176-Why-Not-Games/#browse] My curator page[/url][/u]

I hated Hitman GO, but I absolutely love this game. Oh, a little addendum to my review, the game REALLY needs an undo button, would be huge QOL.

Vandals, developed by Cosmografik, Novelab, and Ex Nihilo, and published by ARTE France, is a quietly inventive puzzle-stealth game that turns urban graffiti into the centerpiece of its design. Instead of treating vandalism as chaotic or destructive, the game reframes it as a calculated act of expression, blending careful planning with moments of creativity. The result is an experience that feels both methodical and artistic, offering something distinct from more traditional stealth or puzzle titles. The gameplay revolves around navigating compact, grid-based environments while avoiding detection from patrolling guards. Each movement you make advances time, meaning enemies move in tandem with your actions. This creates a turn-based rhythm where success depends on anticipation and planning rather than reflex. You’re constantly reading patrol routes, identifying safe paths, and determining when to move or wait. The structure transforms what could have been a straightforward stealth game into something closer to a logic puzzle, where every mistake is the result of a miscalculation rather than a lack of speed. To support this design, the game introduces a small but effective set of t…

its a nice little game, just wish the achievments were a little less broken and in english. but overall fun.

Fun, simple and relatively entertaining. The hardest part was thinking about what to paint on so many walls. The credits were fantastic too

looks good. works bad.