Vaporum

Legend of Grimrock meets Bioshock.

Solid dungeoneering, decent combat and customization, stupid story. A somewhat interesting and decently executed game, with a decent selection of puzzles. It's decent! I concur with others who say that this is a great entry point for those interested in the grid-based dungeon crawler, with some caveats. You are not going to find the majority of secrets without a guide, guaranteed, and it is in your best interest to do so as the most useful gear is hidden inside them. To Vaporum's credit, you need every advantage you can get. You will periodically get your butt swamped by ambushes, so the optional time-freeze can at times become a lifesaver. Health items are rare, and items that provide health are even rarer, and most of these stated items are hidden away in those aforementioned secrets so be sure to buy yourself the advantage. I was quite surprised by how the perk tree was so extensive, yet the actual levels gained were so limited. I only levelled up about 15 times in my entire playthrough, so maybe 18 perk points in total after considering the rare perk consumables. I went for a "thauma" build, which is this games version of magic, and even then had only just enough to scratc…

Atmosphere is great at first, but gets old quick. The combat sucks. Unsure if the puzzles were all that difficult or I just got bored. I made it to the librarian level and got sick of running around trying to find hidden buttons. Grimrock 2 still holds the crown for me.

Great Little Blobber

I found this game while looking for games similar to Legend of Grimrock. I didn't come in expecting the same level of quality, but I was still disappointed. The puzzles are tedious, the story is boring, and the voice acting is distractingly bad (and completely unnecessary.) Far worse than any of that, however, is the combat. This game takes Legend of Grimrock's combat and completely misses the point. Grimrock worked because you controlled 4 characters at once, keeping the player constantly engaged as they juggle commands. In Vaprorum, you control one character, so all combat is just mindlessly left-clicking while you try to circle your opponent. 3/10 would not recommend

I bought this game after hearing that it was similar to Legend of Grimrock 2 (one of my favorite game) and while it's not quite at that level, Vaporum is still an enjoyable game. It's more combat focused than LOG2 and while it still has puzzle most of them revolve around pushing boxes. Overall I think it is worth the purchase.