App Profile: Empty.

Jade Ooley

Rating: 5/5

I lost my grandfather last year, before him my friend of four years during lockdown, before her my dear uncle while I was pregnant with my first child and even before him I lost my best friend who was only thirteen, but my first introduction into grief was losing my 9 day old sister. Grief is sneaky, and compounding. I thought surely I would die an unnatural death because it would kill me. In the midst of trying to surface the waves of grief I’ve looked towards video games with a message. This one was free, unexpected and certainly beautiful. The soundtrack, the mechanics of gameplay and even the little messages in between levels were harmonious and relaxing but also gave me an entire new perspective on life. Some of the questions were deep, and introspective but even if it wasn’t the games intent, one of the messages made me realize that I was coping in an unhealthy manner “you cannot buy yourself into happiness with things you don’t need” so I want to say thank you to the creators for giving me a new look on not only is it okay to miss things and people, but that unnecessary searching for them won’t bring them back. Beautiful game. Beautiful message. Beautiful music and beautiful well crafted levels. Thank you truly for the experience of Empty.

makennar

Rating: 5/5

This game is a gem amongst pick-me money-grabs and look-alike auto-runners. Everything about the game is amazing; the colors are gorgeous, the shapes are beautiful, and the music is incredibly peaceful and lovely. There are no ads, either—which I was kind of surprised about—and it made the game flow incredibly well. Unlike in most games where you select the level you'd like to play next, "Empty." fluidly flows form one level to the next, making for perfectly seamless gameplay. Speaking of, the gameplay is easy to get the hang of and quite fun to use. The only issues I had were some wonky perspectives going on when I looked at the rooms from below, but I'm not sure if that's something that could be fixed easily, and it's such a nitpick, anyway. I also just wish the game was longer! Altogether, the gameplay is roughly an hour, which sounds fair for a free-to-play game. I just wish there were more levels; I'd even pay for a full version! I would be ecstatic if the developers added more content. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoyed the game, and I'm excited to play more from the developers!

PickAny21

Rating: 5/5

This is quite simply one of the best puzzle games I have ever played. I would even say this is one of the best mobile games in general than I have ever played. The levels are fun and challenging, not too hard (of the levels I’ve played.) The level design is great. (Sometimes you have to be a bit specific) The colorful look of the game is great and I love the minimalistic style of it. The music that accompanies the game is meant to put you at peace and it is some of the most relaxing music that you will ever hear and compliments the game very nicely. Describing the game is a bit difficult I will just say that each level has you getting rid of objects by making them blend in with your surroundings (if that makes sense) all in all this game is incredible even though I am earlier in the game I think. This is one of those games that I would just say “play now!” Don’t spend time reading reviews just get this. Kudos to the developers- you’ve achieved greatness!