Empty.

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.

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!

“Empty.” has to be one of my all time favorite games 🤧🤧 It’s just so simple that anyone can play and enjoy. The developers really did an amazing job of giving you an amazing immersive gameplay. To start off with, the music is a really nice touch, it’s calm but upbeat not making you feel drowsy or bored. The colors in the game combine and blend so beautifully that it’s not overloading. The editing is also top tier (really satisfyingly smooth man..like once you finish each level it’ll give you this cool decipher message thing). The goal of the game is to make the objects in the room blend into its surrounding until the room is eventually “Empty.” (name drop reveal 😳) Each level in the game progressively gets harder, encouraging you to think more- making it a perfect game to pass time. To be fairly honest, by the time i had reached the final level.. i was struck with sudden dreadful sadness. it was time to let my dearest friend, Empty, go. it’s suppose to be a short mobile game, yet i wished there were more levels 😭😭 Though in the end i realized i’d just listen to the game’s soundtrack on spotify..to reminisce about our tough friendship 😔 i’ve long finished the game, but it still remains on my homescreen because i can’t seem to let it go 🥹 i’m still bawling my eyes out to this day..though I sincerely thank the game developers for creating this game because it’s one of the firsts that i’ve enjoyed. which surprised me because of how simple the design is compared to the rest that i’ve experienced (though i’m sure this took a long time to make). if you’re thinking of downloading it..bestie you better delete those photos and make storage room for this game, because you won’t regret it 🌝