Recursion: Puzzle Escape

This is in my top 2 games from Glitch and one of my favorite games from any studio. The game mechanics are really unique and it’s a total blast to play. The best part is that when you’re “done”, you can still go back and see how many shortcuts you can take, and how quickly you can solve it! It added a whole new dimension and extended the gameplay, super fun. Glitch is the best!

I love Glitch games, I love the stories, the care and humor in the writing, the puzzles. I have bought every single one they charged for. This is the first game of theirs that has ever felt tedious at some point. The triangle, circle, square boxes, and the timing felt, for me, like jumping through hoops. I love challenging puzzles but this part was finicky and annoying. I haven’t finished the game yet because of it and possibly I’ve stopped caring? Glitch is one of the best creators of adventure puzzle story games, and if I could give 4.5 stars for this one, I probably would. I’ll definitely check out whatever they put out next though. =)

Overall, I liked it but it was too short In more details, let me share some context first. I have been a fan of your games for years. I have played all of them. Some several times. I pre-ordered your last 3 games. I don’t really check the price and I am just happy to pay for your hard work. I am always excited to see what you come up with and as usual it was good. I didn’t really care about the time loop component but your humor and creative puzzles were great. The hint system is very good too. That being said, this is now the third time in a row where I am a bit disappointed, every time for the same two reasons. I still rated the game 5 stars because I want you guys to do great but here are my two minor « complaints ». 1) The game is rather short. Around 3 hours for me. This is much much shorter than your initial games like Forever Lost or Veritas to name a few. 2) The story is very limited. I like the fact that there is always some unknowns but there is very little backstory so it is hard to care about the game besides the puzzle component. Once again, there used to be much more story before. Examples: Forever Lost, All That Remains… but I was glad to go back to the Veritas « world ». So my gentle ask is: please tell longer, richer stories in addition to your creative, funny puzzles. I will gladly pay more. Ideally sequels to Veritas, All That Remains but it might be too much to ask :) Thanks again for your games. It is always a joy to play them!