A Google user
it's very interesting, aesthetically, and symbolically.. a neat story; can be challenging, yet not so overly frustrating that you want to quit...haven't run onto a game like this for years... worth 5$ and I'm just starting! it's also a "crowd pleaser", , friends are fascinated, I'm definitely not going to un-install this one!
1 person found this review helpful
Game Revenant
22 January 2019
Thanks for sticking with it! Feel free to ask us for hints if you ever need one @GameRevenant or over email contact@gamerevenant.com!
-Frank
A Google user
Most excellent mobile games work very hard to create a totally immersive world (Alto's Odyssey or The Room series). A smaller number of excellent mobile games eschew the story to create an engrossing style that is almost hypnotic (Monument Valley or Stacks). In a rare third case, an excellent mobile game uses emotion to pull you in (This War of Mine). Where Shadows Slumber neatly fits into the rarefied air of that third breed. It starts off with a misleadingly simple plot which quickly and shockingly accelerates into something that you never expected. You find yourself solving puzzles not just for the satisfaction of accomplishment, but to lurch ahead and expose more of this disquieting story. With the exception of 6 levels, I found the game exceedingly easy -- not a negative! The erratic pacing was intentionally set by the designers to match the emotional ride they took me on. The panicky nature of escaping naturally translates to hastily solved puzzles. After I finished the game in two sittings, I did not want more, I wanted to contemplate what I just experienced -- like a good book. This game is a masterful work of emotion, full of shock, sadness, unease, and victory.
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Game Revenant
13 August 2019
Wow Jason, thank you for this wonderful and thorough review of our game! I'm always pleased to read reactions like this. I appreciate that you took the time to write all of that. Thank you so much for playing our game!
-Frank
A Google user
I don't typically play games on my phone, but I am really enjoying Shadows. The puzzles are a lot of fun - I sometimes get confused as to whether I completed the puzzle as intended... but then decide it doesn't matter since I beat the level. The story is interesting if not meaningfully confusing - still excited to see what happens.
1 person found this review helpful