Dimhaven - The Lost Source

Honestly, for them to market the game as “From the creators of Quern”, I had high expectations, but this game seems haphazardly put together, the puzzles are mostly arbitrary, especially in the last half of the game, and the pixelated graphics are ABHORRENT!!! Quern was a BEAUTIFUL game! Great mechanics with the puzzles, gorgeous scenery, amazing lighting, but Dimhaven is SO utterly disappointing. I would definitely NOT recommend it! You guys really messed up on this one. I would have given it a pass if you didn’t do those stupid pixelated graphics, but that completely ruins everything about this game. Even the necessary objects with text are super pixelated. If you’re worried about limiting players based on computer specs, then add options to tweak the graphic quality. SOOOOOOO DISAPPOINTED in this game!

The graphics for this game are truly beautiful. The pixel-textures are done so well that at times I forget and see only a detailed rendering of an environment. There is something deliciously old school about how this game is built. The atmosphere is solid, supporting well-executed puzzles that are challenging, but not impossible. Each puzzle feels grounded in a practical need, rather than esoteric or shoehorned in, and each can be implemented quickly once solved. At times the game even traps you in certain locations, forcing you to find the clues where you are, rather than getting distracted by all the possible places they could be. The game's short length (about 9 hours) also is to it's benefit, as it never overstays it's welcome or makes you question why you are getting derailed from the mission that brings you to the island. That said, without giving spoilers, I was somewhat disappointed by the end as I feel that it left more questions than answers--questions that I'm not sure will ever be resolved. I could have accepted one or two more locations that served to expand the lore. In the end, this was a strong puzzle adventure game with a beautiful art style. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who likes the genre and grew up with games like Myst or Riven.

Incredible puzzle game. I disagree with the negative reviewers saying that many puzzles were incredibly vague and expected you to know more than you should. It is a skill issue. There was really only one puzzle I wish gave a little bit more direction, but everything else was perfectly solvable (please add a 1 to the top of the cabinet puzzle chart.)

Come on, feel the vibe of this place...

This game is very challenging. I loved all the places it took you. It started out like it was going to be one thing then took you completely somewhere else.

An excellent puzzle adventure - not too long, not too short. Puzzles hard enough to scratch your brain but not so agonizing or obtuse that you can't reasonably complete them yourself, plus or minus some note-taking.

its fine for a puzzle game. its nothing special. its not terribly difficult, you can get through this without hints... some of the puzzles are a bit abstract (i had to step away for a like 3 and get a fresh perspective on them) and then some are just simple. the final puzzle [spoiler] is split into three 'answers' one of which is literally just fiddling with dials til you get it right, one is just straight up inputting numbers and the third is a combination of the other two. [/spoiler] it was an awful finale. idunno, sometimes the puzzles were interesting to solve and then other its literally "find the numbers and input them somewhere" the graphic aesthetic is just ugly. ive seen this 3d pixelated texture style before.. just reminds me of old dreamcast games. its not pleasant to look at. the story was decent at the start.. trying to find your uncle and what happened to him, you go to this island thats nearly deserted, people are missing. thats great. i was interested. [spoiler] then we get some random alien/other worldly communication thing with little actual world build up at all. your uncle finds his way onto the 'ark,' stuck in another dimension. thats what we're trying to solve, how to get him out.. but you dont even know this til you input the final puzzle solution. [/spoiler] it felt just so random by the end that i just didnt care about it at all. its fine.. i just wasnt impressed by it. oh.. one thing that was weird. theres a cut scene at the end that made my pc fans ramp up LIKE CRAZY... but there was practically nothing going on on screen or anything i could imagine that would cause that.. i cant imagine what the reason this cut scene caused it, but it was just.. odd. i thought there was yard work going on outside. the rest of the game, my pc was silent.