ENDLING

Endling is a tricky game to review, both positively and negatively. Despite taking up a surprisingly chunky amount of space on your drive, the same cannot really be said about the experience itself. There is not much content here, the whole thing can be finished in around ten minutes, and the story is fairly predictable. That said, the game still manages to save itself for two reasons. First, the narrator, who guides you quickly toward the ending with short bits of dialogue that are actually pleasant to listen to, at least the first time, maybe even the second if you are feeling unusually patient. Second, and more importantly, the game is free. Because of that, there is not much point in getting lost in endless reviews and opinions. At worst, you risk losing fifteen minutes on a short experience that might even surprise you more than it surprised me.

Nice short walking simulator. With a twist :D

short mystical little game

for a 'school-project-turned-indie-hit', touting 'a slew of exciting improvements' on the store page, this is extremely disappointing and lacking. at least they didn't have the audacity to ask money for it. can't imagine how terrible the original 2021 version was before 'bug fixes of every magnitude' that still weren't enough, as the game already had 3 patches since release. well done for saving all the time by not doing a single minute of testing. no rebindable controls, no saving, no graphics settings besides an overall low/medium/high toggle. unacceptable to begin with, even more necessary for their 'enhanced graphics and lightning [i](sic)[/i]'. I would've also died if I were prone to motion sickness with all the blurriness while turning, but that might be due to a potato pc. hence the need to turn down/off whatever I don't care about, which is almost everything in terms of graphics, but it isn't possible here. they also say 'upgraded ui, audio, and subtitles'. let's see. the crosshair/cursor is practically invisible. there's only a single volume slider instead of separate ones for sfx, speech and music. half the subtitles don't work, only empty textboxes come up and not even that at the end. that's a failure on all fronts, and as a bonus, there's a useless sensitivity slider, maxing it out still wasn't good enough. as for the rest of the store page claims, they mention achievements 'and more', whatever that means. yes, there are achievements, wouldn't say 18 is 'a ton' but if that was their only fib, I'd let it slide. 2 endings based on a binary choice at the end, none of the previous ones matter. that is, if you're willing to go through all the unskippable and repeating stuff over and over. it already got old the first time, as the game takes place over 3 identical(ish) days, so I had to pass. no idea which school they went to but if they passed with an even lesser version of this lazy mess, their teachers should also be ashamed. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/409160/]dr. langeskov[/url] is a much better free alternative. there's also the stanley parable demo, which is a thing of its own, not a piece of the full game. anybody involved with this project might want to skim this here guide I put together a while ago: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3329695276

This was surprisingly good. I don't like that its using Unity 6 but at least the game is free, so there is no complaint from me.

An interesting concept with multiple endings. it can take a while or next to no time depending on how much you experiment. i'd love to see a longer, more fleshed out version of this some day.

Short and Nice game to 100% when you are bored.