Livber: Smoke and Mirrors

I absolutely loved this game. The writing is very descriptive and helps pull you deep into the story. The sound and music were fantastic and helps set the mood. The art style is beautifully haunting. I have always been a big fan of graphic novels and this one really scratches that horror itch. The branching story line can lead you down many paths and leads to different endings so it has replay ability. I look forward to the updates they are going to make with the game as well as what the devs will do next. Interested in seeing a playthrough of the game? Check out my youtube video https://youtu.be/GRxc8X1PNzM

I really like the narrative beside the artwork and the background music. All of them feels really matched, and takes you to THE HOUSE (Friendly advice; If you listen the music carefully, you will figure out something interesting). At first I played, I ended up with Act 2 and couldn't see Act 3. At that time, I couldn't understand the actual story. But when I played it once again from the very beginning, it became really interesting. I need to warn the future players that some of the endings doesn't reveal the story. You need to see other endings to get the whole idea. But when you do it, it will be really satisfying. Just be patient! Overall, I really recommend this game. You won't regret to do it. I will play more and couldn't waiting to see the other endings.

Bought this game. Was impressed with the writing and the atmosphere of the game. Good background score. Gives you the spooky feeling. No jumpscares. Its the twists and unknown path that haunts you. The choice of choosing your own way which leads to different ending is damn good!. If you are someone who likes choice based games you will definitely like this. I just finished this game the first time. Almost took a hour and a half. Short and crisp gameplay which engages you good in the story. Will definitely play again for the alternate ending.

Wavy middle thumb. Livber is a fairly short (few hours) psychological horror narrative game, where after years you revisit the house you and your girlfriend?/wife? lived, before she attempted black magic and you sold her out to the authorities. You inexplicably got a letter from her recently inviting you back, even though she was executed for her crimes. Livber had a lot of parts that were half good, half bad in my eyes. - Art: some scenes are interesting and well-done, but others look very amateurish. - Worldbuilding: you can click on some keywords which tell you about different races, countries, events, etc. that are in this world, and they sound interesting, but they're never relevant to your story so they're not explored. - Dialogue/Prose: Some sections are well-written, but others will make you double back like, "Wait, what were they trying to say?" Also the dialogue often feels like you have two options and they both essentially say the same thing. I think Livber could have benefited from fleshing out the player's character more. The main character fails at both being an rpg-like self-insert character because like I was saying before, your dialogue options are pretty limited, and mostly fails at being his own character because the whole game you're mostly wrestling with one question and that's his whole character. For cheap, I think Livber had some enjoyable parts, but wasn't mindblowing. I'll overall recommend because I think if they fleshed out the interesting ideas they had in worldbuilding, refined the artwork, and gave their characters some more characters, something like Livber could be a better, long-format game. But the short-format of Livber struggled to realize those things.

Merak duygusunu daima diri tutan, gayet akıcı bir deneyim gerilim dozu yüksek başarılı bir oyun. Çizimlerin ve müziklerin de hakkını teslim etmek gerekiyor. Eminim Gaia Evreni'ni farklı oyunlar üzerinden keşfetmeye devam edeceğiz. Bütün InEv Games ekibinin ellerine sağlık.

This game gave me way more than what I was expecting. The art is wonderfull and the narrative is not only incredibly catching, but it holds a new surprise after every single click. I havent enjoyed a game like this in so, so long. It's an absolute must.

[h1] A Deep and Complex Psychological Horror [/h1] I don't usually write reviews, but i had to since this game is amazing and should for sure be more known. Livber: Smoke and Mirrors narrates the story of a man returning to his old home after 5 years, upon receiving a letter from his dead partner. If i had to describe this game i would say that it's a mix between Silent Hill, Slay the Princess and Disco Elysium. Only this should be enough to create interest I finished everything after 7 years, re-reading multiple parts and trying to not loose much, even if i have yet to do the 100%. The story is complex and in the first playthrough you might skip dialogues that would greatly help in understanding, that's why before proceeding i always tried to fully complete a room, but even then, i had to replay the endings a couple of times to piece everything together and understand the full story. The Story itself is amazing, i don't know yet the rating, but at very least a 9/10 if not higher. But well, i might be biased since i love psychological horrors. It's filled with twists, it makes you constantly make theories about what the final truth might be, it gives you hints, it deceives you, it makes your brain work at 120% to understand what a line or a description might symbolize The Dialogues are perfect, they were able to completely pull me into the scene, something visual novels usually fail to do with me. You could probably write 20 pages with just the great quotes you stumble upon during your playthrough It's hard to comment the characters, who has finished it might understand why, but i can say that the main character is really good, no matter how you roleplay him at the first playthrough, you will see how amazingly written he is, especially his psychology If i have a single complain is that i hoped there would have been more unique and different soundtracks, even if the ones present really fit the atmosphere and help the immersion, even if regarding them i found a little bug, when you started a room from the narrative map, the music didn't start. Regarding the Narrative Map, it's a really useful tool that should be present in many other games Overall, this is an amazing indie game, it has its limits, but like many other indies. For what it does, in such short duration, it's a masterpiece. Give it a chance and don't be afraid of the complexity, even if you don't understand it once you reach the endings, keep diving into it

A tense, taut, and interesting interactive horror. A lot of the press around this game compared it to Disco Elysium. I think that does the game a bit of a disservice (despite Disco Elysium being a fantastic game!), as it doesn't really resemble Disco Elysium beyond both being interactive fiction/having heavy IF elements. This is not one of the many projects trying to follow slavishly in DE's wake, it's a far more traditional interactive fiction piece, but a polished and fantastically written one that shows off the genre's strengths. An easy recommend for fans of interactive fiction or horror literature.