Manifold Garden

There is something about this game's surrealist visuals, pleasant sounds, and goosebump-inducing music that instills a sense of warmth and wonder that very few games manage to do, if any. The gameplay's stellar. The mechanics are simple and easy to grasp, but they come together to form beautifully complex set pieces in later sections. Moreover, there is a surprising amount room for creative problem solving. In a way, this game is "Valve-ian" in all the good ways: presentation, design, and gameplay—somewhat reminiscent of the Portal games. Beyond the gameplay, the game is quite artistic in nature. The colours, environments, and visuals are all pleasing to the eyes, and the camera feature with its various settings and filters can produce stunning imagery. It is not difficult at all to spend tens of minutes sifting through the various camera options or looking through the output of the camera options randomizer to create or find said stunning imagery. I love the customisability of the game's visuals, and I especially salute inclusion of a customisable "colour-blind" friendly mode in the game's settings. Accessibility is very important in my opinion, and the colour-blind friendly mode's inclusion shows how much the developer cares about the game being a good experience to any potential player. Even though I may not be colour-blind, the customisable visuals have allowed me to play this game very smoothly on a potato laptop with very minimal degradation of visual quality. To me, this is much more than game. This is a work of art—perhaps the single best of its kind in the digital-interactive medium. It has captivated me quickly, and now easily sits as one of my favourite games of all time. It is an experience like no other, and I can only recommend it. Just make sure to not play it while being nauseous and/or take a break if it gets too disorienting. PS: this game was made with the Unity Engine, in which a vulnerability was discovered during September 2025. If anyone wishes to patch this vulnerability out in this game (for extra safety and ease of mind), consult the official Unity remediation guide to patch the files (https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01/remediation). I have personally played the game with the official Unity patch and have experienced no setbacks, glitches, or crashes.