Metal Garden

its fine I guess. Fine enough that I won't refund it, but not much more than that. The movement feels pretty good, the combat is fairly basic. Its got some environmental puzzles and even exploring most everything I was done after 2 hours, although you can replay with some modifiers like harder hitting enemies. I would give a neutral review if I could, but I really don't understand what all the positive reviews are raving about to be honest. It's got a lonely atmosphere because you meet 1 (one) singluar non-hostile npc in the entire game. I wouldn't call it bad because of that, just not worthy of praise either.

The atmosphere alone makes this a great buy. Its a very cool game, its not perfect but for the price its excellent. The lore, world, and vibe is just amazing. Though it is short I could see my self replaying this at least once a year or so. I highly recommend this one.

its like half life. you have to figure out how to get through levels using alternative paths. it has a bleak, grey atmosphere.

After hearing about this game thanks to eurothug4000 (https://youtu.be/LhBRh2IVklU - shoutout to her by the way), I played the game for the first time some time ago. I reached the end in about 2 hours, but I knew for a fact that I had not discovered everything (I did not unlock all the achievements and [spoiler]I was plainly aware that I missed at least one of the optional paths[/spoiler]). This first experience was already great, even though I cannot tell much about it in a review, for a big part of the enjoyment came from the blind discoveries made as I was lost in this universe. And I even shared it afterwards with some friend also fond of this kind of "megastructure" stories, games, aso. And a few days ago, I read a post by the solo dev behind this game, stating that a new update dropped, notably with developing comments included. I saw there an opportunity to go back to Metal Garden, and fullfill the missing parts while learning about the backstage. And oh dear, I do not slightly regret taking a few more hours to roam over this game completely. For I did miss some good stuff ! And the dev comments (reading only, no audio) were a nice addition, both from technical and personal points of view ! And nevertheless, even though this time I scavenged thoroughly, it only took me this time around 3 hours and a half, which is truly appreciable for some players like myself who do not have enough time to play games requiring dozens and dozens of hours to complete (and it keeps the experience focused and dense). So yeah, pretty good game, I read the dev was already working on a new game - I will be sure to keep an eye on this, either it is similar to this one or otherwise !

A game that is too short for what it presents. It has a bleak appealing art style and interesting world. If you have time to kill for around one and a half to two-ish hours, I'd suggest giving this a go if you're into megastructures, vague worldbuilding, and exploration with semi-linear paths. A shame it's too short because by the end of it, you're left with wanting more. Here's hoping that the developer makes a follow up game one day.

Great game, hit exactly the right spot. I love those vast concrete landscapes, liminal spaces at their finest. I'm hoping for a sequel or another game with a similar vibe

Simple but satisfying apocolyptic world. Enemies a bit monotonous and can do odd things like these floating jumps, but the game is not bad.