Overlook Trail

[b] Overlook Trail [/b] is an enjoyable and relaxing exploratory adventure which can be quite difficult in places which may well hinder progress. Overlook Trail is going to be quite difficult to explain which pays homage to its quirkiness, creativeness, and general oddness. There is a lot of exploration involved and it feels relaxing with sumptuous visuals and a wonderfully chilled soundtrack throughout. In this sense it feels a little like a walking simulator but there are puzzles and platforming elements that break up play and each level feels separate and disjointed rather than congealed to form a coherent adventure. I would probably describe Overlook Trail as more of a bizarre escape room game than anything else. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3470259718 At first, the game felt quite challenging and it took me a while to get my bearings and work out what was going on. There's no hand holding and you are dumped in environments and left alone to work out how to escape that situation. Sometimes, there are environmental clues to help you out and other times there is a lot of trial and error and experimentation to work out what you need to do to escape. There are no hints available so I can foresee that this might cause some people to get stuck because it's not always obvious what to do and sometimes the environments can be quite large and need a lot of exploration to find needed parts in out of way places. Also, to break play up a little, there are levels that require precision when flying through hoops or avoiding fallen debris and environmental hazards. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3470325726 If you do get bogged down in one of the levels you can quit back to the menu where there is a star map and you can skip around levels you have already visited. Each level contains a number of orbs which you can find and collect to award achievements and there are certain other achievements which can be earned on each level which are quite self-explanatory if you read them. On each level there is also a constellation to find which is just an object resembling a star system that can be found in out of way places and are quite challenging to find. The atmosphere is great and I especially liked the soundtrack which I can only describe as a strange mixture of Brian Eno and Pink Floyd. It’s purely instrumental but very relaxing and atmospheric and along with the colourful visuals, it brings a strange sci-fi feel to proceedings. I am sort of stuck at the moment because I'm just not sure what to do in one particular level and progression can be halted because sometimes you have to complete a level to be able to travel to the next one if they are joined together. [h1]🍳Conclusion🍳[/h1] [quote][h2][b] Overlook Trail[/b] is an odd game but very atmospheric and quite challenging to complete. I do worry that the difficulty may prove too difficult for some without a hint mechanism, but there are a few walk through videos online if you get desperate. Overall, it felt quite creative and imaginative to play with interesting level design and puzzles based on exploration and dexterity. If you enjoy strange games and like escape room mechanics mixed in with exploration then this might be a good fit for you. [/h2][/quote] Curator Info: [quote]Thank you for reading my review. If you enjoyed it, please follow[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/] [b]IndieGems[/b] [/url] for more reviews like this one. We also have a [url=https://www.youtube.com/@IndieGems2][b]YouTube channel[/b][/url] if you would rather see game play footage with reviews. [/quote]