Pathfinders: Memories

Pathfinders: Memories is a (probably asset flipped) mobile-like "programming" game where you plot out a sequence of moves and then press "play" to watch them pan out. Like Logo from the 1980's but dumbed down and far less ethical. Less ethical? Yes, Mens Sana Interactive/Minimol Games are some real shady characters. Mens Sana Interactive have shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab. Here's some examples so you can see for yourself: [list] [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1446280]Alice in Wonderland[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/jigsaw-puzzle-creator-kit-49279]Jigsaw Puzzle Creator Kit[/url] developed by Allebi [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233540]How Buddy’s parents met - a jigsaw puzzle tale[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/jigsaw-puzzle-creator-kit-49279]Jigsaw Puzzle Creator Kit[/url] developed by Allebi [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1309130]Lucky and a Life Worth Living[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/jigsaw-puzzle-creator-kit-49279]Jigsaw Puzzle Creator Kit[/url] developed by Allebi [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330550]Magic Lessons in Wand Valley[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/jigsaw-puzzle-creator-kit-49279]Jigsaw Puzzle Creator Kit[/url] developed by Allebi [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399660]My Little Prince - a jigsaw puzzle tale[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/jigsaw-puzzle-creator-kit-49279]Jigsaw Puzzle Creator Kit[/url] developed by Allebi [/list] So you can see these guys are making a living copying + pasting the work of others to get rich off Steam. That's not okay. If you were to take this cash grab seriously as a game, which nobody should, you'll find it doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customise the graphics settings. There's no way for gamers to ensure this is running at the native resolution of their displays... there's no guarantee this game will look right on any PC as a result of this hamfisted design decision. There's no way for gamers to try improve the low quality graphics. The game features extremely lazy, minimalist "art", of the type you normally expect to see in low effort Flash/browser games and mobile apps. Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing. The controls can't be customised, which will be an annoyance for many, but it can also render the game unplayable for differently-abled gamers. This looks and feels like a mobile app, but I wasn't able to find it on the app stores. Maybe it was removed, maybe it was rejected by Apple and Google (they do have more rigorous quality standards than Valve does for Steam, after all). Regardless, for all intents and purposes this is a mobile app, it has the same limitations and dumbed down qualities. It's impossible to recommend such a game to PC gamers. We don't spend all this money building gaming rigs so we can pretend they're iPhones. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. It's also important to note the "developer" here has connections to a number of shady Russian asset flippers and review manipulators who show an organised pattern to scam and defraud gamers with fake reviews and asset flipping the work of others for profit. While reviews are about the games, gamers should be informed when developers act unethically. Whether these connections are the same developer using multiple accounts, or just working closely with other unethical developers, gamers should be warned about the harm to gamers by this developer and their associates. Buying games from unethical developers puts your money at risk. Pathfinders: Memories is relatively cheap at $3 USD, but it's not worth it. Given the defects and quality issues with the game, coupled with the unrealistic price, and the questionable ethical nature of the developer and/or their associates (as outlined above), this is impossible to recommend.