Recent reviews by PAN|ophobia

Hue is a refreshing puzzle platformer that not only makes you think in color dimensions but pampers it's audience with a fantastic soundtrack and relaxing story, the voice acting is fantastic in between levels and a consistent, proper reward system throughout the game.

The only gripe I have is the sometimes aggressively time sensitive boulder rooms that with a sometimes faulty controller (thanks for reverting back to Blue when I put Purple right joystick) but that's partially my fault.
EDIT: It was not possible for me to distinguish yellow on an orange background or vice versa which forced me to just memorize what colors order worked and redo these rooms a few times

I admit some puzzles were just not clear what the intention was where I had to glance at a playthrough, luckily there's plenty of youtube coverage for this. It's a true headscratcher if you stick with it through the first couple of hours and from boxes the puzzles transition to portal-esque slimes, lasers and even spiky death traps.

The ending I'm not fully sure I understood, maybe you will, it did wrap the game up neatly enough for me.

Although the reaquired 40k emperor meme lore is there
The Gladius and it's creatures look and feel unengaging, stale and doesn't have much more going for it than tug of war right clicking pulling back the wounded hoping no "neutral" super wildlife faction decides you're its next meal

Maybe if you're a really big 40k > gameplay person you'll enjoy this over Civ / Endless Space / ...
If you enjoy rich mechanics and abilities then don't bother with this game

Civilization meets 8-bit Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.
I had the greatest, confusing time :P

[INDEX USER REVIEW]
This is the most VR fun I've had shooting a single player game, including Super Hot, the Pavlov gun range, Payday 2(with it's clunky stealth grab ops) and Zero Caliber.
(Granted Super Hot has way more replayability and the others are multiplayer focused games)

Pro's
- Surround sound is still terrifyingly good on the Index,
I can hear that scorpion minigunner waiting 1 floor above me
- nigh VR-native support with option to grip buttons (rather than press)
- charming oldschool graphics
- Fast paced

Con's
- the index controller thumbpads are quite sensitive moving you when you least touch it,
plummeting down various platforms...
- The strafe feature is a necessary setting but weirdly implemented in the sense you ALWAYS GO FORWARD, what?

Picked up this bad boy for both me and my best bud for a bit under 6 euro
and I'm very pleased, thanks Croteam!

Although a bit shorter than memory serves, HL2 Ep 1 VR Mod serves the exact same quality of content as it's HL2 VR mod predecessor and makes me excited for the Ep 2 release. Great Job!

Challenging robo ninja game that despite it's continuous speedrunner track of kill the enemies without getting hit consistently finds new enemies and powers to keep things fresh *and* challenging without being frustratingly unfair (most of the times)

SUPER mini vacation, although being on vacation feels more like a job with job bot regulating every aspect of the stay
The statistics thrown in your face end up getting fun.
Found the later sandcastle puzzles surprisingly challenging.

...some postcard and food assignments require a trip to the forums(looking at you bath tub pic and coffee pad) :)

The tools this application provides empower creativity and rapid prototyping in 3D space like no other free tools I've encountered. Hats off to the successor of Tilt Brush

Mild recommendation for me:
Get this on a big sale or until grindyness/repetitive story animation designs are reviewed

I liked
+ Most game characters are fun (Especially the faster paced ones)
+ Gorgeous pixel art animations
(especially in and around the house: you can look around to "spy" what the family is up to)
+ Roguelite approach advancing story after an attempt making death feel less punishing
+ Quaint little family co-op concept
+ Emphasis on character rotation through 'corruption sickness'
+ Each character's 5 level ups buffs the family with a new passive

It is however
- Grindy (You get little to no attack/hp in later dungeons until you farm your way through the older ones half a dozen times)
- Cutscenes tend to repeat parts giving you no new information
- Not much inspiring in terms of story
- The 1/3 RNG puzzle room seems downright unfair
- The cutscenes for moving down the house into the dungeon are too slow for a roguelite

*Index User* A hidden gem among VR indie roguelike games