Indie

Filament

85% positive of 628 Steam reviews

To finish: 19 h
To 100%: 27 h
Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic

Made by Beard Envy. Published by Kasedo Games, Maple Whispering Limited.

About the game

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Tagged by players

Difficult
Sci-fi
Puzzle
Story Rich
Strategy
Space
Top-Down
Minimalist
Minigames
Logic
Colorful
Sandbox

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Indie

Filament

85% positive of 628 Steam reviews

View on Steam

To finish: 19 h
To 100%: 27 h
Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic

Made by Beard Envy. Published by Kasedo Games, Maple Whispering Limited.

About the game

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Tagged by players

Difficult
Sci-fi
Puzzle
Story Rich
Strategy
Space
Top-Down
Minimalist
Minigames
Logic
Colorful
Sandbox

What players say

Recommended
An enjoyable puzzle game that feels like the games The Witness and Tacoma mixed code to make. The puzzles have a nice range of difficulty meaning a lot of trial and error. You’ll either get a puzzle after 1-3 attempts or you will have to methodically process every potential move you have to get through a level. My only complaint is as I play the game on my steam deck, no matter what settings configuration I go…
5.8 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I've finish 4 (almost 5) of the different puzzle categories, and man, they're all incredibly challenging. I think that puts me at roughly 1/3 done with the game, and I really love it so far. There are also some "corrupted log" riddles you can solve, which are more optional environmental lateral thinking puzzles that are pretty cool and tricky. I haven't looked up a single solution so far, and don't plan to, but that…
13 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Gave this one a fair shot, but the puzzles just aren't that interesting. They range from easy to moderate in difficulty, but not once did I feel particularly clever or surprised when I solved a puzzle. I think the mechanics that are introduced just never really stack up to make something with some bite to it, maybe it's the nature of this subgenre of "line drawing" puzzles, but even then I feel like the Witness had…
13 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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