Moon Castle

Positive: - Puzzles are very good in the last third of the game. Developer definitely knows how to design nice challenges and integrate them into the gameworld through interesting mechanical devices. Rotating bridges, giant telescopes, lasers.. etc. Nothing too original, but it is well executed. - Pacing and overall flow is well done. Once the game picked up around its midway point, I couldn't turn it off and...

9 found this helpful, 2020-06-18

Follow our curator page: IndieGems if you like and want to see more reviews like this one. Moon Castle self-advertises as a "new adventure game like Myst, Riven, and Obduction." Unfortunately the simile drives up expectations to not unreasonable standards. Dare I say, however, these expectations are not met. The game's 19.99 USD price tag is way too high, there are so many much better games out there for this...

22 found this helpful, 2018-08-03

This thing was fun for awhile and then it fell into the trap of being seriously overcomplicated. I was ok until i stumbled into that underground lab with no real motivation to solve it. Games jump the shark when puzzles seem pointless. I can handle difficult in context (Riven) but can't handle tedious grinds for filler.(Myst 4) This started out promising but became a chore. When the fun is gone and it feels like...

5 found this helpful, 2023-03-27