Viewfinder

Item: Viewfinder
Rating: 87
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-23

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Summary

Innovative photo manipulation puzzle mechanics
Short playtime, high price
Puzzles too easy and repetitive
Weak story and annoying voice acting
Highly enjoyable experience
Stunning visuals and art

Emotions

Satisfaction30%Disappointment14%Enjoyment6%Joy6%Admiration6%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 88%
Unhelpful reviews: 12%
Protest reviews: 0%

87%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
13%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 5955
Negative points: 2710
Gameplay points: 1335
Perf. points: 33
Rec. points: 1074
Misc points: 374

Point	Description	Importance
Innovative Puzzle Mechanics Description Players consistently praise the game's core mechanics and puzzle design, highlighting their uniqueness, creativity, and how they challenge conventional thinking. The perspective-based puzzles are frequently described as innovative and satisfying to solve, often allowing for multiple solutions. Importance 100%	Players consistently praise the game's core mechanics and puzzle design, highlighting their uniqueness, creativity, and how they challenge conventional thinking. The perspective-based puzzles are frequently described as innovative and satisfying to solve, often allowing for multiple solutions.	100%
Highly Enjoyable Experience Description The overall game experience is highly positive, with many players finding it enjoyable, relaxing, and worth the price, especially when on sale. The game's length is often cited as perfect, preventing repetition and maintaining engagement. Importance 39%	The overall game experience is highly positive, with many players finding it enjoyable, relaxing, and worth the price, especially when on sale. The game's length is often cited as perfect, preventing repetition and maintaining engagement.	39%
Stunning Visuals & Art Description The game's visual presentation, including its graphics, art style, and environmental design, receives widespread acclaim. Players appreciate the stunning aesthetics, vibrant colors, and the seamless integration of visual illusions with gameplay. Importance 17%	The game's visual presentation, including its graphics, art style, and environmental design, receives widespread acclaim. Players appreciate the stunning aesthetics, vibrant colors, and the seamless integration of visual illusions with gameplay.	17%
Engaging & Emotional Story Description The narrative is frequently described as deep, emotional, and thought-provoking, often surprising players with its impact. The subtle storytelling through notes and voice memos enhances immersion and leaves a lasting impression. Importance 17%	The narrative is frequently described as deep, emotional, and thought-provoking, often surprising players with its impact. The subtle storytelling through notes and voice memos enhances immersion and leaves a lasting impression.	17%
Compares Favorably to Portal Description Many players compare the game favorably to other renowned puzzle titles like Portal and Superliminal, often stating it rivals or surpasses them in innovation and enjoyment. It's seen as a fresh take on the genre. Importance 13%	Many players compare the game favorably to other renowned puzzle titles like Portal and Superliminal, often stating it rivals or surpasses them in innovation and enjoyment. It's seen as a fresh take on the genre.	13%
Excellent Soundtrack & Audio Description The game's soundtrack and sound design are consistently praised for being atmospheric, relaxing, and perfectly complementing the gameplay. The music enhances the overall immersive and cozy experience. Importance 11%	The game's soundtrack and sound design are consistently praised for being atmospheric, relaxing, and perfectly complementing the gameplay. The music enhances the overall immersive and cozy experience.	11%
Rich with Hidden Content Description The game is rich with hidden details, Easter eggs, and optional content, including achievements. These elements encourage exploration and experimentation, adding replayability and rewarding curious players. Importance 8%	The game is rich with hidden details, Easter eggs, and optional content, including achievements. These elements encourage exploration and experimentation, adding replayability and rewarding curious players.	8%
Clever Level Design Description The level design is praised for its creativity, progression, and ability to consistently introduce new ideas. The final levels are particularly highlighted for their challenging yet satisfying culmination of learned mechanics, with an appreciated option to disable timers. Importance 8%	The level design is praised for its creativity, progression, and ability to consistently introduce new ideas. The final levels are particularly highlighted for their challenging yet satisfying culmination of learned mechanics, with an appreciated option to disable timers.	8%
Good Voice Acting Description Voice acting is generally well-received, with specific praise for certain characters. While some players preferred to turn off dialogue, the overall quality is considered good and contributes to the game's atmosphere. Importance 6%	Voice acting is generally well-received, with specific praise for certain characters. While some players preferred to turn off dialogue, the overall quality is considered good and contributes to the game's atmosphere.	6%