Dimhaven - The Lost Source Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-06-24
- Excellent puzzle design
- Engaging atmosphere and visuals
- Fun challenging and rewarding
- Low quality and pixelated graphics
- Severe performance and frame drops
- Bugs and glitches harm immersion
Emotions
Archetypes
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 95%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 5%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 81%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 19%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 108
- Negative points
- 35
- Gameplay points
- 26
- Perf. points
- 8
- Rec. points
- 20
- Misc points
- 0
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Excellent puzzle design
| Players consistently praised the puzzles as clever, fair, challenging, and rewarding. Many noted that puzzles require lateral thinking and attention but remain manageable and fun. | 97% |
Engaging atmosphere and visuals
| Players consistently highlighted the game's great atmosphere, beautiful visuals, and pixelart style. Several reviews mentioned immersive and mysterious ambiance with well-crafted environments. | 96% |
Well-crafted storyline
| The story is described as well made, intriguing, and unfolding through environmental investigation. Players appreciated the unique setting and engaging narrative. | 48% |
Impressive technical performance
| Reviews note the game runs smoothly even on older hardware like a notebook with GTX 1050, features fast loading times, and works great on Mac. Controls are improved and options are well set up. | 41% |
Beautiful soundtrack and music
| The music and soundtrack received high praise for being gorgeous, excellent, and atmospheric, significantly enhancing the game's immersion. | 38% |
Excellent world interactivity
| The game world is praised for excellent interactivity, tactile environments, and a lived-in feel that encourages exploration. | 28% |
Great photo and sketch mechanic
| The photo and sketch system is praised as excellent for working out puzzles, and the photo mechanic is considered a great quality-of-life feature that enhances gameplay. | 25% |
Great value for money
| Players feel the game is well worth the money, offering good value with 6.5+ hours of gameplay. The quality-to-price ratio is considered good. | 24% |
Modern update of Myst formula
| The game is seen as an excellent modern update of the Myst formula, with puzzles more connected to the world compared to Quern. | 23% |
Photo Hunt mode adds replayability
| The Photo Hunt mode is highlighted as a feature that increases replayability and enjoyment beyond the main game. | 9% |
Hint system that does not spoil puzzles
| Players appreciate the hint system for providing assistance without spoiling the puzzle, maintaining the challenge. | 9% |
Feeling respected and trusted
| Players feel respected and trusted by the game design, as it avoids hand-holding and encourages independent problem-solving. | 9% |
Outer Wilds reference appreciated
| An Outer Wilds reference in the Visa applications was noted positively by players, adding a fun easter egg. | 8% |