Creaks

Item: Creaks
Rating: 90
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2026-01-22

Summary

Engaging and balanced puzzle mechanics
Stunning hand-drawn visuals and art
Charming wordless storytelling experience
Immersive atmospheric soundtrack included
Inconsistent and frustrating puzzle difficulty
Anticlimactic or rushed game ending

Emotions

Satisfaction13%Enjoyment10%Frustration9%Appreciation9%Disappointment7%

Sample precision
Helpful reviews: 51%
Unhelpful reviews: 49%
Protest reviews: 0%

90%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
10%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 998
Negative points: 240
Gameplay points: 596
Perf. points: 9
Rec. points: 108
Misc points: 15

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging and balanced puzzles Description Puzzles are consistently described as well-designed, thought-provoking, and balanced in difficulty. They encourage problem-solving without frustration, with progressive complexity and a satisfying sense of achievement upon completion. Importance 97%	Puzzles are consistently described as well-designed, thought-provoking, and balanced in difficulty. They encourage problem-solving without frustration, with progressive complexity and a satisfying sense of achievement upon completion.	97%
Stunning hand-drawn visuals Description The game is widely praised for its unique, detailed, and hypnotic hand-drawn art style, which is described as beautiful, atmospheric, and reminiscent of a moving painting. Players highlight the cohesive and immersive visual design as a major selling point. Importance 88%	The game is widely praised for its unique, detailed, and hypnotic hand-drawn art style, which is described as beautiful, atmospheric, and reminiscent of a moving painting. Players highlight the cohesive and immersive visual design as a major selling point.	88%
Charming wordless storytelling Description The narrative is conveyed through visuals, animations, and environmental details without dialogue, creating an engaging and poetic experience. Players appreciate the subtle, open-to-interpretation story that evokes nostalgia and emotion. Importance 86%	The narrative is conveyed through visuals, animations, and environmental details without dialogue, creating an engaging and poetic experience. Players appreciate the subtle, open-to-interpretation story that evokes nostalgia and emotion.	86%
Immersive atmospheric soundtrack Description The music and sound design are frequently highlighted as exceptional, enhancing immersion and complementing the game’s melancholic, mysterious, or cozy atmosphere. Players note the soundtrack is enjoyable even outside the game. Importance 85%	The music and sound design are frequently highlighted as exceptional, enhancing immersion and complementing the game’s melancholic, mysterious, or cozy atmosphere. Players note the soundtrack is enjoyable even outside the game.	85%
Interactive paintings add depth Description Interactive paintings and mini-games within them are a standout feature, offering variety, hidden secrets, and replayability. Players enjoy collecting paintings and solving additional puzzles tied to these artworks. Importance 83%	Interactive paintings and mini-games within them are a standout feature, offering variety, hidden secrets, and replayability. Players enjoy collecting paintings and solving additional puzzles tied to these artworks.	83%
High-quality production values Description The game is lauded for its attention to detail, high-quality animations, sound design, and overall polish. Players note the developers’ care in crafting a cohesive and refined experience. Importance 78%	The game is lauded for its attention to detail, high-quality animations, sound design, and overall polish. Players note the developers’ care in crafting a cohesive and refined experience.	78%
Accessible and polished gameplay Description The game is praised for its intuitive controls, minimal bugs, and accessibility (e.g., no reliance on text, suitable for all ages). Players appreciate the smooth gameplay flow and well-thought-out mechanics. Importance 9%	The game is praised for its intuitive controls, minimal bugs, and accessibility (e.g., no reliance on text, suitable for all ages). Players appreciate the smooth gameplay flow and well-thought-out mechanics.	9%
Surreal and whimsical world Description The game’s unique, surreal, and often eerie world design—featuring bizarre characters, imaginative settings, and a mix of dark and whimsical tones—creates a memorable and immersive experience. Importance 7%	The game’s unique, surreal, and often eerie world design—featuring bizarre characters, imaginative settings, and a mix of dark and whimsical tones—creates a memorable and immersive experience.	7%
Emotionally resonant experience Description Players describe the game as emotionally impactful, with a short but memorable story, charismatic characters, and a satisfying ending that evokes warmth, nostalgia, or surprise. Importance 5%	Players describe the game as emotionally impactful, with a short but memorable story, charismatic characters, and a satisfying ending that evokes warmth, nostalgia, or surprise.	5%
Replayable with hidden secrets Description Hidden collectibles, achievements, and secret rooms encourage replayability. Players enjoy exploring the world multiple times to uncover all the game’s secrets and complete their painting collections. Importance 4%	Hidden collectibles, achievements, and secret rooms encourage replayability. Players enjoy exploring the world multiple times to uncover all the game’s secrets and complete their painting collections.	4%

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