Top 25 Reviewer Member since September 12, 2014 Last visited May 11, 2025 Profile ID (TUID): uxestzeq1ypnu2j6
Rating system:
1 star: I don't like it. 2 stars: I sort of like it. 3 stars: I really like it. 4 stars: I like it very, very much. 5 stars: I'm bedazzled, flabbergasted and awestruck.
Out, by Viktor Sobol (2019) (25 ratings) It's a wonderful morning, and you're ready to come out.
Where Nothing Is Ever Named, by Viktor Sobol (2024) (28 ratings) A brief escape puzzle inspired by Chapter 3 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll.
This is for suggesting games released in 2020 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PUzzle in the XYZZY awards....
Mise-en-abîme - 26 votes for 17 games; created June 17, 2016
Mise-en-abîme is a technique of having a play within a play, a painting within a painting, etc. Let's list those interactive stories...
Reviews by Sobol
House of Wolves, by Shruti Deo September 8, 2024 (edited: October 15, 2024)
"Since prehistoric times, people loved anthropomorphic animals; one of the reasons is a huge potential for generalization. When watching..." - See the full review
""The Little Match Girl 5: The Hunter's Vow" is the tenth game about the titular Match Girl overall. Being familiar with the previous..." - See the full review
"A small, silly parody of Suspended where you turn dials and observe, via monitors, how your settings affect the planet. I think Admiral..." - See the full review
A Player's Heart, by Melissa Scott August 9, 2020 (edited: November 7, 2024)
"A series of scenes from the life of an opera performer (or a backstager, if you choose so) in an alternate reality version of the XIX..." - See the full review
"If you liked young detective games by Brendan Patrick Hennessy and Felicity Drake, you should probably also try Sixth Grade Detective...." - See the full review
