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Reception

If the game were a bit shorter, and more focused on what it really wanted to be, I feel it would have been a lot more enjoyable. As such, I can only truly suggest picking it up if you want to enjoy a gauntlet of puzzles, without ever wanting to care about why you’re doing that, and what are these puzzles leading you towards.

An elevated, and generally attractive, take on puzzle-oriented play

Guayota is a good example of a game that tries to do way too much. It has ideas, but it doesn’t know how to moderate them or reign them in, and the end result is a lot messier than it needs to or should be.

If the game’s graphics were a bit sharper and the story more fleshed out—closer to the cinematic quality of the trailer—Guayota might feel like a better value for its price at roughly $20 on Steam and $15 on Switch (this is without current sales pricing for launch). The gap between its marketing and the actual gameplay results in an experience that...

With Guayota, Team Delusion invites us on a journey through the Canary Islands, with an adventure that revolves around puzzle solving and the myths and legends of the Guanche Indians. A title with an irregular difficulty curve that manages to hold its own thanks to the fact that it offers a solid experience that can be enjoyed at our pace, without haste...