A wholly solid game.
Unmechanical2012
Unmechanical
2012 Teotl Studios77Good
Playtime
ShortIt typically takes about 3 hours to finish the game, and players put about 4 hours into it overall.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Available on
- $9.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- August 8, 2012
- Developer
- Talawa Games
- Publisher
- Teotl Studios
- Themes
Overview
Unmechanical is a puzzle adventure that combines tricky puzzle solving, alluring exploration, and an engrossing atmosphere. Set in a fantastic world of flesh, rock and steel, your journey to freedom requires you to solve a great variety of puzzling challenges, and while it’s easy to pick up and play, later challenges may prove very difficult indeed.
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Reception
Press72
Players91
GoodExcellent- Metacritic74from 24 reviews
- OpenCritic70from 18 reviews
Unmechanical Extending offers gamers a puzzle game with a story told though its setting, more thought provoking than games with hours of pre-recorded dialogue. Come for the puzzles; stay for the hours and hours of time you'll spend writing Unmechanical fan fiction.
Unmechanical Extended on a fundamental level fails to address the shortcomings of the original game, and even though the extended episode tries it's best to do something interesting, it's against the clock and the mechanics of the game. Extended isn't worth the asking price for what it offers, especially over the original version.
Unmechanical: Extended Edition is a mostly rewarding and wonderfully atmospheric puzzler with only a few significant flaws. A few of the puzzles just seem poorly designed, which clash with the great puzzles that thankfully populate most of the game. The complete lack of a narrative is only a little disconcerting; even though I'd want to learn a bit...
Unmechanical: Extended is a beautiful game. The graphics and landscapes are simply stunning and the character has real heart, despite being a little helpless. It's a pity that it leaves the door open to questions about the quality of puzzles, however. Alone, they might not be as compelling as they are within the confines of this game. But overall, it's...
