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Use an instant camera to turn photos and artwork into real spaces, reshaping puzzle-filled levels as you explore a strange world.
Released 18 Jul 2023
Turn Photos Into Paths
Step Inside Pictures
Build Bridges From Images
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Developed by Sad Owl Studios · Published by Thunderful Publishing
Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.
In this first-person puzzle adventure, you explore a surreal simulated world and uncover its mysteries. Your goal in each compact level is to find a way forward, often by reaching a teleporter.
Photographs, paintings, sketches, and other images can become physical parts of the environment. Place and angle them to create routes, bridge gaps, change obstacles, or step into new spaces, then experiment with different solutions.
New tools and puzzle variations appear as you move through connected hub areas. A rewind feature lets you undo experiments, while optional puzzles and scattered discoveries offer more to explore; notes and recordings fill in the world's background.
In the supplied reviews, players often praise the photo mechanic for making space-shaping puzzles feel inventive and satisfying, along with the calm visuals and atmosphere. Some also enjoy the optional challenges, discoveries, and cat companion. Common reservations are that the puzzles are often easy, the central mechanic feels underused, and the campaign is short; opinions on the story and dialogue are mixed.
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 46 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Metacritic | 84/100 View on Metacritic |
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