The Trials (2021)
- Developer
- BLUE LIFE
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 35 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 6.9 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A methodical puzzle experience where you manipulate recorded box movements and shift between parallel worlds to solve challenges at your own pace.
puzzlethoughtfulexperimentalmethodicalopen worldsingleplayercontemplative
What players say
Players compare it to The Witness and The Talos Principle for its island setting and puzzle variety. The core mechanics involve time recording, platform swapping, and teleporting, though some find block-pushing tedious. Collecting gems to progress is a common point of frustration with no way to track missing ones.
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