Overwhelmingly popular in the user review of Steam Free Parody Puzzle THE LOOKER. Serious playful joy full of love and humor of THE WITNESS

Developer SubCreation Studio has launched The Looker for Steam on June 18. The element scattered in this work seems to be popular with many users.

THE Looker is a first-person puzzle game. The player draws lines on the boards placed in various places in the stage, and solves the puzzles. Although the rules are simple, they can also enjoy the exhilaration that can be solved by flashing.

There is only one basic rule in this work. Each board describes the starting point and end point, such as Start and End, and drawing a line so that these two are connected. In short, just complete a one-stroke writing. There are some partitions where the line is interrupted, and the twists such as the maze are shaped. However, the straightforward method does not always lead to a solution. The types of puzzles appear widely, such as chess entangled and arcade games. Although the volume is modest for about 2 hours until clear, you can enjoy a variety of puzzles.

The distribution of this work began on June 18. At the time of writing the article, 3959 user reviews were received, and 98 % of them have gained the overwhelming popularity status. Only two weeks after the distribution, it has been well received by many players. Many reviews also mention elements other than puzzles.

This is because many tribute to the popular puzzle games The Witness and the author Jonathan Blow are scattered. First, the basic rule of completing a one-stroke writing is almost the same as The Witness, and the low-polygon-style graphic style is similar. It also resembles the introduction part that starts with a futuristic tunnel and the beautiful ruins with electronic panels and puzzles. The reproducibility of the atmosphere is quite high, and it is a finish that even feels the respect for original.

While there are many reproduction of THE WITNESS, The Looker has many jokes and can be played relatively easily. For example, the voice recorder placed in various places can listen to recording in The Witness. However, for The Witness, which was heard by meaningful saying and quotes, The Looker is all meaningless. This is probably the intentional humor of imitating only a philosophical atmosphere. In addition, there are jokes that make players and The Witness tea.

As described above, The Looker is scattered with humor while tribute to The Witness or parody. This is also one of the reasons why this work has been well received by users. Users who have struggled with THE WITNESS can turn into laughter in the joke of this work.

The developer SubCreation Studio worked on THE LOOKER. A personal studio by developer Bradley Lovell. This work is developed by the unity, which he specializes in. Looking at Lovell's official website, he seems to be working on a wide variety of works. It can be confirmed that the development skills cultivated by the variety of puzzles are demonstrated. Although it is a playful work that is often playful, it seems that it is being developed seriously, including his skills, including high reproducibility graphics. This may also be a respect for the beautiful scenes and gameplay of The Witness.

THE LOOKER is being distributed for free for PC (Steam).