Viewfinder Review

Viewfinder reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on PC. Also available on PlayStation 5.

"What Viewfinder lacks in story substance and compelling characters it more than makes up for via the pure, mind-boggling exhilaration of its perspective-warping puzzle solving. Its superb, photo-based environmental deformation doesn’t just break ground – it bends and stretches it into entirely new shapes and forms in the wake of each puzzle completed, while also introducing regular game-changing parameters that forced me to continually think outside the frame of my shots. The ability to transport yourself into paintings and screenshots makes for a journey that consistently captivates in between each carefully considered camera capture, and the rapid rewind function emboldens you to get creative with puzzle solutions without fear of retribution. Spellbindingly surreal and stimulating to the end, Viewfinder is the freakiest form of photo mode in which every snap is a happy one."

[relld]

This is mindbending and brilliant, wow! Support these developers because we need more of this.

[shaungray]

For me games like this is what gaming and game development is all about, pushing the creative limits of what's possible, something that's been lost in AAA gaming for a long time... thank the gaming gods for smaller studios still willing to push that creative envelope

[cloudvoid]

Whoever came up with this brilliant and fresh concept, hats off to you.

[cattysplat]

This looks like the coolest puzzle game mechanic since Portal.

[YouTubeKnight]

Hope this game does really well. It's not everyday that you get blown away by a game's simplistic yet innovative quality.

[thatGillessGamer]

Not giving this game a 9 or higher is an absolute injustice.

[SAMTYLER]

Been dabbling with this this evening and it’s real fun. Almost finished the 2nd Level so far and not anything mind crushingly challenging yet but I’ve certainly grinned a few times when the answer finally clicked and the levels are introducing more features. Very reminiscent of Maquette insofar as both were PS5 games that looked kinda similar and played with size, perspective and some smartly designed puzzles.

[TheJadedJames]

It's rare the a review completely sells me on a game I've never heard of before like this

[birdmanbirdlegs]

4:26 someone give a raise to the scriptwriter immediately!!

[qenreblayers]

Photographer games always appreciated!

[thetargazer]

This game looks great, reminds me of Superliminal, another mind bending perspective game

[yungmatt]

Thumbnail gave me PTSD from the watermelon level in Mario Sunshine

[rafaelproenca]

This game is brilliant in every way. Really looking forward to playing it.
This review, though, is pretty bad. It is more a description of the game, the mechanics and what happens in the game than a review itself. Most of the fun in this game is the discovery and this review spoils most of it.

[EhCloserLook]

This game looks incredible. It’s been sitting on my wishlist for a very long time. I’m glad it’s finally out!

[MinuanoSam]

This is Valves F-Stop, originally made for Portal 2, but scrapped it.

[martinpowell]

This game is incredible! Ingenious mechanic, a new twist on Portal. Really gets you thinking and twisting reality! Support the developers. I'd love to see this as a VR game too!

[mattystorer]

It’s cool to see an original idea in a game for once.

[lategon]

It feels like there are too many spoilers in this review otherwise it would be a great video

[brianpierce]

Unreal! So cool and creative. That’s got to be one of most unique game ideas I’ve ever seen. Definitely picking this is up if only to support the developers making this. Congrats on making something so fresh in such a saturated market.

[Blubbpaule]

6 hours is a very optimistic way to say it.

It took me around 2 1/2 hours from start to finish with all optional levels and some collectibles.