![]() I’m highly unlikely to revisit this one – I have plenty of puzzle games to play that are far more to my personal tastes than this one. I knew before even installing the game that this one was probably going to be Not For Me, but since I received it free from Prime Gaming back in May of 2021, I couldn’t see any reason not to give it a whirl. Movement and puzzle controls are what you would expect from a mobile port, and overall, I found the entire experience to be almost unremarkable.Įven if Faraway: Puzzle Escape is precisely the kind of game you enjoy, there are many better options on PC, and probably on mobile as well. The letters (there are three per level) are voice acted adequately. If there is any compelling reason to have audio on, I didn’t find it – there don’t seem to be any puzzles that include audio cues of any sort. In fact, I played over two sessions, and for the second one, I didn’t even bother to put on my headphones. I didn’t have any really satisfying “Aha!” moments, and needed to consult the walkthrough a few more times on my way through (although never for the actual solution to a puzzle – only to figure out what exactly the game was expecting me to do).īoth the graphics and the music are serviceable, but not memorable. There’s a lot of “find this object to unlock this other object” and a lot of “memorize this pattern and use it somewhere else”. I played up until the tenth level (out of twenty), and the puzzles aren’t terribly difficult or original. In fact, Faraway: Puzzle Escape has four sequels, available on both Android and iPhone, so for folks who are a big fan of low-poly first person puzzlers, that’s a pretty meaty catalog. I didn’t find the controls confusing or awkward once I realized that, it just wasn’t what I was expecting. That was the point when I realized this game had been designed for mobile devices and touchscreens. As it turns out, there is no “secret” entrance, there is a door right in front of you, and you can’t just click on it to proceed instead you must hold and drag the handle. In fact, the very first one I found led me pretty far astray, until I finally gave up and consulted a walk-through. ![]() They don’t really provide any clues to the puzzles, and – at least for me – added nothing to the experience. There are letters you can pick up on all of the levels, which give you the barest whisper of a background story, but I’ll confess that after the first couple, I decided I didn’t much care for the letter-writer (sorry, Dad!), and stopped actively looking for them. Go through to complete level 8.Īnd these are all three letters or notes from Level 8:Ĭlick on the little numbers below to continue to Level 9 or click here.The game’s description on the publishers website. Head to the portal and place the tile on it. The fourth one has no dots but you should know the right position by now. So go back to each device and pull the levers so each one has three dots. Don’t go through the portal yet! Notice the tile has three little squares on each side of it. Go back up to the right side and take the tile.ġ4. Go back to the left side and rotate the diamond so the laser reflects onto the receptor on the other side.ġ3. Then pull the lever to the right until the laser is lined up with the diamond reflector on the other side.ġ2. Turn the laser on by sliding the white squares onto the red squares. Slide the two yellow pieces out and go up the ladder.ġ1. ![]() You’ll need to adjust it later anyway so don’t worry too much about it.ġ0. Pick up the letter, Place the diamond in the slot and move the reflector to around the middle. 3 4 The updated Directors Cut edition of Faraway was released on Steam for the PC in a first for the series on 4 March 2021. 1 2 The game is available as free-to-try and has been compared to the Myst video game series. Go through the left door and up the ladder. Faraway: Puzzle Escape is an escape the room puzzle video game developed by Pine Studio for iOS and Android platforms. Press the button to stamp it and take the yellow diamond.ĩ. ![]() Place the orange sheet in the stamping machine to the left. Pick up the orange sheet and pull down the door to open it. The machine next to it will activate but you’re missing something still.ħ. ![]() Go back inside and place the lever on the device to the left. Go back and change the left and right devices so each has 2 dots, making up 4.Ħ. Turn to the left and notice there’s 4 dots next to 2 dots. ![]()
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