Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

The ultimate co-op experience for parents and kids!
Trine 4 is a super fun platformer with gorgeous, fairy-tale visuals. Honestly, playing it solo would probably feel a bit too easy and casual for an adult, but playing in co-op with my 10-year-old daughter? It’s an absolute bullseye. The puzzles and pacing are just right for playing together. If you're looking for a great game to share and pass the time with your child, I couldn't recommend it more!

Game saved me from crippling depression and divorcing my wife. Who needs counseling anyway? 10/10

After the misstep of Trine 3 - I didn't even see its unfinished plot referenced, I guess it's gone down in-universe as an unimportant quest of the heroes? - Frozenbyte arguably played it safe for the better here, dialing back to the 2.5D gameplay that made especially Trine 2 so great.
It's good to be back to the original gameplay and overall puzzle design, sprinkled with some new features like the elemental arrows, especially the versatile ice arrows. Of course you'll often be left scratching your head, but there's also that pleasant "Eureka effect" when you crack one puzzle and move on to the next.
A lot of passages don't even have a single possible solution, or at least a single way to reach it, underscoring the thought and quality behind many puzzles. The game is also fairly longer than its predecessors (especially Trine 3).
Combat was never Trine's forte and it's possibly even weaker here, as you get forced to fight bunches of monsters in restricted arenas. Not even the presence of some creatures that are weak to Zoya's elemental arrows, or some more offensive abilities for her and Amadeus, make it much better. I however enjoyed the few boss fights that require the player to make good use of all the abilities of each character; ironically the final boss is the easiest of them.
Trine has always looked pretty and this episode is no exception; in fact, I'd go as far as saying it's one of the best-looking games of 2019 by virtue of its art direction, great use of color, and many breathtaking vistas in the backgrounds, even more amazing for passages that have no bearing on the gameplay and are meant only for quick traversal. Not content, the artists even crafted a wide variety of scenarios. The magic is only broken a bit when characters are seen up close; something about the faces and their texturing doesn't sit right with me, but I'm really nitpicking here. Despite the constant brain-teasing, the combination of the visuals and the pleasant soundtrack give, at times, an almost cozy vibe to the game.

Trine 4 is a visually stunning platformer with beautifully crafted environments and charming characters. The puzzles are creative and often require teamwork to solve, making it fun both solo and co-op. While the story is light, the gameplay keeps you engaged throughout. Overall, it’s a delightful and enchanting experience for fans of the series and newcomers like me.

Trine 4 is not just a game, it's a fairy tale.
It's an experience where the screen ceases to be a monitor and becomes a crystal window into a dreamlike realm, painted with a palette of colors that seem to be drawn from the northern lights and forbidden forests.

Trine is a beautiful series of games. It's worth picking up not only Trine 4 but the rest of the Trine series as it's just a lot of fun to explore, play through and even replay at times.
Great puzzles, loads of fun and awesome gameplay.

This game has a charming art style, and oh my, the environmental design was actually gorgeous for a puzzle platformer game! I myself am not a fan of platformer games, but remote playing with friends was a fun experience, solving each location's puzzles together, falling off unintentionally and occasional (skill) issues. It's a cool brainteaser where you can use whichever character is suitable for your team to pass through the terrain, depending on what skill you need like conjuring and controlling a magical box, shooting elemental arrows, or even blocking projectiles, as well as reach and unlock special places where the rewards are.
We had a few problems with connectivity though, but got it figured out after a few tweaks. It sure is verified for Steam Deck, at least, but when I wish to go on Desktop Mode and use a different controller so that I could have a larger screen, but it detects two controllers (i.e., my Deck's controller and my PS controller), so I had to use the Deck's.
At the time of this review, my friends and I finished Act II and will continue to Act III. Story is actually interesting, and can't wait to finish it soon!