ENCODYA

Would recommend only if you buy it on discount. The story didn't really blow me away, mostly because the main antagonist was more cringy than dangerous, and though some of the dialogue with other NPCs was entertaining, the interactions were too brief for any real depth. The puzzles were often frustrating, with lots of pixel hunting and trial and error when combining random pieces from your inventory, and I ended up just using a walkthrough for a good portion of the game. Visuals and soundtrack were top-notch however, and I wish they sold the soundtrack as a separate item since I'd buy that immediately (though it can be found on Spotify as well, but I'd prefer to support the artist). By the end of it I found myself wishing this was just a chill exploration game in the vein of Stardew Valley, since the city of Neo Berlin seemed to have a lot of thought put into its development and I would've liked to learn more about it than I was able to here.

Exceptional! Definitely one of my favorite games of all time. The story made me stand up and applaud at the end. The visuals are simply stunning and I felt immersed in the world all the time. Sounds and music were perfect. Puzzles were just the right amount of difficult. 10/10 is too low a grade!

This is only a recommend if you're in the sweet spot target audience of cyberpunk/studio ghibli fans (and yes it's a bit of an awkward marriage).
The story isn't great, the puzzles aren't great, the voice acting is ordinary and the contemporary political/pop culture references are really on the nose and drag you out of the game quite a bit. It's the artwork and world design that does the heavy lifting here and they're the main reason I persisted to the end.

I LOVE this game!!! The art style is awesome, Tina and SAM are really loveable characters, the story is interesting and you can discover so many things :)
It would be great if Chaosmonger designs some Steam trading cards so I can get a badge and PLEASE I really like to have a background designed by them! OoO
Full recommendation if you're a fan of cyberpunk, point&click, a nice story and somewhat easy to solve riddles. I'm still not finished with the game while writing this, so I can only speak for the riddles up to chapter 4. Some of them took a lot of running around but were manageable. And I also want a CD of Mitsy singing. (:

A warm story. Brilliant music and good picture provide me an extremely immersive trip. But the puzzles are relatively difficult, I guess thats why 3/4 players didnt finish it. Additionally, for the cyberpunk part, I give 7/10

This game is a 6/10, hence the thumbs up.
The story is engaging.
The puzzles are rather simple but enjoyable.
NPCs are too eager to give you items, even without you asking them.
And too much pixel-hunting!
Despite its flaws, definitely recommended.

Loved it. Wonderful story. Puzzles were interesting and not too easy. Would like to see an Encodya 2 ;)