Gorogoa
Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards, Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. UNIQUELY IMAGINATIVE PUZZLES The gameplay of Gorogoa is wholly original, comprised of lavishly illustrated panels that players arrange and combine in imaginative ways to solve puzzles. Impeccably simple, yet satisfyingly complex. GORGEOUSLY HAND-DRAWN GAMEPLAY Jason Roberts created thousands of meticulously detailed hand-drawn illustrations, encompassing the impressive scope of Gorogoa's personal narrative. A NEW KIND OF STORYTELLING Gorogoa isn't just a game – it's a work of art, expressing itself through soulful, charming illustrations and distinguished puzzle mechanics.
Game Discussion
Steam User 16
The game is so creative and unlike any other puzzle game I've played. Instead of solving normal puzzles, you move and combine the pictures, zoom into different scenes, and connect them in clever ways. The story follows a young boy on a mysterious journey to collect colorful fruit for a strange dragon-like creature. There is almost no dialogue, so the story is told through the artwork and animations. The story is simple, but the ending made me think there might be a deeper meaning behind everything that happened. It feels like a reflection on growing up and looking back at the wonder and imagination we had as children. The boy begins his adventure with simple curiosity, but his journey slowly becomes something much deeper. The changing world around him shows how our understanding of life changes as we gain new experiences and see things from different perspectives. The art is beautiful, and every scene feels like it came straight out of a picture book. The puzzles are challenging but fair. Some solutions are not obvious at first, and I got stuck a few times because I didn't understand how the different scenes connected. I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys imaginative puzzle games and experiences that make you think!
Steam User 16
I encourage everyone to read up about Jason Roberts' (creator of the game) story, how he came about the idea, how he started developping it because it is suuuuper inspiring for any creative person. The man literally hand drew everything AND learned game development on his own and made this masterpiece. It is so inspiring what one can do and make out of sheer determination and willpower. He didn't even have formal drawing training, just love for the art. His inspirations include:
" David Roberts, Gustave Dore, Christopher Manson and Chris Ware. Not that my style necessarily resembles any of these, but they were inspirations." He was also inspired by Byzantine art after his visit in Istanbul. Needless to say the game is beautiful and so satisfying to piece together.
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Steam User 12
Gorogoa is basically a piece of interactive art. The puzzles are super clever and rely on perspective in ways I haven’t seen before. It’s short, but every moment feels thoughtfully crafted. Definitely worth playing if you want something unique and a bit mind-bending.
Steam User 8
The game is beautiful, the music is nice, the puzzles are unique. You can blow through the game in under 30 minutes (you actually have to for one of the achievements) so I recommend buying it on sale.
Steam User 8
I liked the game a lot. The puzzles are actually hard and they make you think so much outside the box. Maybe I lack the proper term to describe it but it goes beyond just logical thinking, you need to find patters in terms of space and aesthetics and probably suspend your understanding of the real world mechanics because in this labyrinth every option is viable. The art is sublime and the story finds itself in a magical surrealism. You should know it IS a very short game, so manage your expectations for it is a delight to play but you probably won't replay it again.
Steam User 8
This was a good game. It took me a hot minute to sort out how to do it and once I did, it picked up from there with it getting progressively harder. The fourth level was actually the hardest but this was great! Wish there were more like this. It really made me think! The story art had a lot to it as well which I would like to play again to better understand the war and everything that was going on. Great game!!!
Steam User 7
Almost a decade after I heard about Gorogoa, I've finally got to it. This is one of my favorite puzzle games I've played. What an incredible puzzle mechanic.
Things start very simple and at first I was not impressed. I felt like it was more about showing how clever the developer was than allowing me to feel clever by solving puzzles.
But the complexity quickly ramped up and I was able to feel satisfaction from solving puzzles, as well as awe at the incredible cleverness of the developer. The creativity here is a demonstration of true brilliance and I'm grateful that I could experience it.