TOEM: A Photo Adventure

This game is so fun and cozy. It was a blast to 100%.

Everything about it is fun. It's fun to take pictures, its fun to find all the animals, its fun to do the quests, and its just overall fun to play.

Highly recommended 10/10!

Oh man, i wish i had played this sooner. TOEM is the definition of a "cozy game", just a stroll through multiple different locations, solving puzzles, with a beautiful artstyle and music to boot. Even when you are stuck on a puzzle, it's never annoying, just.... chill :D
Genuinely worth picking up immediately at full price, worth every penny for the amazing vibe on offer.

TOEM
Toem is a little cozy adventure in which you solve simple puzzles, help npcs in need and take pictures of creatures while trying to reach the top of a mountain to observe what this journey was really about.
Story
The story of Toem is quite simple: The player slips into the role of a young photographer whose grandmother tells them about her story how she witnessed the “Toem” phenomenon many years ago. Now your task is to see the wonderful phenomenon yourself and you get send on a journey full of cozy adventures and photography.
Personal Note
I didn’t expect much of Toem itself but I knew that it was a cozy game and I really was in the mood for such a game and saw that it was on a steep discount during the last Winter Sale and I ended up buying it. I’m a fan of virtual photography myself so the theme of taking pictures of creatures and solving simple puzzles while exploring a black and white environment really intrigued me and the game hooked me instantly. I completed one region a day and it took me about 5 hours to fully complete the game – yes, it’s short but lovely. The music, the charm and the slightly silly dialogues and absurd situations you find yourself in while you play through Toem made my day and I really enjoyed every minute of it.
But I have to say that if I wasn’t in the mood for a relaxing and short game, I might have not enjoyed it as much. As I’ve mentioned earlier, it took me about 5 hours to fully complete the game and that was fine with me but I can see how some people might not be a big fan of that especially since the game itself is very simple but full of charm and I can tell that the developers put a lot of love into it.
Rating
Pros
Nice story and cozy vibes
Neat graphics and aesthetics
Good soundtrack
Simple but interesting puzzles
Wonderful & beautiful different regions
Fairly easy to 100%
Cons
Some quests are a bit tedious
Pretty short
Conclusion
Is Toem worth to get? Well, it depends on what you expect from the game itself.
Should you purchase it if you expect the most thrilling story and the best graphics?
Probably not.
Should you buy it if you want a cozy adventure with a handful of little puzzles while walking through beautiful locations? Then this game might be for you – especially when you get it during a sale!
7.8 / 10
“I’m proud of you.” - Grandma
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A short (4h for 100% completion), but very sweet and wholesome puzzle game. Creative, innovative and truly engaging. A nice little break from everyday chaos.

You know it's a good game when the in-game "You should REALLY think about taking a break soon. Please?" messages pop up a half-dozen times while playing...and you just keep on going. I just finished the game with 83% completion at just 3 hours, and I can't wait to go back and play even more!

I want 100 more games like Toem. It's so wonderful in its presentation and charming in its execution that I wholeheartedly fell in love with it. People should support games like this, which showcase everything amazing about human creativity. I hope the developers will make another game with a similar theme and art style, because we have too many fully 3D games and not enough with the 2.5D style we see here.
Rating: 10/10

Very charming game that can be loved by players of any age and type. For those who do not take a moment to look at media in monochrome colors, I hope they would pick up this one too because art can be beautiful in grayscale.

- Search-and-find gameplay
- Searching complexity reminded me a lighter version of Tunic's second half of the game
- Plot is very down-to-earth. A protagonist goes out and takes photos. That's mainly it, but the simplicity gives the game experience time for the player to take their time to explore and enjoy photography
- Loved the camera features such as zoom and the filtering styles
- Comedy was in my alley, light and refreshing
- Great game for young children to play too, as long as they have reading comprehension
- Detailed animation: favorites were the weather conditions and the water/snowflakes landing on the lenses, the street crossing scene, and the subtle hints to find the requested photo
- Includes post-game content
- Didn't observe motion sickness

There was only one instance, when I wanted to screen-record, and my Steam Deck went kaputt and the screen went black, but the mousepad was returning a haptic response. Once I force restarted the game and hesitantly screen-recorded a different scene, it worked. I didn't record as often however. (the scene that crashed my Steam Deck was the one where the ghost was playing a shuffle cup and guessing game)

I only played the main storyline, but at 90% completion, I was pretty content -- and impressed that I reached that high, I usually don't aim for 100%.