Transmute!

released on Jul 18, 2019
by Linker

Transmute is a small game where you play as a Wizard who can transform objects into other objects to solve puzzles and explore the game's world. Over the course of your travels, your list of available transformations grows, as does your ability to explore further and perhaps even find some secrets!


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I think the shining achievement of this game was that when I felt stuck, I didn't feel the urge to quit. Because the list of solutions to each of the puzzles was so short, I felt like, worse case scenario, I brute force it and see what happens. This game had a very nice retro feel, even down to the controls being weird, which was both a blessing and a curse. There were a few puzzles that I felt like didn't make a lot of sense, and a couple leaps in logic. And I will admit, I was stuck in the very opening room because I didn't know why the things I was trying to transform the rock into didn't work, because even if you have a form selected that you don't know, the transformation sound effect and animation still play, just the form won't change. Instead, I think having a 'fail' sound effect and/or a dialogue that says 'you haven't found this form yet!' would be helpful. Otherwise, a very fun and solid little game.