Fun Portal-like puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“This is the best first person puzzler after Portal, both in story and gameplay.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
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Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Toxic Games2014Puzzle · Adventure · Action
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A short, easygoing Portal-style first-person cube puzzler with clever mechanics, but tacked-on narration, janky physics and sluggish controls hold it back. Skip it if you want the original or 10th Anniversary edition.
Great for
Portal fans wanting a relaxed 3-hour first-person puzzler, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Janky physics, sluggish controls and forced narration without subtitles make puzzles frustrating
What players love
Atmosphere, visuals and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I liked so much the minimalist environment and the background music; it helps you to focus on the puzzles and chill.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Intriguing story and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“ending basically touched my soul 10/10”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Short and good on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“A fairly short, but decent puzzle game. Worth it on sale.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Intuitive mechanics, gentle difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It's a fun game that could be an entry point for new or casual players as I've found the puzzles not to be too challenging.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Extra time trials and DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Fun to speedrun.”
Steam review · 113.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Tacked-on, unwanted story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It's QUBE but worse, the isolation and mystery is gone and replaced with schlock of a storyline.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Too short, easy and padded with walking
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game is way too short to even warrant an 8 euro price tag. I finished it in 2 hours.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Janky, unreliable physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Some of the worst physics "puzzles", not helped by the physics objects randomly glitching out and making you reset”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Sluggish controls and input delay
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The gameplay is sluggish; like you're trying to run underwater. It takes several seconds just to extend a single red block.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
No subtitles or audio options
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“there are no subtitles, so I could not understand what was being said”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Timing-based, fiddly puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“When puzzles can be solved in about 30 seconds and then you spend 30 minutes trying to get the timing right, that's just lazy and sloppy design.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1100 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2 / Vista / 7
Processor2.0+ GHz (Dual Core Recommended)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA 8000 Series or higher (Shader Model 3 Compatible & 128MB or more memory)
Storage1100 MB available space
OSWindows XP SP2 / Vista / 7
Processor2.0+ GHz (Dual Core Recommended)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA 8000 Series or higher (Shader Model 3 Compatible & 128MB or more memory)
Storage1100 MB available space
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