ISOLAND 3 Dust of the Universe for Pc

The only reason that I’m not giving this game 5 full stars is because it was short. Yes, after you play through once, you can play over with different puzzles- however, the story, scenes, characters, dialogue, rhythm, and even a lot of the puzzles are the exact same. So even the second time around doesn’t take long. It’s like you’re going through the motions the second time through. I would’ve just preferred more novel game play to the initial story.... overall the graphics, story, and puzzles were on par with the past the app games which I loved, but I just wanted more! Still highly recommend. Thanks!

It has so much goodness... challenging puzzles, lovely scenery, charming artwork, a mysterious mood, etc etc. It can be tricky, too, so be prepared to think creatively and try everything! I did need help in places and was lucky to get it from friends. A walkthrough will be a big help at whatever point one is made. The free hints helped sometimes but not always. It’s a substantial game and it kept me busy for days. At the ‘end’ it turns out you can start over and play again and it’s different! And that’s also where the rest of the achievements are hiding. I wouldn’t have figured this out myself... a friend told me and I’m so glad they did. Overall a really wonderful offering from a great dev who continues to show us their delightful and creative spirit. Thanks, Cotton!

But this one had a puzzle toward the beginning I had to brute force open. The symbols didn’t match the hints.

This game is ridiculously opaque. I’m not new to point and clicks OR to cotton games, so it’s not that I just don’t know how they work. But it’s frustratingly non-intuitive, and what’s more aggravating, the free hints are USELESS. Utterly useless. Don’t buy this game until they either improve the free hints (and I refuse to buy hints, if your game is so unsolvable that it can’t be played without them, you don’t deserve the money!) or someone cones out with a walkthrough. And I came in ready to love this game... The artwork is still charming, the music is beautiful, a lot of effort clearly went into it. Maybe too much effort, though, because it’s like a brick wall in terms of playability. I’m heartbroken to have to leave this review after how I’ve loved and supported this game company and their other games. I’m hoping that the makers read these reviews and have a change of heart, because it wouldn’t take much for it to be a five-star game! Just... make it playable, by people who don’t already know the “happy path” through the game’s dependency chart. I’ll come back and update this review if they make changes, because I do believe in this game company, and I did want to love this game.