«Light, shadow and… 98 birds»


Shady Part of Me impressed me with its unique mechanics. You play as two characters - a girl and her shadow. The shadow can only move on flat surfaces. The girl is afraid of light, while the shadow fears darkness, so you constantly have to work around these limitations. To complete a level, they must help each other reach a certain point and progress further.

The game starts with fairly simple puzzles, but towards the end, they become much more challenging - some of them really made me think. There's also a helpful rewind feature for when you die, so you don't have to restart the entire level.

The visuals are pretty unique, with different locations like a library or a playground. Combined with an amazing soundtrack and the comments from the narrator and the main character, the experience feels very comfortable and atmospheric. It's not very long - about 5 hours for the main levels. If you wish to get all achievements, it may take a few hours more.

Speaking of achievements, they are quite simple to unlock. The main challenge is collecting all 98 birds - some are hidden pretty nicely. If you miss any, you can always return to previous levels to find them. The game also has an interesting puzzle picture for each biome that evolves with each bird you collect.

To sum up, I recommend trying this game if you like puzzle-platformers like Limbo or Little Nightmares. You'll definitely find something to enjoy here.

«A pure enjoyment of being in the moment»

No quests, no dialogues, only pure flight and rocks. And honestly? That's all you need. This game is an effective way to achieve a flow state with high risk/reward tension. You can just fly safely, but you won't get much of a score. Or you can take the risk and squeeze through that tiny hole. The closer you are to death, the higher the score you get. And... you will die a loooot!!) But it makes the experience even more fun - even some of the achievements imply this (easy to get 100%, btw).

For all of that, you only need one stick on your gamepad. It's so simple. The procedural generation of maps makes your experience different each time, and it is absolutely amazing. You should definitely try this.