Neverout

Genre: First-Person Puzzle

Players: 1

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Review:

Neverout is a First-Person Puzzle game that seems to take inspiration from the cult horror film Cube, except here instead of devious mathematical deathtraps, the cube-shaped rooms you find yourself in have gravity-themed puzzles.

The presentation in Neverout is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the creepy atmosphere of the game definitely gives it a unique sorta’ feel… but on the other hand, this is never really built on – there’s no story here, nothing the game seems to be building to thematically, and without any actual scary threats, even the creepy theme ends up feeling kinda’ dull before long.

The gameplay here is interesting and fairly unique though. Players can walk freely around the room, but cannot climb up or down. Rather, when approaching the wall, they can opt to walk on the wall, making gravity shift to turn that wall into the new floor. Using this ability, players must work their way towards an exit on one side of the room.

Overall, this works as a puzzle game, getting you to try to wrap your head around the best way to get from point A to point B in the correct orientation to drop down to where you need to go, or what order to shift gravity to get moving blocks to shift where you need them to.

There are a few other issues here though. Firstly, the controls are a bit stiff – players can only move one tile at a time, and there’s no way to make a small adjustment to your position, even though you can freely look around. Also, the game is just a few hours long, making its $7.50 price tag seem a bit steep.

However, if you can catch Neverout on sale at a decent price, you may find it worthwhile despite its short length. It’s a fairly original puzzle game that presents some clever puzzles, and fans of the genre may find it to be a good distraction.

tl;dr – Neverout is a First-Person Puzzle game that has players trapped in a series of cube-shaped rooms and shifting gravity to reach the exit. It’s a decent Puzzle game, even if it’s a bit short. Fans of the genre may want to give it a try.

Grade: C+

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