Quern: Undying Thoughts

November 28, 2016 Zadbox Entertainment Blue Brain Games, Zadbox Entertainment
Puzzle Adventure Indie
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Quern is a first person puzzle adventure with captivating story and beautiful graphics. Quern refreshes the genre with flexible gameplay and reuseable puzzle mechanics. The visuals and the music combine traditional and modern elements providing a unique mood for the game.

One of the specialities of Quern is that the tasks to be solved are not managed as separate, individual and sequential units, but as a complex entity, amongst which the players may wander and experiment freely. Often a bad or seemingly irrational result may bring the player closer to the final solution, if those are reconsidered and thought over again later, in the possession of the knowledge gained during the game.
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Release Date November 28, 2016
Developer Zadbox Entertainment
Publisher Blue Brain Games, Zadbox Entertainment
Game Modes Single player
Perspective First person
Themes Mystery
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