Viewfinder

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Viewfinder is a mind-bending first person adventure game in which you can bring pictures to life by placing them into the world.
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About Viewfinder

About this game

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Viewfinder is a mind-bending first person adventure game in which you can bring pictures to life by placing them into the world.

  • Reshape Reality: Beyond photographs, bring paintings, sketches, screenshots and postcards to life while reshaping the world
  • Exploration is learning: You will learn the secrets of the world, the reason why it exists, and the freedom to create. Explore multiple hub worlds that are all cohesive and encompass similar, but complex, differences
  • Experience as much as you want: Viewfinder’s narrative is player driven and will be an approachable experience to someone who just wants to play and solve puzzles, and a rich well thought off world to a player who wants to learn more
  • Find the answer to the impossible, once you step in the world of Viewfinder

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
July 17, 2023
Developer:
Sad Owl Studios
Publisher:
Thunderful Publishing
Supported Languages:
English
Genres:
Puzzle Platformer
Puzzle

3D Platformer
Themes:
Psychological
Surreal
Play Styles:
First-Person
Singleplayer

Physics
Features:
Singleplayer
Steam achievements

Full controller support

Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 970
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Critic Reviews

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IGN

IGN
80 / 100
"What Viewfinder lacks in story substance and compelling characters it more than makes up for via the pure, mind-boggling exhilaration of its perspective-warping puzzle solving....

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
87 / 100
"Innovative puzzle design and truly astonishing visual trickery make this puzzle game a must-play—even if it doesn't quite have the space to make the most of its best ideas. "

GamesRadar+

GamesRadar+
100 / 100
"Sad Owl Studios has delivered a puzzling experience that's both instantly approachable and inventive enough to keep you guessing throughout. Viewfinder is simply wonderful – a...
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Relax & enjoy! 47.37%  of players consider this game to be Easy

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Completionist! 29.41%  of players have Conquered It

Viewfinder User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 6 ratings
86% of users would recommend this.
4.5

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I really liked the game, the gameplay is satisfying, the music is good, it looks gorgeous! There were times where i wished for more game mechanics, there are optical illusions to work around, different artstyles, etc but they were not worked with enough imo and i would have liked to see more variety in mechanics. Most levels were pretty similar in the way they had to be solved and there are very few that felt more impactful. The game has two story lines, one in the present - your character that is looking for a machine in this world- and one in the past -about the chreators of this world. I think the voice acting was fine, the story in the present wasn't too deep but it was nice to get a phone call or message once in a while. The story in the past felt more important but the recordings you can find seemed to only record the boring moments of it. Even after ending the game and finding at least 90% of the recordings, i don't fully understand what that story line was about. I loved looking for the recorders but always felt a bit disappointed by what i heard. I personally completed the game in about 5.5 hours and spent some extra time getting the achievemets i missed. Even with a playtime of 6.6 hours, i feel like "viewfinder" is on the more expensive side for a game. I got it in a bundle and payed a lot less (7 bucks), so i am not complaining, but i think that if you buy the game full price you might be disappointed.
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Frequently Asked Questions

47% of GameFAQs users said Viewfinder is Simple or Easy. 42% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 11% of GameFAQs users said Viewfinder is Tough or Unforgiving.
Yes, Viewfinder is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Viewfinder is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 970
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 6 hours.
Yes, Viewfinder has broad critical consensus. 88% of critics on Metacritic recommend Viewfinder. The Metascore is 84 out of 100.
86% of Fanatical users recommend Viewfinder. The average review score is 4.5/5
Yes, 86% of Fanatical users and 88% of critics on Metacritic recommend Viewfinder.
Viewfinder was released on July 17, 2023
Viewfinder is published by Thunderful Publishing
Viewfinder was developed by Sad Owl Studios
Fanatical users tagged Viewfinder as Puzzle Platformer, Puzzle, and 3D Platformer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Viewfinder as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Viewfinder as Puzzle Platformer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Viewfinder as Puzzle
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Viewfinder as 3D Platformer

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