Review: Prime Mover (Steam)
Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards. Work your way from transistor to processor, uncover the story of the Byte of Burden!
Pros:
- Charming pixel graphics.
- 141MB Download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Text option- Chunky or thin styles.
- In engine cutscenes.
- Tutorials pop as you play.
- Handy tooltip info when highlighting a part/tool.
- Puzzle gameplay.
- Every level you get a handful of puzzles which ultimately power a machine. Generally, you are working on getting a current running from one point to another.
- Controls- Uses three mouse buttons and that’s it.
- Surprisingly easy to get into.
- Excellent puzzle designs.
- Such a nice environment to play in.
- End of level performance breakdown.
- Can pause, Fast Forward time.
- Save when you want.
- Can replay levels all though it saves you previous solution so you would have to manually delete the parts to start afresh.
- Multiple ways to finish a level.
- A charming soundtrack, Brought to you from the guy who also did the Owlboy soundtrack.
- Hidden collectibles.
- You play the game on a grid, You have a set of tools/parts that you place on the grid and you press left click to place them and right click to delete them. Letters are on the side and used for goals/destinations.
Cons:
- Only a fullscreen option for your graphics.
- Can brute force early puzzles.
- No real hints or tips button.
- No leaderboard support.
