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Filament

Filament is a laid back, story-rich and fully narrated puzzle game centred around solving sets of cable-based puzzles whilst exploring a seemingly abandoned spaceship.

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Chinese (Simplified)	—	Y	Y
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French	—	Y	Y
German	—	Y	Y
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Korean	—	Y	Y
Portuguese (Brazil)	—	Y	Y
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Steam User 5463STEAMRecommended

Mar 25, 2026·27h·Verified

Steam User 7240STEAMNot recommended

The main character is ever so slightly too wide for several of my intended solutions. It's impossible to judge what will and won't work without trying. It's very annoying to think up a solution, but the character is stopped on an invisible wall, so you need to find a different solution.

There is a hint system, but I didn't buy a puzzle game so the game could tell me how to beat it, so I just refunded.

I do really like the concept, this would have worked much better without any physics collision mechanics.

Mar 21, 2026·2h·Verified

Steam User 7089STEAMNot recommended

My visuals were super glitchy and almost sending my into a epileptic seizure. I don’t know what that’s about!

Mar 2, 2026·Verified

Steam User 1043STEAMRecommended

公式日本語訳が怪しいのですが、有志翻訳MODがあったのでとても助かりました！そのおかげで高難度のパズルが続く中、ストーリーを読み進めることがプレイのモチベーションを大きく支えてくれました。

パズルは自分のひらめきにウットリできるタイプのものはあまりなかったのですが、時間をかけて何度も試行錯誤を繰り返して解くのも十分楽しかったです。詰まったときにはそのステージを放置して次々と別のパズルに挑戦できるところも良かったです。
メインではない探索で見つけるパズルには自分ではついていけない解法のものが多く、半分以上を攻略サイトに頼りました…。
世界設定やキャラクターが気に入った分、ストーリーの種明かしのその先をもう少し見せてほしかった物足りなさはありますが、パズルでいっぱいの楽しい時間を過ごせて満足です！

Feb 26, 2026·45h·Verified

Steam User 6186STEAMRecommended

Recommended for masochist puzzle lovers. Part Witness, part Braid, part Mastermind. Really ramps up the difficulty in the final areas. 7/10. Fun but does get a little tedious.

Feb 22, 2026·14h·Verified

Steam User 6795STEAMRecommended

9/10
场景设计学到了《The Witness》的精髓，同时去除了一些常规意义上不友好的要素。常规谜题设计水平整体很高，环境谜题我收集到的一大半都挺有意思的，虽然有几个环境谜题波特率低的要死信息采集这一步需要很大功夫，但这个过程也还算开心，剩下的随缘分慢慢找了。常规谜题总体难度中等偏低，但是容易陷入思维定式卡关，平均下来三分钟左右一道题，极差比较大。谜题设计上由于谜题结构自带的拓扑性，往往很难一眼看出中间状态（状态树的割边集），取而代之的是每道题都有很明显的关键矛盾（反逻辑或消耗大量自由度），需要一定程度上转变解题思维、虽然解题明面上的回馈是剧情但是剧情比较神秘。推荐任何阅历的逻辑解密爱好者游玩，如果你喜欢《The Witness》的话本作品必玩。

Feb 20, 2026·27h·1·Verified

Steam User 2321STEAMRecommended

A very difficult, very long puzzle game, with tons of secrets. Well worth the buy.

Feb 5, 2026·101h·Verified

Steam User 1234STEAMRecommended

解謎難度高，上頭，好玩。

Jan 22, 2026·51h·Verified

Steam User 4287STEAMNot recommended

Next level puzzles for high-IQ puzzlers only.

Hardcore Souls-Like Puzzles. Had to use a guide for a good chunk of the puzzles. Only recommend if you're IQ of 180+ or like playing games by using a guide.

Jan 15, 2026·19h·6

Steam User 8249STEAMNot recommended

사이버 실뜨기. 창의적인 게임이지만 재미는 별로 없음

소방호스처럼 생긴 끈을 끌고다니며 기둥에 감는 게임
모든 기둥이 선에 접촉되도록 감는 순서와 각도를 잘 조절해야됨
이 퍼즐은 재미가 있긴 한데 너무 단순하고 약한 재미임

피지컬은 전혀 요구하지 않음
단순하고 순수 머리 굴리기라 이걸 캐릭터로 돌아다니며 해야될 이유가 없음
마우스로 슥슥 긋는 조작방식에 더 적합한 게임성인데
괜히 캐릭 움직여야 해서 느리고 번거롭기만 함

'컨텐츠 있어보이려고' 퍼즐 사이에 넣은 스토리모드는 더욱 나쁨
성의없는 허접한 그래픽의 우주선 내부와 인물캐릭이 나오는데
그래픽 땜에 보는 재미도 없고
스토리나 세계관도 너무 허접해서 없는것만 못함
이런거 없이 퍼즐만 연속으로 풀게 해주는게 더 나았음

음악도 좋지 않음
보통 게임음악은 짧아도 1분 이상 보통 3분 정도는 되는 트랙의 반복인데
이 게임은 15초짜리 음악이 반복되는 느낌이었음
지겹도록 같은 소절만 계속 나옴

Jan 7, 2026·Verified

Steam User 5397STEAMRecommended

Fun, chill puzzle game. Enjoying it a lot so far.

Jan 7, 2026·7h·Verified

Steam User 6684STEAMRecommended

It's good. The puzzles are varied, well-designed, and interesting.

Some caveats. The way the puzzles are presented isn't perfect. Sometimes the character moves very slowly when you want to just execute on something you have in mind. Sometimes the game gives you pillar arrangements where it looks like it's the right solution, and the only way you can tell it's not the correct solution is to try it, only to find out that it fails because it just barely misses the pillar it needs to touch by like a hair, or your character just barely can't fit between the gap. With this realization, suddenly you see several "close" solutions, and you feel a sense of fatigue because the only way to verify which one works is to try them all. This doesn't happen with the grid configurations, but occurs frequently with the freeform configurations.

That being said, it's still good and worth playing/trying.

Jan 6, 2026·7h

Steam User 0709STEAMNot recommended

不推薦，這不是解謎遊戲。

我本身很愛玩解謎遊戲，但這款是試錯式類型，每一關你經歷的就是不停地失敗，然後從錯誤中學習，直到了解整關的設計。

可是，個人認為如果要這樣試錯才能過關的話，根本不算是解謎。

當然你腦子是需要有一個大概觀念知道遊戲規則才去嘗試，但每關的前半段可以說是毫無線索，玩下去感覺只像在無腦碰運氣，對比其他線索性解謎遊戲體驗差太多，不是我的菜。

p.s. 看到完成第一關(basic puzzle)的成就達成率不超過30%，就知道大部分人打開遊戲不久就已經不想再玩下去:D

Dec 22, 2025·2h

Steam User 4037STEAMRecommended

This is one of the most difficult puzzle games I’ve ever played. It is also one of the longest puzzle games I’ve ever played, with a large number of levels. Yet, with patience and determination I was able to finish the game without the use of a walkthrough and even without the use of the hint system. There was only one level where I did use a walkthrough and that was because I thought I had stumbled upon a bug. I thought it was a bug because I succeeded in lighting all the pillars but for some reason the exit did not open. But this happened because I had misunderstood the rules of that level.

Without a walkthrough and without the hint system it took me 72 hours to finish the game. I’ve never before spent so much time on a video game. Some of the levels took me over two hours to finish (and the number of levels is staggering). It is really incredible how the developers came up with so many puzzle types, each with their unique set of rules. There is a lot of variety in this game. The developers truly pushed their creativity to the maximum, I praise them for that. The puzzle mechanics are very well executed.

If you truly like a challenge then I strongly recommend this game. It is one of the best puzzle games I’ve ever played and I play a lot of puzzle games so that has to say something.

Dec 21, 2025·72h·1·Verified

Steam User 4801STEAMRecommended

Filament è un piccolo puzzle game indie che avevo iniziato così per relax, non avendo idea in cosa andavo a cacciarmi. Ho la mia bella serie di puzzle game nel curriculum, ma questo credo sia uno dei [i]più difficili[/i] a cui abbia mai giocato in assoluto.

È un gioco con tre layer principali:

1) la trama - noi siamo un tizio che abborda un'astronave dove non c'è nessuno, l'equipaggio sembra sparito a parte una che ci parla dagli altoparlanti e ci dice cosa fare. La storia si ricava da un'infinità di log delle chat tra i vari membri dell'equipaggio (tutti chiamati come colori), col piccolo problema che ci sono chat che si ripetono 45 volte, al punto che ormai le saprete a memoria. La caratterizzazione dei personaggi è abbastanza fanta-cringe, sapete no?, il solito, loro che si vogliono tutti bene, [i]"sono inutile" "no non è vero" "invece sì" "no sei fondamentale per il team"[/i], organizzano serate giochi!!! e feste di compleanno a sorpresa...
I membri dell'equipaggio scomparso si contano sulle dita di una mano, ma comprendono ad esempio il "normale", l'anziano, la LGBT, la LGBT con la vitiligine (un'ossessione che continuo a non capire)... Curiosa l'assenza di un nero e di un asiatico, però per equilibrare sono anche tutti più o meno disabili e utilizzatori di arti protesici, giustificato col fatto che "siamo nel futuro", no? Insomma c'è il proprio vaghissimo [i]sentore[/i] di consulenze inclusive anche per un indie simile, posto che i dev non siano così di loro, per fortuna li leggiamo solo attraverso i loro log.
Cercare di capire cos'è successo davvero non è facile, ma alla fine la trama non è così importante, perché il bello deve venire.

2) i puzzle - l'astronave è divisa in soli 3 piani liberamente esplorabili, con ciascuna stanza che ospita uno o più.. cosi a torre che contengono 3-5 puzzle di difficoltà crescente. La base è molto semplice: noi dobbiamo manovrare un robottino legato con un cavo e avvolgerlo attorno a delle colonne nell'ordine giusto per sbloccare la porta, e poi uscire.
Ogni stanza ha dei puzzle a tema, e in ciascuna le regole cambiano (come in The Witness), ma è possibile affrontarle nell'ordine che si preferisce. Ad esempio, le colonne possono essere colorate, da legare un certo numero di volte, da non toccare, con interruttori, da abbinare, con porte da attraversare, con colori da mixare, con PIÙ di un robot da manovrare, ci sono tantissime varietà di puzzle e ogni volta non solo dovremo capire a intuito qual è la regola (non ci sono istruzioni, e non tutti sono immediati), ma soprattutto come risolverli.
I problemi nascono quando per buona parte dei puzzle esiste [u]un'unica[/u] soluzione giusta, da trovare spesso con ore di trial & error. Da quale colonna iniziare? Che giro fare? Molte volte, visto che non si può ripassare sul cavo, una soluzione trovata dopo un sacco di sforzi viene vanificata solo per qualche pixel perché il robot non riesce più a passare o sfiora qualcosa che non dovrebbe. Allora si riparte da capo, dev'esserci stato un errore da qualche parte. Come detto, quasi tutte hanno solo un unico percorso possibile, e ai livelli avanzati mi sono trovato a perdere ore/giorni su un singolo puzzle dove ci sono infinite possibilità e la logica arriva solo fino a un certo punto. Credo ci sia un'opzione per avere qualche hint, che però invalida qualcosa, non so, mai usata. Li ho risolti tutti blind per principio, perdendo fin troppo tempo.

E quando poi si pensa di essere arrivati al culmine della difficoltà, i dev devono essersi detti, [i]"questo crede di aver capito le regole, sarebbe un peccato se mettessimo un'infinità di puzzle finali dove queste regole le combiniamo!"[/i]. Cercare di descrivere gli ultimi livelli è impossibile, alcuni hanno combinazioni di 2-3 regole abbastanza semplici, ma altri sono assolutamente fuori di testa - pure se sapete cosa fare, auguri a riuscirci.

3) i segreti - sparsi un po' per tutta l'astronave ci sono dei terminali in cui immettere dei codici in modo simile ai puzzle veri, cioè muovendo una linea su una griglia di 4x4 puntini in un certo ordine. I log dei personaggi indicano sempre il percorso per sbloccarli, ma... c'è dell'altro. Ben presto ci viene suggerito che la griglia rappresenta anche i numeri da 0 a 9 e le lettere da A a F, e inizieremo a trovare degli... strani oggetti, o elementi dello scenario che sembrano nascondere qualcosa. Se vi viene mente il già citato The Witness, è proprio così, ma questo gioco va molto oltre.
Ad esempio, inizieremo a trovare pattern molto familiari in giro o codici alfanumerici che, se inseriti nella griglia, sbloccano log segreti. E fin qui, ok.
Poi però le things escalano quickly. I computer indicano in quali stanze ci sono ancora segreti da trovare, ma spesso non si vede nulla. Ci sono magari puntini, video strani, cose curiose... e lì iniziate a capire che, per quanto possa essere assurdo, questo gioco vuole che usciate. Dal gioco. Vuole che usiate [i]mezzi esterni[/i] per risolverli. Che facciate uno screenshot e usiate Photoshop. Che prendiate il fottuto cellulare e facciate un video a quei puntini che si illuminano, per poi replicarne il pattern sul terminale. O che usiate un decrittatore di codice a barre o di codice binario per tradurlo in alfanumerico. Eccetera eccetera.
Ne ho risolti parecchi con discreta soddisfazione, ma una buona metà sono assolutamente impossibili anche solo da concepire, perciò si guarda la guida di Steam... dove si scopre che negli anni alcuni utenti si sono messi di buona lena per cercare di decifrarli, in quello che alla fine è un gioco nel gioco, un ARG se volete. Alcuni utenti devono essere dei crittografi della CIA probabilmente, perché hanno decifrato roba che non si riesce a capire nemmeno leggendo la soluzione.

È tutto molto figo ma assolutamente fuori di testa, e non crediate che non serva a niente, perché molti log segreti hanno brandelli di lore (e comunque serve risolverli tutti per un achievement). C'è del genio in questa follia, ed è un'idea che in generale apprezzo, ai dev gliene va dato atto. Certo, limitarsi un po' non avrebbe fatto male.

Tutto questo per dire che se cercate un puzzle game con un'idea semplice resa via via parecchio intricata, con molto trial & error ma che dà abbastanza soddisfazione quando si risolve o si scopre qualcosa, eccolo qua, agli sconti viene anche pochi €. Tanti auguri a risolvere tutti i segreti senza la guida o senza essere Alan Turing.

Dec 21, 2025·48h·2

Steam User 6223STEAMNot recommended

There are parts that I enjoyed, but overall it's like if someone played the witness and took all the wrong lessons from it. The worst part for me was the fact that iterating on your puzzle solutions is not a quick process.

Nov 23, 2025·10h

Steam User 4388STEAMRecommended

Como The Witness, pero divertido.

Nov 21, 2025·22h·Verified

Steam User 9342STEAMRecommended

Filament es para mi uno de esos diamantes en bruto que esta en las profundidades de steam. Lo jugué por primera vez en Epic cuando lo regalaron y me fascinó al punto de querer comprarlo aqui y sacarle todos los logros. La banda sonora es un 10/10, no se, estaria escuchandola en bucle durante horas.
Como juego de puzzles está al nivel de The Witness en cuanto a dificultad y originalidad, en muchas ocasiones tienes que andar haciendo capturas de pantalla o con el paint para resolver algunos puzzles. En su dia no fui capaz ni de llegar al final del juego y desistí pero en esta ocasion lo terminé hasta el final.
La actriz de doblaje que nos habla durante el juego hace un trabajo de 10 también.
Lo que más loco me ha dejado es que básicamente si miras por el hub del juego (fuera de los niveles como tal) HAY PUZZLES POR TODAS PARTES y algunos son complejos de pelotas, desde usar código binario/hexadecimal hasta saber código morse, traducir una especie de partitura indescriptible o utilizar una tabla de resistencias eléctricas para resolver un puzzle (aqui me confieso que soy demasiado tont0 y me ayude de guias para completar estos puzzles que son opcionales pero LPM QUE SE FUMAN LOS DEVS)
Ojalá hubiera traducción al español, porque aunque mas o menos entendi un poco la trama, no me lei ni un solo mensaje de la terminal por pereza xd.
Pero a grandes rasgos joya de los puzzles.

Nov 18, 2025·38h·1·Verified

Steam User 7823STEAMRecommended

Cool idea but very hard puzzles. My brain is not braining.

Nov 17, 2025·3h·Verified

Steam User 0701STEAMNot recommended

无聊，非常无聊，无趣

Nov 15, 2025·3h·Verified

Steam User 0743STEAMRecommended

i will never finish this game, but i loved every minute of it. thanks for making this game!

Nov 15, 2025·18h·6·Verified

Steam User 3099STEAMRecommended

This is a puzzle game that truly makes you think. I'm usually very good at visual puzzles, like mazes, yet these seemingly simple tasks prove to be quite the challenge! On top of the fantastic puzzles the story is quite thrilling. Every time I think I have it figured out, a puzzle unlocks a clue that throws me completely off. The graphics are beautiful, the keyboard keybinds are intuitive, and the music is just the right amount of soothing. I'm very surprised at how good this game is. 10/10, cannot recommend enough!

Nov 12, 2025·95h·4·Verified

Steam User 0098STEAMNot recommended

Симулятор перебора вариантов. Жаль нельзя оставить нейтральный отзыв

Nov 8, 2025·1h·Verified

Steam User 3487STEAMNot recommended

[h2]The Witnessが好きだからといって、決して手放しに勧められる代物ではない[/h2]
自分のように「The Witness成分」を嗅ぎつけてやってきた人向けに、それとの比較を含めてレビューする。

ゲーム全体の構成はThe Witnessに似ていて「共通ルールをベースにエリアごとの特殊ルールが追加された基本パズル群」と「+αの要素」で構成される。
しかしどちらもイマイチ面白くなかった。以下それぞれについてそう感じた要因を述べる。

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[h3]基本パズル群[/h3]
パズルのルールは最初こそ目新しく思えるが、そのうち「交差できないが2度書きは可能な一筆書きパズル」に帰着することに気づく。
それはペンシルパズルのような感じで基本的に「盤面を部分的に確定させつつ不確定部分を深さ優先探索する作業」にしかならず、"ひらめき"系の面白さは一切ない。
そしてそのパズルの難易度の上げ方も「ただ盤面を複雑にして組み合わせ爆発させているだけ」という感じで芸がない。
The Witnessも作業パズル的な場面は存在するが、そもそもその割合は少ないし、「通った場所は（辺のみならず点ですら）二度と通れない」というルールのおかげでそれほど組み合わせ爆発はしないで済んでいた。

またパズルゲームとしてユーティリティ面があまりにも拙いというのも減点ポイント。
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[*]画面が暗すぎる。特に「小さな壁があるかどうか」がパズル的に重要な要素なのに、その壁と床の色が同じで視認性が悪い。
[*]「ここにできる隙間は通れるのか」「これとこれは接触するのか」といったパズル的に重要な要素が、盤面からは判断しにくく実際に試すまで分からない。
[*]真上視点で盤面全体を一望できるのはよかったが、何故かその間は移動操作ができない。
[*]盤面巻き戻しやリスタートはあるものの、若干遅くテンポが悪い。
[*]いちいちダッシュボタンを押してトグルしないと走らない（これはパズル外のフィールドでもそう）。そもそもこのゲームに「歩き」は要らなくない？
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[h3]+αの要素[/h3]
半分くらいは問題なく面白いのだが、下記のように納得感（一貫性）のないものが混ざっておりせっかくの貴重な「そういう要素」に水を差す結果になっている。
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[*]ものを数える際は「下から順」がベースだったのに、場面によっては特に手がかりもなく「上から順」前提になっている
[*]正方形状のパターンを利用する際、特に手がかりもなく90度回転させて使わないといけない場面がある
[*]歪んでいるせいでその形状を一意に解釈できないような図形パターンがある
[*][spoiler]2進数や16進数[/spoiler]については一覧表があるのに対し、[spoiler]モールス信号[/spoiler]についてはノーヒントでいきなり問題だけ突きつけられる（もし自分が気づいていないだけだったら、それはごめん）
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The Witnessの+α要素も煩わしく感じる部分はあったものの、少なくともアレの形式は一貫していたはずだ。それに比べるとイマイチ一貫性がなくスッキリしなかった。

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総評として「パズルについてもそれ以外についてもThe Witnessになり切れなかったイマイチなゲーム」という感触だった。

Nov 6, 2025·20h·Verified

Steam User 0640STEAMRecommended

挺好玩的解谜游戏，就是感觉难度曲线设置的不太合理

Oct 26, 2025·9h·Verified

Steam User 1798STEAMRecommended

Filament, developed by Beard Envy and published by Kasedo Games and Maple Whispering Limited, is a thoughtful and atmospheric puzzle adventure set aboard a silent spacecraft adrift in space. At first glance, it seems deceptively simple—a series of puzzles centered around connecting glowing nodes with a tether—but beneath its minimalist surface lies a complex and emotionally resonant experience. You assume the role of a lone engineer investigating the mysterious disappearance of the crew of the Alabaster, a research vessel that appears fully operational yet eerily deserted. As you explore its empty corridors, your only companion is Juniper, the ship’s pilot, who communicates with you through the ship’s intercom. Through your interactions with her and the ship’s numerous terminals, you begin to piece together not just the story of what happened, but also a quiet meditation on loneliness, obsession, and the human need for connection.

The heart of Filament lies in its intricate puzzle design. Each puzzle is built around a single mechanic—trailing a cable from your small robot avatar to activate pillars scattered across a grid-like space. The challenge comes from plotting a path that activates every node without trapping yourself or crossing your own cable. What begins as a straightforward exercise in spatial awareness quickly evolves into an elaborate symphony of interlocking constraints. New elements are gradually introduced: colored lights that must be matched, barriers that restrict movement, switches that open alternate paths, and multiple anchor points that require simultaneous consideration. Every puzzle is self-contained yet connected to a larger whole, demanding not just logic but creativity and foresight. There are no timers or penalties, no enemies or threats—only the quiet satisfaction of solving something that at first seems impossible. This deliberate pacing encourages deep focus, allowing players to sink into the rhythm of problem-solving until the game feels almost meditative.

What elevates Filament beyond being a mere collection of puzzles is the care with which its environment and narrative are constructed. The Alabaster is rendered in subdued tones and soft lighting, creating a sense of isolation that is both peaceful and haunting. You wander its rooms freely, each one housing a series of puzzles connected to a different crew member. Between challenges, you can read logs, examine personal effects, and listen to Juniper’s reflections. These moments flesh out the personalities of the missing crew and lend emotional weight to your progress. Each puzzle solved isn’t just a step toward mastery—it’s a step closer to understanding the people who built and operated this ship. The sense of discovery is quiet and personal; the game never resorts to overt exposition, instead trusting the player to interpret fragments of story woven into the environment. It’s a subtle, introspective approach that rewards curiosity and patience, giving the journey a contemplative quality rare in puzzle games.

Visually, Filament’s presentation is minimalist but evocative. The ship’s interiors balance functionality with atmosphere—sterile corridors lit by glowing panels, consoles that hum softly, and puzzle interfaces that burst into vibrant color when activated. Each puzzle chamber feels distinct despite the simplicity of its layout, thanks to dynamic lighting effects and subtle environmental storytelling. The visual restraint allows the player’s mind to focus on the puzzles while still feeling grounded in the world around them. The soundtrack enhances this balance beautifully, blending ambient electronic tones with gentle melodies that ebb and flow with your progress. The music is neither intrusive nor repetitive; it feels like an organic part of the ship, pulsing softly as if echoing the heartbeat of a machine that refuses to die. The voice acting, particularly Juniper’s performance, brings warmth and humanity to the otherwise sterile setting, grounding the experience emotionally even as you spend hours in solitude.

Filament is a game that demands a great deal from its players. Its puzzles can be brutally challenging, requiring not only logical reasoning but also patience and spatial visualization. There are moments when progress feels distant, when the solution hovers just beyond reach. But these are the same moments that make the eventual breakthroughs so rewarding. The satisfaction of tracing a perfect route, watching the entire network of nodes light up in sequence, and hearing the hum of success reverberate through the room is unmatched. For players who thrive on cerebral challenges, this difficulty is part of the appeal. For others, it can verge on frustration, particularly in the game’s later sections where multiple mechanics overlap in ways that can feel overwhelming. Yet Filament offers a degree of freedom often missing in puzzle games—you can tackle many areas in any order, allowing you to leave a problem behind and return later with fresh perspective. This freedom mitigates frustration and helps preserve the sense of calm exploration that defines the experience.

Despite its complexity, Filament’s storytelling remains understated, relying on atmosphere and suggestion rather than explicit narrative beats. The relationship between the player and Juniper unfolds gradually, built through small exchanges that reveal her wit, loneliness, and vulnerability. The mystery of what happened aboard the Alabaster lingers in the background, driving you forward but never overshadowing the reflective tone. By the time the final pieces of the story fall into place, what lingers is not a grand revelation but a quiet sense of empathy—for Juniper, for the lost crew, and perhaps for the player’s own persistence in the face of solitude. The ending, though ambiguous, feels appropriate to the game’s mood, leaving space for interpretation rather than providing neat closure.

In the end, Filament is not simply a puzzle game—it is a journey through logic, isolation, and understanding. It asks the player to think deeply, not just about spatial patterns but about the emotional patterns that emerge in the spaces between them. Every solved puzzle feels like a small act of reconnection, every discovery a fragment of meaning recovered from the void. It is a slow, introspective experience that rewards patience and thoughtfulness, offering beauty not in spectacle but in quiet realization. For those willing to immerse themselves in its world, Filament delivers an experience that is as intellectually demanding as it is emotionally profound—a delicate balance of precision, mystery, and human warmth set adrift in the cold expanse of space.

Rating: 8/10

Oct 11, 2025·11h·2

Steam User 5644STEAMRecommended

After playing it for 10 hours, I can recommend this game. I think that many people can find a lot of fun in Filament. While some issues eventually made me put it down before finishing, I still believe it's a fantastic puzzle game that's well worth a try.

I'm impressed by the variety of puzzles in this game. Everything revolves around one single mechanic of maneuvering a robot with a rope to activate pillars. There are lots different puzzles and they use this gimmick in various ways: sometimes you need to connect the same colour, sometimes you need to connect the pillars in correct order, sometimes you need to connect the other pillars first to activate the rest, and so on. I am impressed by how many different scenarios have been squeezed out of this formula.

The music in this game is really relaxing and suits well the purpose - you have a game with puzzles, so you need to focus really deep and the music should help with that, rather than distract you.

There's a plot that you discover step by step as you collect each puzzle and card. I wasn't drawn into the story, but I know that it's not a selling point for this type of games. For a moment, I wanted to solve the mystery and discover the whole story, so I read the unlocked logs and messages, but...

Ultimately, the difficulty curve is what caused me to step away. I'm well aware that a steep challenge is a major selling point for this genre, and normally I'd agree. However, given my limited gaming time (because of my other responsibilities), it became demotivating. Without a compelling story to pull me through, spending 20, 30, or even 40 minutes on one puzzle doesn't feel worth it to me. For the challenge itself? It could be, but I hit the pause at this moment.

If you are looking for a challenging puzzle, that will test your thinking and move your brain cells a little, I think you should give this game a chance. I enjoyed it, I will probably come back to it some day, but for now, I don't feel there's a big payoff for time spend and with my limited playing time, I want to try something else.

Oct 1, 2025·10h·2

Steam User 6641STEAMRecommended

Sep 1, 2025·57h·Verified

Steam User 0810STEAMRecommended

There is too much content in this game. There are a nice variety of twists on a central theme but some puzzles felt like they didn't add anything. Unlocking the emails are burdensome and not worth doing unless you enjoy the story. Which I didn't find engaging. The puzzles are nicely challenging and often enjoyable to solve, sometimes tedious. The gameplay outside the puzzles worsens the experience though. All in all, I wouldn't buy it at full price. It was good to try but I don't feel drawn to the game.

Aug 30, 2025·3h

Steam User 2201STEAMNot recommended

物理谜题。。。普通谜题，非常讨厌三原色组合。到达舰桥后，部分谜题为了困难而困难，内置提示不对，好折磨。。没什么乐趣了，舰桥谜题我只参与了50%。。影藏谜题略过。总的来说，可以活跃下思维，还是不错的。不要钻牛角尖。

Aug 26, 2025·29h

Steam User 6842STEAMRecommended

Хорошая мозговыжималка. Большая часть пазлов действительно сложные, часть похожа на пройденное, а еще часть решается наугад) Очень порадовало разнообразие уровней, несмотря на неизменность цели - провести фиксика по комнате так, чтобы двери в конце открылись. Игра почти не церемонится и сразу заставляет голову кипеть. Встречаются как суперхардовые, так и лайтовые уровни вне зависимости от этапа прохождения, и это помогает ненадолго прийти в себя) Немного побесил баг, когда колонна то зажигается, то не зажигается от одного и того же прикосновения, но он появлялся не слишком часто. К финалу вообще пришел с двумя непройденными уровнями) не понял какого хрена так получилось, но хорошо что после титров есть возможность перепройти/допройти пазлы. Сюжет? а он тут есть?
Ставлю игре 8,5/10 за сложность и 9/10 за изобретательность.

Aug 18, 2025·69h·2·Verified

Steam User 2797STEAMRecommended

[h1]有志翻訳MOD、完成！[/h1]
半年間の汗と涙の結晶！
ダウンロードや詳しい方法はこちらを参照して下さい：

[url=https://momato-0.github.io/play-with-the-monster/games/filament/jp-fix-mod.html]■ 有志翻訳 MODページ[/url]

Webでも翻訳テキスト・考察を載せたサイトを作成中です。ちょこちょこ更新してくので、気長に読んでいただけたら幸いです：

[url=https://momato-0.github.io/play-with-the-monster/games/filament/filament-guide.html]■ FILAMENT 全訳＆完全攻略ガイド[/url]

以下レビュー：

[h1]糸で辿るパズル、糸を辿った彼女の物語[/h1]
高難易度パズルだけど、物語の糸はもっと複雑。
読み込めば読み込んだだけ応えてくれる、非常に熱く、メッセージ性の強い物語です。隠喩（メタファー）や対比が二重三重に張り巡らされ、がんじがらめに絡まっています。

深すぎて、今のところ英語の記事でも核心まで踏み込んだ考察は無さそうです。もちろん私もまだわかってない謎があります。
だから考察好きは、安心して「がっつり」取り組んで下さい。

でも物語を読む段階に行くのでさえ、ハードルは高いです。それ故に埋もれてしまった名作とも言えます。
まず、パズルを全部解かないと、物語とフレーバーテキストが集まらない。
メインのパズルは糸を使ったものですが、それだけではありません。暗号、風景的な謎、しまいにはガチの文字解読まで。いろんな種類が隠されています。

半年このゲームと向き合って、パズルは数十時間で解けたけど、物語の謎はいまだに残っています。今んとこ、ナスの日誌の言葉は変わる可能性大です。そのくらいこの作品には大量の意図が隠れています。
あなたが気づいた謎があれば、どうか私に教えて下さい。

Aug 16, 2025·149h·6

Steam User 4231STEAMRecommended

Прикольная головоломка

Aug 6, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 4388STEAMRecommended

给满分，少一分都不行

Jul 29, 2025·34h·Verified

Steam User 0641STEAMRecommended

The most important thing is not to rush through the game. The puzzles are genuinely challenging and there are a lot of them — some took me several days to solve. But the meditative music and the solving process itself make the experience truly enjoyable.

Jul 26, 2025·48h·2·Verified

Steam User 8015STEAMRecommended

Fun mechanics, feels good to figure out the solutions!

Jul 7, 2025·12h·Verified

Steam User 5615STEAMRecommended

nothing short of a masterpiece, it's in the same league as something like the talos principle, where the puzzles alone would make it a really solid game, but the lore/narrative elements elevate it to the top tier of the genre. i have a handful of minor critiques, but they are dwarfed by my enjoyment in the end

Jul 6, 2025·55h

Steam User 1978STEAMNot recommended

Not one of the greats. I didn't have fun with it and I'll consider going back to it using a guide. I would have enjoyed the main mechanic more if the rope you leave behind behaved like a rope rather than a wall.

Jun 30, 2025·2h·Verified

Steam User 2705STEAMNot recommended

重复操作实在太多，需要自己一个个试错，很花时间，还不太有成就感，留个评论退款了。

Jun 27, 2025·1h·Verified

Steam User 7030STEAMRecommended

Nice

Jun 21, 2025·24h·Verified

Steam User 5989STEAMRecommended

[h2]Начни с начала и продолжай, пока не дойдешь до конца. Тогда остановись! [/h2]
В принципе игра нормальная. Но однотипность головоломок утомляет. Одна и та же мелодия лишь усугубляет утомление, и навевает скуку. Не подумайте, что всё слишком просто. И пройдя одну комнату, вы примерно так пройдёте и другую. Нет. Появляются новые механики, постепенно комнаты усложняются. Но вы всегда будете тянуть чёртов шнур, под эту опостылевшую мелодию. Сюжет пока ничем не заблистал. И игру я рекомендую очень неуверенно. Может быть по скидке. А может быть.. и по скидке не стоит.

Jun 8, 2025·1h·Verified

Steam User 1718STEAMRecommended

实力不足的情况下，不要跳关

Jun 8, 2025·19h·Verified

Steam User 4716STEAMNot recommended

楽しくプレイし始めたがまだまだ最序盤にもかかわらずこのゲームの肝である紐状のやつが壁に引っかかって戻れなくなるバグに遭遇。致命的なものではないがやる気はかなり削がれた。

Jun 3, 2025·1h·2·Verified

Steam User 3777STEAMNot recommended

Way too much trial and error. The puzzles are way too open ended. I found them extremely difficult to solve logically if I didn't know how to begin a puzzle so I frequently used hints at the start. The only sets I liked were constellation, requisite, and jigsaw because of how restrictive in design they were. I was never close to feeling that "Aha!" moment with this game aside from the environmental puzzles.

The filament doesn't stick pillars consistently I found. Sometimes you can squeeze between the filament and a wall and sometimes you can't, but redoing the previous wrap around will sometimes fix that. This makes or breaks some solutions.

May 29, 2025·11h

Steam User 1965STEAMRecommended

Love the main puzzles, love the story, love the hidden side puzzles. Love the music and voice acting. 10/10 will play again.

May 28, 2025·41h·1·Verified

Steam User 2803STEAMNot recommended

This is a Witness-like with significant UI problems. The puzzles are "fine" but that's not enough to retain my interest.

In each puzzle, you move a character who drags a tether connected to the wall on a noncrossing path around some pillars; when all of the pillars' constraints are satisfied, a door opens, and you must reach that door (still without crossing the path) to finish the puzzle. The puzzles are not meaningfully connected to the overworld. After each set you unlock some kind of collectible and the next set of puzzles. If there is any Witness-like use of puzzles to manipulate the environment, they don't show it early.

The biggest problem is that you can't move and see the whole puzzle at the same time. Puzzles are two-dimensional, but the camera view is at an angle and zoomed in so that you can't see the whole puzzle. Pressing F enters "focus mode" which zooms out to show the entire puzzle top-down, but you can't move (except to "rewind"/undo, oddly). In a [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1137350/discussions/0/2260187517783931736/]forum post[/url] the devs say they "tried both being able to move and not being able to move during development and it just felt better the way it is", which I consider a very strange decision. If you want to play this game, I recommend taking a screenshot of each puzzle in focus mode, opening the screenshot in an image editor, drawing on the image, and then using it as a reference to input the solution.

A bunch of early puzzles are in dark rooms, with dark obstacles around each pillar constraining how the filament has to turn to touch them, and only a small area around the character is lit up, making these puzzles hard to read even in focus mode. Later puzzles are colorful and well-lit, so why aren't these?

There is a plot told through e-mails and log entries, unlocked by entering puzzle solutions found in the environment. Most of these are from cards you pick up, but the game makes you enter these "passwords" manually, just copying from the card. There's no skill involved, just tedium. Many of the e-mails are duplicated across the various crewmembers, which makes sense (they were sent to everyone), but the game doesn't track which ones you've already read.

You can find more "passwords" in the environment, either directly or enciphered somehow. One of them is a physical 15-puzzle. You'd expect to solve the puzzle and then take the solved puzzle to a terminal to enter the password, but you can't. You can only rotate the puzzle to look at the back, which is blank. I guess you're supposed to take a screenshot, print it out, cut it into squares and then solve the puzzle on your real-life desk. If I were invested in the game, I might actually think that's cool, but as it is, I couldn't be bothered.

May 18, 2025·3h·7·Verified

Steam User 7704STEAMNot recommended

There are nice things about this game, and not-so-nice things about this game.

The positive:[list][*]Good music, set design, and voice acting.
[*]Good puzzle concepts and mechanics — very reminiscent of The Witness.
[*]Puzzles get interesting and challenging, especially near the end (again, like The Witness).
[*]Non-linear, though I could understand all the mechanics from the first puzzles. Everything is well-gated, too — better than The Witness, even.
[*]Decent lore — somewhat reminiscent of The Talos Principle.[/list]

The negative:[list][*]The ending left me a little confused, like it was disconnected entirely from the rest of the game.
[*]The plot is a little reminiscent of The Swapper, but without all the philosophical stuff: a crew once lived and worked on a ship in space, and then disappeared due to circumstances related to what they were working on/with. The problem with this type of plot is that it's a little detached, and here even more so since you come purely as an outsider. More would be needed to really tie things together (e.g. why did you come to the Alabaster in the first place? Who is the player character? Theorycrafting should not have to fill these holes!).
[*]Some puzzles have that uncomfortable "near-solution" or "near-non-solution" feel to them. Those never feel good in any puzzle game.
[*]The gameplay has some QoL issues: while you can choose to play without hints (the default), for those who choose to play with hints, you're given only two hints per puzzle, except you can instantly get new hints by exiting and re-entering, so limiting hints like this on the spot is pointless. Other puzzle games put hints on a timer. In addition, some of the hints were confusing in how they were given (e.g. with multiple robots), or outright useless (e.g. in the late-game "Riser" level).
[*]Related to hints: the game says that you won't get the "No Anchor Too Great" achievement unless you have hints strictly disabled, but a better solution would just be to change the achievement description so that it says "without hints", and track whether or not the player has used a single hint in a given playthrough.
[*]Another QoL issue ties in more to how the puzzles get solved: (1) as I was solving, I desperately wanted to keep the bird's eye view [i]and[/i] move simultaneously, especially for larger puzzles; (2) I often wanted to "pick up and re-shape" the wire without backtracking the robot(s). I understand why/how the latter part was designed as it was, but still, it seems like a flaw not to be able to "re-draw" the wire on the spot. Both of these made solving the puzzles mildly uncomfortable.
[*]There are lots of cool secrets! But a few too many of them get too esoterically cryptic — you'll need a notepad, and more than just what's in the Steam Overlay, too. You (almost) never needed such a thing for The Witness nor Tunic.[/list]

At the end of the day, it's not inherently a bad game, just a few design decisions that weren't made well.

Apr 22, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 7992STEAMRecommended

Huge amount of puzzles that utilise many variations of a pretty unique mechanic. Also SOOO MANY COLLECTABLES. A little buggy movement and the story was pretty lack-luster but the puzzles are what makes this game worth it.

Apr 21, 2025·20h

Steam User 2352STEAMRecommended

[h2] いやいや、こんな配線してたらケーブル断線不可避だろ [/h2]

という冗談はさておき、非常にやりごたえのある難易度かなり高めのパズルゲーム
おすすめにしているがこれは[b]パズルに自信ニキに向けてのおすすめ[/b]であり、リラックスしながらパズルしたい人は一度立ち止まって本当に自分が高難易度パズルを求めているか自問してから購入することをおすすめする
ストーリーの最後まで到達したうえで面白かったと思えたら立派なパズルゲーマーを名乗っていいレベル
日本語訳に関しては内容はだいたい理解できるが、だいぶ怪しいのでストーリーの没入感を損なう可能性あるので注意
また、複数パターンでクリア可能なステージもあるので、一意に定まった綺麗な解答は期待してはいけない

ルールを解き明かしつつパズルをするわけだが、通常の配線パズルに関してはルールの把握自体は難しくはない
しかし、各ルールの後半のパズルは通れる場所の確保を考えつつ、柱の数が多くなって選択肢が増えるので非常に難しい
途中で正解から少しズレても最後の方まで行けそうになるが最終的に柱一本余って最初からやり直すということがよく起こる

配線パズル以外にもメッセージログなどを集めるパズルがあるが、こちらもかなり厄介なものが多い
パズルというより謎解きみたいなものなのでゲーム内であれこれやるというより実際に紙とペンとPCを駆使して謎と向き合わなければいけない部分が多々出てくる

Apr 17, 2025·30h·1·Verified

Steam User 8940STEAMNot recommended

Filament - Сколько верёвочке не виться, всё равно эта игра закончится.

Apr 17, 2025·13h·1

Steam User 2745STEAMRecommended

I like it.

Apr 14, 2025·33h

Steam User 8783STEAMNot recommended

It's not a difficulty curve, but a difficulty wall...

also I feel like there were two different stories told, which made no sense (maybe it's explained at the end, but I dropped before that)

Apr 11, 2025·18h·6·Verified

Steam User 2431STEAMRecommended

好玩，大爱环境谜题，非常有意思。主控电脑游收集的追踪确保你舔图不会漏了信息，这点给个大大的好评。

难度是有的，特别是后期的机制，不能说很轻松，但是确实会有卡关的情况但是放一边想想再试也是可以过的。但是有些环境谜题确实有点折磨人了。

总体的idea我觉得确实可以，也值得推荐，但是主故事线吧……也就那样，冲这个解密还是很推荐的，毕竟机制很多，线绕柱子都能玩这么花确实可以的。

Apr 10, 2025·35h·Verified

Steam User 9271STEAMNot recommended

Not finding this one to be very interesting.

Mar 10, 2025·13h·Verified

Steam User 6981STEAMRecommended

This game reminded me of playing The Witness: A collection of clearly signposted puzzles, with a variety of additional hidden puzzles littered around the environment. The common puzzle mechanism involves wrapping a piece of cable around various obstacles to meet certain criteria. The mechanism proves surprisingly versatile, including a large number of variations and a wide range of difficulty, with some of the later puzzles in each section being devilishly challenging. The final section also includes a number inventive combinations and one-off puzzle concepts. Even deducing the rules for some of the final puzzles is quite difficult. The environmental puzzles also contain a wide range of difficulties, from fairly easy to ridiculously hard. Some of them even rely on out-of-game information, which stuck me as a bit unfair.

There's also a mystery aspect to the game. Your character is exploring a derelict spaceship, and solving puzzles provides access to logs which help you understand what happened to the previous crew and make sense out of the ending. Overall it's an engaging story and a solid set of puzzles.
(I did have some technical difficulties running the game, and even once it would run, I had a persistent display glitch that proved a bit distracting.)
9.5/10

Feb 17, 2025·62h·1·Verified

Steam User 2440STEAMRecommended

Um joguinho de puzzles muito gostoso para quem gosta do gênero

Feb 7, 2025·53h·Verified

Steam User 7635STEAMRecommended

its a fun little unique puzzle game

Feb 5, 2025·28h·Verified

Steam User 7088STEAMNot recommended

Concept looked interesting, but it's just not fun at all and hard for no reasons. These aren't really puzzles, you just randomly try until something ends up working. Would not recommend.

Feb 1, 2025·Verified

Steam User 1016STEAMNot recommended

개똥겜 적당히 어려워야지 씨발

Jan 26, 2025·15h·Verified

Steam User 7497STEAMRecommended

God it is SO hard but I keep coming back for more. I turned on the hint system but haven't used it out of pride, and also because just when I'm about to give up...my brain clicks and the solution presents itself. For me that's the draw to this game: You always know there's a solution if you look hard enough at patterns and think about lessons learned in previous puzzles. It doesn't make me feel super smart as much as satisfied when the tension of an unsolved puzzle is released. I was just okay with the music, probably because I spent too much time solving and had heard it a bit too often, so that's on me. Highly recommend playing but also recommend taking some breaks to reset your puzzle brain.

Jan 24, 2025·39h·1

Steam User 0705STEAMNot recommended

This is so tough, both the game and leaving a negative review for a game that clearly has so much work put into it, but I just feel that 95% of people won't find this fun.

The core component of the game is solid and there's decent variety but slogging through sets of 15 puzzles that get tediously more difficult just isn't enjoyable when they get so complicated that there is too much trial and error involved.

The Witness balanced this nearly perfectly (with a very similar mechanic) but too often I didn't feel like I was at fault for a puzzle being obnoxious rather than entertainingly challenging.

Jan 6, 2025·3h·11·Verified

Steam User 0587STEAMRecommended

Puzzle-game à histoire.

Vous connaissez The Witness ? Eh ben Filament, c'est tout pareil, mais en vue de dessus. Lui aussi est divisé en 2 phases de gameplay, à savoir une partie exploration et une autre résolution de puzzles au concept simple. Lui aussi promet de sacrées découvertes. Et lui aussi risque de faire de gros nœuds dans votre cerveau.

Attention, je conseille de découvrir Filament par vous même, sans en savoir trop de ce qu'il en est, [U]l'aspect découverte étant hyper important[/U] pour l'appréciation global du titre. Ainsi je mets la suite sous balise spoiler, [U]ne lisez pas si vous souhaitez un jour vous lancer dans l'aventure[/U].

[SPOILER]Filament vous met donc à la tête d'un astronaute, qui aborde un énorme vaisseau spatial abandonné. Le but va être de progresser en son sein, en résolvant des puzzles, afin de comprendre ce qu'il s'y est passé. Déjà disons-le, et contrairement à The Witness pour cette unique fois, l'histoire de Filament est très importante. Elle n'est pas longue, ni compliquée, mais la narration est bien construite et on VEUT savoir ce qu'il s'est passé ici. Les informations sont divulguées petit à petit, soit en finissant un puzzle, soit avec l'environnement, soit en fouillant le décors. J'ai vraiment accroché découvrir cette histoire. Gros point positif.

Ensuite, les puzzles. Ils sont TOUS basés sur la construction de lignes, c'est à dire que lors de ces phases, on dirige un petit robot qui traine un câble, et on va devoir raccorder ce câble à tous les piliers présents sur le tableau en tournant autour, sans les croiser et sans se bloquer évidemment. Concept ultra classique donc, qui doit être quasi aussi vieux que l'existence même des jeux vidéo. Rapidement, des mécaniques s'ajoutent, complexifiant énormément la chose. À chaque mécanique, qu'il faut que le joueur comprenne de lui-même, un petit tuto est présenté, sous forme d'un puzzle. Chaque mécanique présente 15 tableaux à résoudre, par ordre de difficulté. Difficulté qui devient trèèèèèèès balèze rapidement. Si le joueur bloque sur le tableau d'une mécanique en particulier, il est tout à fait possible de passer à autre chose, soit de s'essayer à une autre série de puzzles liées à une autre mécanique, soit de repartir à l'exploration du vaisseau pour faire avancer l'histoire et/ou découvrir d'autres puzzles, puis d'y revenir plus tard. Grâce à cette construction, qui rappelle vraiment ce que propose The Witness, la progression est super fluide et permet de s'améliorer sans jamais s'ennuyer.

Malheureusement, il faut le savoir, les puzzles de Filament sont super durs. Je dirais 9/10 sur l'échelle de difficulté dans les puzzle-games. En toute honnêteté, j'ai réussi à faire par moi-même 50% du jeu, en 13h. Y a bien un système d'indice, plutôt bien fichu, qui m'a permis de faire 20% supplémentaires, mais les 30 derniers pourcents par contre, je me suis spoiler comme un gros sale sur Youtube, en me demandant à chaque tableau comment le cerveau d'un humain a pu résoudre ces monstruosité par soi-même. C'était pas du tout passionnant, mais l'histoire me faisait tellement envie que j'avais envie de connaitre la fin !

Ah, et dernière petite chose, qui rappelle forcément The Witness: Filament propose une petite surprise pour les plus observateurs, bien cachée, et qui relancera énormément l'intérêt de l'exploration. Je n'en dis pas plus...[/SPOILER]

On ne va pas se mentir, j'ai adoré ce Filament, presque autant que j'ai adoré The Witness. Son seul souci à mon gout, c'est cette difficulté complètement fumée qui perdra très rapidement les joueurs ayant le moins de patience. Si jamais vous êtes toujours intéressés malgré ça, je vous invite à jouer comme je l'ai fait: en découverte totale, ce qui devrait déjà vous tenir au moins une bonne dizaine d'heures passionnantes. Puis à vous de voir si vous avez envie de vous torturer à fond les neurones afin de découvrir le fin mot de l'histoire, ou de vous spoiler salement sur internet.

Jan 5, 2025·26h·2·Verified

Steam User 1250STEAMNot recommended

Filament has a cool isometric space exploration vibe and feels a bit like The Witness, but it doesn’t hold up. The puzzles start off decent but quickly become frustrating, relying more on trial and error than clever problem-solving. There’s no real difficulty progression, and solving them doesn’t feel satisfying.

If you love puzzle games and haven’t played The Witness, go play that instead. If you’re looking for something similar after The Witness, Filament might scratch the itch, but it’s pretty unsatisfying overall. Maybe it gets better, but I can't be bothered to make it to 2 hours.

Jan 5, 2025·2h·6

Steam User 5315STEAMRecommended

its fun but a bit too hard

Jan 2, 2025·54h·Verified

Steam User 9051STEAMNot recommended

I really wanted to like this game as the premise of the puzzles seemed very novel and unique. Unfortunately the story and dialogue was pretty terrible and got to the point if irritating. There was no relation I could see between the puzzles and the background story. There just was no flow to this game. There was no satisfaction when I solved the puzzles. It just was not fun.

There are way better games out there combining challenging puzzles, a good story line, and most importantly a sense of money well spent. This was not it.

Dec 30, 2024·2h·1·Verified

Steam User 2587STEAMRecommended

https://youtu.be/OHGsS18BkCw

Very simple concept at the start but quickly escalates to deviously designed puzzles with a nice bit of sci-fi story in the background.

Dec 25, 2024·1h

Steam User 4359STEAMRecommended

This puzzle game takes clear inspiration from The Witness, offering free-form line-drawing mechanics in an open space. While the trial-and-error nature of fitting through gaps can be frustrating, the puzzles become more methodical as you adapt, leading to satisfying 'aha' moments. The difficulty curve is steep at first but balances out later, and the intriguing mystery story adds depth if you’re thorough with logs and emails. However, inconsistent puzzle quality and repetitive music detract from the experience. Despite its flaws, the game provides a fresh challenge, though The Witness remains the stronger choice for fans of this genre.

Dec 18, 2024·11h·Verified

Steam User 9825STEAMRecommended

It delivers simple but deep and complex cable puzzles as advertised. They aren't sparse, and I enjoyed the environment between puzzles. Not going to change your world or life, but there are no ugly surprises. It is exactly the cable mess it promises to be.

Dec 11, 2024·10h·3

Steam User 8927STEAMRecommended

Silly little puzzle game. Makes me want to tear my hair out sometimes.

Dec 3, 2024·9h·Verified

Steam User 8698STEAMRecommended

The relaxing music is quite calming, even while your brain is melting over some of the insanely difficult (but nearly always rewarding) puzzles.

Nov 23, 2024·35h·Verified

Steam User 3366STEAMNot recommended

Puzzle games should be both challenging AND fun. Filament is challenging, but it sure ain't fun. Solving a puzzle gives me zero satisfaction and no sense of accomplishment. The Witness is significantly more obtuse and difficult, but figuring a puzzle out is FAR more satisfying. Filament is well made and clearly passion went into it. However... I hated playing it so I cannot recommend it.

Nov 15, 2024·3h·7·Verified

Steam User 3285STEAMRecommended

Playtime: 55.2 hrs
A hard and challenging puzzle game that I think was a bit above my level of puzzle-solving skill. But still despite the difficulty it was quite a good puzzle game with very nice graphics and even an interesting story that panned out bit by bit finished with a surprising twist at the end. I must admit I referred to the guide a few times before the bridge but got really stumped by quite a bit of the puzzles in the bridge part especially the last few ones. Still exercising my brain this way felt cathartic at the time. I also went to the discussion forum for some insights regarding the ending. There were quite a few theories that sounded interesting and pretty convincing. Overall, it took me a long time to finish this game, but that journey was quite memorising, and I wish the dev will make more challenging but fun games in the future.

Sep 27, 2024·Verified

Steam User 8369STEAMNot recommended

The puzzles aren't fun.

Sep 10, 2024·3h·3·Verified

Steam User 7467STEAMRecommended

Filament é um jogo de quebra-cabeça fantástico. Se você quer um jogo de quebra-cabeça que não segure sua mão e deixe você resolver as coisas no seu próprio ritmo (por exemplo, como The Witness), este é o jogo para você.

Algumas fases foram realmente desafiadoras tanto que fui zerando aos poucos durante meses.

Sep 8, 2024·21h·Verified

Steam User 3031STEAMRecommended

Overall progression and the kind of puzzle mechanics introduced seem very inspired by The Witness. Instead of a grid you find yourself in a free space where you can draw your lines however it physically fits. Which is one of its weaknesses because it's never clear in advance whether or not you fit through a small gap before trying. Or if you're capable of pulling a line and leaving a large enough gap so you can still squeeze through later. Calls for a fair amount of trial and error, but it's still line-drawing puzzles at core. And to my surprise, you eventually do manage to wrap (HAH) your head around how to approach these kind of puzzles, making it generally much more methodical as to how you solve new ones. The difficulty curve was just very steep in the beginning, but leveled out more later on.

Very subjective of course, but I found a fairly large gap in the quality of the puzzles. Some requiring a genuinely logical approach, and some being nothing but brute force (Pad, and Constellation Wrapping puzzles can go ♥♥♥♥ themselves in particular). And not being able to move while in overhead view is bad design, especially for larger puzzles. Also you can actually run (L3 on controller), wish they would have explained that somewhere.

There's a pretty intriguing mystery story, but putting the pieces together just completely depends on yourself. Unless you're thorough with unlocking and reading logs and emails, you probably won't see the whole picture and may be left disappointed or confused.
As for the music, I quickly found it to get very repetitive and annoying. Disabled it for the majority of my playthrough.

Bottom line is, I felt like I was engaging my brain in a new way, and for that purpose most of the puzzles were enjoyable. But if it's this or The Witness, I recommend starting with the latter. The Witness just has a much higher level of consistent quality, and you'll be able to gauge better if you're even into this type of open puzzle game.

[spoiler]Then there's also a whole meta level of puzzles littered throughout the overworld, which you find and solve to unlock certain corrupted logs. Since I managed to get through all of the base puzzles on my own I thought I had a good shot getting all of these done as well. And as it turns out, hell no did I not. Eventually gave up on the last remaining 10 or so and looked up a guide.. and don't regret doing so either.
Some solutions are way out there, and few require you to have external specialized knowledge which wasn't included anywhere in-game. So if you don't know certain topics you can start researching on the internet. I don't exactly mind these kind of puzzles, and while I liked the game overall, I didn't like it enough I guess to engage in a sort of ARG lite putting significant hours into researching concepts that are new to me. Didn't really feel like this was designed to be solved by the skill set of a single person, despite there being an achievement for it.
Now that's one thing, but what annoyed me was the limited top-down perspective making it sometimes very hard to visualize things, sometimes forcing me to take multiple screenshots and edit them in Paint so I can look at them properly. You can't just try solutions on the spot either: you have to run to specific locations on the ship for that.[/spoiler]

Sep 6, 2024·41h·4·Verified

Steam User 4202STEAMRecommended

I loved the puzzles the atmosphere the lore and everything in between! cant wait to replay it once Ive forgotten some of the solutions!

Sep 5, 2024·27h·Verified

Steam User 8929STEAMRecommended

♥♥♥♥, ♥♥♥♥♥♥, какой я тупой...

Aug 31, 2024·19h·Verified

Steam User 7019STEAMRecommended

物語要素有り、パズルゲーム。
パズルはトレーラー通りの一筆書き系で、かなり骨太。
ギミックは多めなので、バラエティ豊かな高難易度パズルを解くことができる。
パズルの必要性や、ストーリーに対する好き嫌いは、意見が分かれそう。

Aug 19, 2024·67h·Verified

Steam User 3375STEAMRecommended

This is a well-made and unique puzzle game, and for that reason alone, I cannot give this a negative review. That said, if you do not find the first few puzzles satisfying, in my experience, it only goes downhill from there.

Puzzles all eventually boil down to a game of trial and error, and with no features to know which patterns you have and have not tried before, it is very easy to become stuck. And no, it is not the kind of stuck that is solved by pen and paper thanks to the unique puzzle type or by walking away and coming back later; all that will do is wipe your memory of what you've tried before, and you quickly find yourself stuck in an infinite loop. Unfortunately, that is where I am now.

In the end, I have tried to get into this game multiple times, but each time I get stuck and bored once again. I know this game has more to offer, but at least for now, it is not for me.

Aug 17, 2024·13h·Verified

Steam User 6422STEAMNot recommended

Perfect example of beating a dead horse. You must REALLY love line wrapping puzzles. The differences between puzzle types were way to minute to not become boring. Also, each type of rope-wrap puzzles had 25 levels... Each new type was fun for 5 levels, tolerable for 10 and after that a chore.

Aug 10, 2024·4h·4·Verified

Steam User 4495STEAMRecommended

10/10 would tear hair out again

Jul 29, 2024·8h·Verified

Steam User 1865STEAMRecommended

A diabolically difficult masterpiece of a game augmented by a gorgeous soundtrack, despite the baffling downer ending.

Jul 27, 2024·27h·1·Verified

Steam User 9429STEAMRecommended

[h1][b]Filament[/b][/h1]
전선을 기둥에 감으면 되는 간단한 매커니즘의 퍼즐 게임
하지만 전선은 점프해서 넘어갈 수 없다는 기본 조건이 있어서
가야 할 길과 방향, 탈출로를 미리 생각하며 감아가야 함

직관적인 비주얼의 오브젝트와 잘 짜여진 레벨 디자인으로
텍스트 하나 없이 퍼즐의 규칙을 자연스럽게 학습시킨다는
점에서 "The Witness"를 매우 닮아있음

정말 참신하고 다양한 규칙들과 오브젝트가 존재하고
일반적으로 각 규칙마다 5개 3세트, 15스테이지의 구성이라
분량은 매우 많지만 게임 진행의 템포가 빨라서 지루하지 않음

스토리, 음악 같은 퍼즐 외적인 요소와 분위기도 정말 매력적이고
코멘터리, 수집요소, 숨겨진 요소 찾아다니면서 버려진 우주선에서
무슨 일이 있었는지 나름대로 추리하는 재미도 있음
그리고 세일하면 3700원이라는 플탐 대비 미친 가격

하지만 평면에서 자유롭게 움직이며 전선을 칭칭 감는 구조 때문에
애매한 각도와 틈이 생기면서 발생하는 기본적인 문제점들도 있고,
퍼즐 풀이의 경우의 수도 매우 많아서 개발자들도 이 부분을 제어하기
힘들었다는 것이 느껴질 정도로 완성도가 낮은 규칙, 스테이지가 있음
시점 때문에 퍼즐의 구조를 한 눈에 알아보기 불편한 것도 큰 단점

규칙, 스테이지에 따라서 완성도, 재미의 편차가 엄청 크지만
퍼즐 좋아하는 사람들이라면 꼭 해볼만한 게임이라고 생각함
정말 재밌어서 플탐 60시간이 매우 짧게 느껴졌다

Jul 26, 2024·60h·2·Verified

Steam User 7582STEAMRecommended

This is the most mixed I have felt about a game in a long time. I cannot say that the game is bad, it clearly had a ton of time and effort put in. That said I thought it was not a fun experience at all. The puzzle mechanics are the most annoying I've ever played, yet I know the right person would adore them. Within puzzle levels, you control a robot with a wire trailing behind it, and have to loop every post in the level. You cannot go though your wire, meaning that you can't easily retrace ground. That was not fully clear to me when I bought the game, but that is not a style of puzzle I like at all. The story seemed alright, until the end decided to muddle everything in a way I also really don't like. But everything is well designed, I can't say that it's bad just because I really don't like it. I can't fairly rate this one cause it just isn't for me.(And if the play time seems high, I left it idling over a day or two.)
Edit: I forgot to mention, this game annihilates Steam Deck battery life, if that matters to you.

Jul 15, 2024·63h·2·Verified

Steam User 0065STEAMRecommended

Yes.

Jul 14, 2024·40h·Verified

Steam User 6450STEAMRecommended

Simple enough concept, quite difficult but gratifying puzzle game.

Jul 12, 2024·10h

Steam User 1252STEAMRecommended

Just a genuinely pleasant cats-cradle of a puzzle game that feels like it flew under the radar. After a few months away, just returned to a puzzle that'd been driving me up the wall and solved it quickly.

That said: getting some weird graphical glitches with the UI on Steam Deck that weren't there at launch.

Jul 12, 2024·1h

Steam User 2915STEAMRecommended

Filament is a great game with some flaws, but worth your time if you enjoy puzzles and a challenge.

Keep in mind this is more about trial and error than using logic or thinking about solutions, so it's not exactly for everyone.

As for the flaws, at times it can be REALLY frustrating and I find the ending area extremely hard, IMHO it should have been a bonus area and not part of the main story.

Jul 11, 2024·44h

Steam User 7686STEAMRecommended

直観勝負。一問5分以内に解けないときは止めた方がいい

Jul 7, 2024·6h·1·Verified

Steam User 3068STEAMRecommended

全谜题通关，难度中等，游戏的前几个小时大概主要是靠着基于直觉的“绕感”，随着游玩的深入会逐渐总结出一些规律，即便如此，Filament的谜题仍然需要耐心的试错，因为有些边缘情形或复杂度过高的关卡肉眼实在是无法看出哪些解是可行的。总体来说还是好玩的！

喜欢在解密游戏里面加一些剧情来延伸出不止于解谜的广度，但Filament剧情文本量实在太多，看了一点点，看完再评。

Corrupted Logs收集个人觉得比较枯燥乏味，有些地方凭一己之力很难和作者对上脑电波，感觉不如去玩Puzzle Hunt。

最想吐槽的是很多关卡让我觉得作者是先随便立几个柱子，随便绕出复杂的线路，再加上限制使这条线路尽量是唯一解（或等价唯一解），这让很多关卡显得有点broken，我在游玩过程中遇到不少关卡中的一些要素没有利用到即可过关，如果说这些没用到的要素是一种误导，又显得整体谜题设计理念不一致。尽管如此，游戏中还是有很多好题的，最喜欢Bridge区的[spoiler] THE RISER [/spoiler]和[spoiler] THE DICE [/spoiler]，并且有明显先后顺序的逻辑性较强的关卡也比上述较“随意”的关卡好玩。

游戏在某些地方欠缺一些引导，例如：
[olist]
[*] [spoiler] AIRLOCK右侧的白色箭头总让我觉得起始刻度是从那里开始，此外起始刻度是0/1/11/12，顺序从内到外还是从外到内都是不明确的，这需要玩家做出很多尝试。 [/spoiler]
[*] [spoiler] SCREEN区的规则是按照屏幕上的先后顺序经过所有柱子即可，而不需要严格按照屏幕上的路线走。这一点并没有向玩家强调出来，实际上不知道这一点也完全可以通过这一区，但在之后的COLOUREDSCREENS谜题中会产生诸多困惑。 [/spoiler]
[*] [spoiler] 游戏最后解锁驾驶舱，飞船进入警报模式之后不知道往哪里跑。 [/spoiler]
[/olist]

题外话，Filament在某些地方让我联想到The Witness（什么万物起源），两者都是连线（Filament是具有物理属性的线），都有常规谜题和环境谜题这两类。

Jul 5, 2024·39h·Verified

Steam User 4992STEAMRecommended

Chill puzzles with different mechanics at every stage. Loving it so far.

Jul 1, 2024·17h·Verified

Steam User 3854STEAMRecommended

非常好玩的解谜烧脑游戏，希望有续作！

Jun 21, 2024·45h·Verified

Steam User 1324STEAMRecommended

The storyline is pretty good! I love a little mystery and different personalities handling unexpected situations.

The puzzles are tough, really tough! It's easy to understand what you need to so, but after the first few puzzles figuring out HOW to do it is not easy at all. Some puzzles are incredibly long, so don't expect to solve them in your head.

The last few puzzles are insane. I admit that quite a few of those were very much above my skills, and I do have some puzzle skills XD

A great surprise was the amount of hidden codes and puzzles. Recognizing you're looking at a code is the first step, decoding what you see into a useful string is the second step. The game has a lot of those, and I love these kind of hidden codes.

Jun 13, 2024·15h·Verified

Steam User 4180STEAMRecommended

游戏中的环境谜题太逆天了，难度不是给正常人准备的

Jun 4, 2024·26h·1·Verified

Steam User 5034STEAMNot recommended

The concept is interesting, and the puzzles are challenging. However, the puzzles themselves aren't that satisfying to solve.

One thing I like about other puzzle games is being able to put down a hard puzzle and randomly solve it outside of the game. This has almost none of that. The puzzle layouts and solutions are very long so it's hard to keep in your head. Also, some pathing is a bit finnicky so you actually do need to try out the path in game to see if it could work.

Jun 3, 2024·13h·13·Verified

Steam User 5701STEAMRecommended

Oh, I so loved this game for the first 18 or so hours! It has a truly engaging plot that always leaves you wanting more information (I won't spoil it, but it sounds like everything you might want). It has excellent puzzles with a great learning curve that brings you up to speed in no time. As I explored the ship, many times I thought I'm close to completion, only to find entirely new mechanics and new puzzle sequences around the corner, with many cute aha moments inside. I had collected almost all messages before going to the bridge and couldn't bring myself to wait and get them all before proceeding further. I was fully expecting the story to end as I entered the bridge...

...and there I found basically another chapter of the most complex puzzles in the whole game, which could easily take another 6-8 hours to complete. Sounds like more of a good thing, but the problem with hard puzzles in this game is that they are extremely tedious and not at all satisfying. Maybe it's just me, but I just can't hold the whole puzzle in my mind when, e.g., the hue of the cord is changing as it elongates, or when the puzzle has a dozen different colored pillars that you have to clear in a particular order. It also doesn't help that you don't see the whole picture when you move, you have to stop and press a button to get a bird's eye view. So for me, hard puzzles basically mean a lot of rote enumeration of possibilities, a lot of backtracking, and not a lot of creative thinking (as opposed to easier puzzles that I can actually grok and solve in my head). Maybe I would train myself to do better in another 10 hours, but I lost all motivation to do so, so I just walked through the bridge by solving what I could solve quickly and looking up solutions to puzzles that seemed especially tedious. Then I got the ending... which really did not explain anything and left several different explanations open. So the last part of the game significantly brings my score down -- for the first 15 hours it was an easy 9-9.5/10.

I also have to note bugs on Steam Deck -- the game plays well but it has a lot of visual bugs (broken 3d geometry flickering in and out) that doesn't really prevent you from playing but is extremely annoying. Still, it's a clear thumbs up!

Jun 1, 2024·16h·Verified

Steam User 1876STEAMRecommended

J'ai 6h de jeu, j'ai résolu à peine 3 ancres entièrement, je suis très bête
Mais l'histoire est vraiment sympa (il faut cependant aimer lire des tonnes de logs écrits de manière un peu décousue)
Et tous ces éléments cachés, bonheur d'en avoir trouver un ou deux moi-même !

May 28, 2024·17h

Steam User 0049STEAMNot recommended

Can't recommend, it becomes increasingly frustrating and there is absolutely no logic to the more difficult puzzles, just "find the correct way by trial and error". I guess I will never like top-down perspective puzzle games, only the first person ones

May 27, 2024·10h·10

Steam User 3268STEAMRecommended

Interesting puzzle game with beautiful atmosphere and storytelling. I wish the ending had gone a bit further in answering some questions, but I also enjoyed the open ended nature of how the story was told. The puzzles themselves were fun, only a few that I thought could have been better designed.

May 26, 2024·27h·Verified

Steam User 2296STEAMRecommended

非常难游戏，使我图论升级。

May 15, 2024·12h·5·Verified

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