Reviews

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  ❟❛❟𝐿☯𝒩𝐸𝑅

  Dec 24, 2021

  nyc wallpapers XD
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  Redshift

  Dec 25, 2021

  If you are an achievement hunter, do not buy it. The achievements have been broken for months and the devs are no longer responding on the forums.
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  Crazy Dutch

  Jun 6, 2022

  the puzzle design is really bad. One moment way too simple and other even with an example you can't beat it
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  360Hz Monitor | Pain

  Jul 15, 2022

  Before i played Optika, i had a small wee-wee, no friends, no girlfriend, depression,and absolutely no life. These things haven't changed, but the game is pretty good.
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  Barmy Deer

  Jan 29, 2023

  If you like cool light effects and EBM this puzzle is for you!

  PROS:

  +Good visuals. +Innovative! +Satisfyingly relaxing. +Well thought tutorial. +160 levels. +Gratifying sounds.

  CONS:

  -Broken Steam achievements. -Ultimately a matter of trial and error.

  SCORE: 6.8 / 10

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  Crivit

  Aug 29, 2016

  Extremely easy levels are mixed with some super hard ones; game sometimes requires precision hardly achievable due to problems with moving the elements ever so slighthly. Would recommend to someone that doesn't care about beating all the levels and wants to relax for a while. Soundtrack's good though. 6/10
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  MajorRichardSharpe

  Aug 30, 2016

  After adjusting mirrors and lenses the whole day to hit the desired spots with a laser, I go home, start my PC and adjust mirrors and lenses the whole evening to hit the desired spots with a laser. In Optika, you solve geometric optic puzzles by adjusting optical elements such as mirrors, lenses, frequency conversion crystals and a few others. While there are many games out there, especially mobile games, that do exactly the same, Optika seems to be the only one (correct me if I'm wrong) approaching it with single photons forming a beam of light, which gets closer to the particle-wave characteristic of light than just a solid beam. Then again, it lets you change the speed of light, so the real physics stop as fast as they started. Pros: - Lasers - epic colors (you can take some really nice screenshots) - frequency conversion (it's even cooler in reality) - Lasers Cons: - the magnetic fields make you go crazy and their amount of influence on the photons is unrealistic - changing the speed of light gives away the realism (changing the speed of the photons is only required because of the magnetic fields, removing the first would solve the latter) TL:DR As an engineer developing lasers, I rate this 8/10 (not 10 yet because of unrealistic mechanics)
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  Wrothmonk

  Aug 30, 2016

  The level design in this game is extremely poor. Several of the levels seem completely out of order in terms of difficulty. I've come across levels into the third chapter where only one parameter on an object had to be changed to solve it. I've also come across a level that was in a solved state to begin with.
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  mortsmi7

  Aug 31, 2016

  I like it, but I have a number of complaints: - The hit boxes don't register well enough - The mouse sensitivity is too high and the angles change on their own when you've only clicked and not moved the mouse - The light particles move too slow, it makes it feel like a laggy fps - The levels aren't that creative, just asinine in difficulty from crap controls
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  Wuhan Bioweapon

  Sep 1, 2016

  Optika is a casual physics-based puzzle game that's fun and colorful throughout. The gameplay mechanics are interesting, albeit not well explained by the tutorial. There's a lot of levels here, but the game is unfortunately easy and the game doesn't demand that you understand its mechanics completely in order to complete the puzzles. In this way, the game encourages experimentation that makes it easy to see everything Optika has to offer; on the other hand, it makes solving the puzzles less satisfying in places. Still, for $5, Optika is worth your time and money. The soundtrack is fantastic and the vibe of the game is both soothing and cheerful. Would recommend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaN-hDW5Lzg
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  halo19248

  Nov 29, 2016

  [h1]Gameplay:[/h1] Not really fun to play and hardly a puzzle game at all. Since the photons are already flowing while you're playing and you get the exact assortment of necessary items (lenses, mirrors etc.) beforehand, all you do is move/align the given items and fine-tune until the beam hits the targets. Planning ahead and logic falls flat, you don't build your own solution, you just tune a given setup. It's too easy, too limited, totally one-dimensional and boring. Could be good for kids, but isn't because of inaccurate, laughable physics ("photon accelerator") and spelling errors. [h1]Design, Controls:[/h1] Beam movement, colors etc. look unphysical and unrealistic. The item design is ugly and bland (just abstract, white symbols) and lacks clarity, so that the real "difficulty" is not finding the solution, but rather trying to recognize the items and what their function is. Because of poor mouse control (which cannot be adjusted), getting the desired angles is another frustrating "difficulty" that shouldn't exist. The whole design looks cheap and loveless with a minimal interface and menu options, as if the game was put together on a single weekend. [h1]Conclusion:[/h1] Amateurish, a total failure. It's an insult to charge money for this, since there are much better flash physics games for your browser out there which are actually FUN to play and FREE of charge.
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  The_Real_Black

  Dec 28, 2016

  [h1]Story[/h1] None. The both steampunk characters only appear in the tutorial. It's a bit sad, because they looked interesting. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] Solid mechanics like white light will be splitted into red, green and blue in different angles [b]BUT[/b] (big but) its a bit fiddly to hit every thing correct so you have to adjust it pixel perfect to finish the level. Only skipped 2 levels because I lost patience with them. I hit every thing but not with the correct amount of particles for the threshold to end the level. There is a little waiting time to finish it so the randomnes of the particle stream don't allow me the correct amount of perticle for the whole time. Still good game.
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  Lovett

  Jun 8, 2017

  Last achivement broken. Finished all level but never received the achivement.
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  TheVillain

  Dec 7, 2017

  Game: 5/10 Profile backgrounds: 10/10 "Would farm space background again" IGN
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  Bob Spigot

  May 10, 2018

  Arrange elements such as mirrors, splitters, etc, to hit targets with a stream of particles. This is no Auditorium, and its very rough around the edges. Youll get levels that are incredibly trivial, others that I appeared to light everything up but didnt let me finish until I took a different route to lighting them up, the relatively few particles seem to get slow down at times, and there are very few levels that really give you an aha! moment of satisfaction even when they do get a little taxing. That all said: When it works, and for the most part it does, its a fairly relaxing few hours of some decent looking, decent sounding particle fiddling. There are a lot of levels to get through, and while the mechanics are quite simple and limited I cant say I was particularly bored for the few hours of active play I put in. Dont expect something amazingly clever, tricky, or polished, and youll almost certainly get your monies worth, especially if you get it on sale.
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  cabtv

  Nov 14, 2019

  Pro: - easy to use/learn Contra: - The leveldesign sucks. Often the levels are super easy and contain items you don't even need. But then there is "through the looking glass lvl 4" which is nearly impossible to solve even if you know the solution. Either the levels where not tested or simply computer generated - Graphics - there is some nice artwork in the turotial, but other than that there is absolutely no story/artwork Conclusion: get it for -50% if you feel the for an evening of light puzzles
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  Bardootjeb

  Dec 8, 2019

  The background is worth it
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  AshesBeneath

  Jul 5, 2020

  This game teaches physics of light particles (protons), their behaviour in magnetic fields and mechanics of mirrors & lenses better than some imbecile physics teachers I had while in high school. 10/10 Would farm for profile backgrounds and mess with lights again.
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  Conto do Vigário

  Jul 5, 2020

  Bought it while on sale and got a space background for 500 points in the points shop. Nebula Y background is beautiful, but the bottom part doesn't really blend with Steam (check my profile and try scrolling down). There's another background which is pretty similar and apparently blends well with the rest of your profile, it's name is Rare Nebula something. If you're planning to buy it just for the background, wait for it to be on sale or buy the background in the community market
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  AFourTeen

  Aug 31, 2020

  Had a great time solving the problems with my friends. Indie games like this deserves a lot of appreciation.