Played on Normal

• Fun base mechanics; weird and wonky but allows for a surprising amount of depth and skill
  
• New mechanics added over time are innovative and offer interesting new gameplay dynamics
  
• Strong visuals; very atmospheric and moody, with a coating of absurdism
  
• Music is really fun and pleasant; some instant bangers
  
• Good sound design. Game feels immersive due to it
  
• Controls are somehow fun and responsive. Imagine Surgeon Simulator but it's actually really fun
  
• Optional sandbox mode to challenge yourself

• When you have to drop things in a certain position, it's really difficult to do so because there's no real indicator on where something is going to drop. There's a very faint shadow underneath it, but it's so hard to tell that it just ends up feeling like guessing. The beer and shot glass mechanics were really annoying due to this.
  
• No dedicated rotate button for rotating objects BEFORE you drop them (This makes an achievement called Caged Roach a literal nightmare instead of just hard)
  
• Hard Mode (required to play one level of it for 100% achievements) is awful to deal with, even after completing normal mode
  
• Eggs will just slightly overlap and then not cook as a result even though both eggs are touching the pan (this is doubly worse in hard mode)
  
• Changing the sensitivity with the scroll wheel feels unintuitive and also useless. I ended up never touching the sensitivity
  
• Forced mouse accel while walking around (not a big deal but still annoying)
  
• Minor typos in dialogue
  
• I have zero clue what this game is actually trying to say. I left kinda confused, but I'm also not good at analyzing stories so YMMV.

Overall, a very fun experience with some minor hiccups that could easily be ironed out (but probably won't be). Very cool ideas at play and they're done mostly well. I heavily enjoyed the game and will be looking forward to this developer's future releases; additionally, I will be listening to the OST probably forever.

[h1]Arctic Eggs is a delightfully atmospheric and strange cooking adventure through an depressing yet fun world.[/h1] [i]Played on Normal[/i] [h2]Pros[/h2] [list] [*] Fun base mechanics; weird and wonky but allows for a surprising amount of depth and skill [*] New mechanics added over time are innovative and offer interesting new gameplay dynamics [*] Strong visuals; very atmospheric and moody, with a coating of absurdism [*] Music is really fun and pleasant; some instant bangers [*] Good sound design. Game feels immersive due to it [*] Controls are somehow fun and responsive. Imagine Surgeon Simulator but it's actually really fun [*] Optional sandbox mode to challenge yourself [/list] [h2]Cons[/h2] [list] [*] When you have to drop things in a certain position, it's really difficult to do so because there's no real indicator on where something is going to drop. There's a very faint shadow underneath it, but it's so hard to tell that it just ends up feeling like guessing. The [spoiler]beer and shot glass[/spoiler] mechanics were really annoying due to this. [*] No dedicated rotate button for rotating objects BEFORE you drop them (This makes an achievement called Caged Roach a literal nightmare instead of just hard) [*] Hard Mode (required to play one level of it for 100% achievements) is awful to deal with, even after completing normal mode [*] Eggs will just slightly overlap and then not cook as a result even though both eggs are touching the pan (this is doubly worse in hard mode) [*] Changing the sensitivity with the scroll wheel feels unintuitive and also useless. I ended up never touching the sensitivity [*] Forced mouse accel while walking around (not a big deal but still annoying) [*] Minor typos in dialogue [*] I have zero clue what this game is actually trying to say. I left kinda confused, but I'm also not good at analyzing stories so YMMV. [/list] [b]Overall[/b], a very fun experience with some minor hiccups that could easily be ironed out (but probably won't be). Very cool ideas at play and they're done mostly well. I heavily enjoyed the game and will be looking forward to this developer's future releases; additionally, I will be listening to the OST probably forever.