Release Date: July 18, 2023
Viewfinder is an FPP puzzle game developed by Sad Owl Studios, in which the player is tasked with manipulating perspective by various means, e.g. taking photos. The game is distinguishable by its surreal atmosphere.
Viewfinder is a puzzle game in which you transform the world by taking pictures and manipulating perspective. The game combines many different artstyles, resulting in a surreal atmosphere. It's a debut game of a small Scottish studio Sad Owl Studios. It was published by Thunderful Publishing, responsible for many other indie games, such as LEGO Bricktales and Planet of Lana.
The game's world is three-dimensional and observed from a first-person view. The player's objective is to solve puzzles by altering the reality around them and messing with the perspective. This can be done with a polaroid, which can take photos of objects and implement them into the world for various purposes, such as creating passages to previously inaccessible locations. Other pictures, such as sketches, postcards and screenshots, can also be "brought to life". The player also encounters many surreal elements and optical illusions, which can shift depending on the perspective.
Platforms:
PC Windows July 18, 2023
PlayStation 4 December 12, 2023
Nintendo Switch December 3, 2025
PlayStation 5 December 12, 2023
Xbox Series X/S August 12, 2025
Developer: Sad Owl Studios
Publisher: Thunderful Publishing
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System Requirements for Viewfinder Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 or better, 20 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Viewfinder Video Game.
Final Weapon: 3.5 / 5 by Saras Rajpal
Viewfinder is a brilliantly creative puzzle game that constantly forces you to think outside the box through level design that never fails to impress, and a gameplay loop that is fun from start to finish. However, the lackluster narrative, irritating dialogue, and major softlocking glitch prevent it from being truly great.
Shacknews: 9 / 10 by Larryn Bell
Viewfinder’s innovative, clever puzzles and the satisfaction that came with solving them left me eager to face each challenge head on. Although the optional puzzles somewhat extend your time spent in the simulation, the experience felt relatively short overall. However, I can appreciate the time and effort that must have went into the thoughtfully crafted puzzles that are present in the game. Viewfinder’s unique gameplay mechanics encourage you to think outside the box, and the aesthetically pleasing spaces, intriguing lore, and surreal image manipulation left me wanting more. Despite its brevity, Viewfinder is a solid puzzle game that represents an elegant step forward in the puzzle genre.
NintendoWorldReport: 7 / 10 by Willem Hilhorst
The Nintendo Switch version runs fine enough, but can have a bit of a hard time with the framerate and loading of stages. For puzzle game die-hards, especially fans of Portal, The Talos Principle and Superliminal I'd recommend Viewfinder in a heartbeat. But if you're hoping to find something beyond that incredible viral video, I'm afraid that Viewfinder will not be able to change that perspective.
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