OMNO

Away from battles and challenges

The independent developers from time to time resort to providing experiences that focus on artistic direction or on providing another type of entertainment, such as: B. providing simple but fun and addictive experiences or providing calm and beautiful experiences, and that is the case with OMNO, an adventure game from independent developer Jonas. Manke, which was released after a five-year development process.

The story takes you on a journey through a simple and beautiful world, and your main goal is to reach the portal that will take you to another world, which is the source of “light” in your world. The story is very simple and is limited to a group of texts that essentially justify the events and the focus of the game is primarily to offer a calm and beautiful experience. For this reason, we are presented with a world full of calm and beautiful colors that harmonize with the simple designs of the characters and creatures. We also get a set of beautiful melodies that will accompany you on this journey.

The gameplay experience is simple and focuses on solving puzzles and jumping between platforms. The game’s stages are divided into separate environments. Once you have reached all the environments, your task is to collect 3 glowing balls that will pave the way for you to reach the final puzzle in the area. There’s also an additional set of glowing balls that you can collect as a sort of side activity if you like doing everything, and although the game offers some additional ideas for the type of puzzles you want, you’ll find yourself doing the same type of puzzles over and over again have to solve, and we would like to see more variety in these puzzles.

New abilities and beautiful creatures

As you progress through the game, you’ll gain some new abilities that give you more options for moving around the environment. These skills will also be used when jumping between platforms. However, the game focuses on providing a fun experience with a simple gameplay. With each challenge, you can and do fall repeatedly. Because of the sometimes inaccurate response and because of the design of the platforms that sometimes seemed ill-considered, one of the most beautiful things about OMNO is the creatures that you are. You will meet in their world, which come in different shapes, colors and sizes, which makes the experience of exploring the environment a beautiful experience, and you can also easily interact with these creatures. Each triggers a different reaction.

The experience is short and can be completed in one session. It took approximately four hours to complete all areas 100%. The game can be completed in two and a half or three hours if you want to progress through the stages continuously without doing any side activity. There is also a time challenge that can be accessed after completing the game, but this challenge is very limited and can be completed in under two minutes. OMNO is a beautiful and simple experience that brings peace from the challenge and struggles. It may not be what everyone is looking for, but for some it is a welcome option.