HoloVista

A 2hr journey through the mind exploring relationships, trauma and self worth using dreamlike retro visuals and music. Those looking for a microdose of vaporwave will not be disappointed. I experienced none of the crashes noted from earlier reviews. Motion controls are optional and a direct hint system is implemented . Thank you to the developers for your effort, I hope you continue to make similar projects. 🫶

It’s a really good and innovative AR game. It’s bright and colourful and very relatable for many players as well as easy to play and get around, and the characters themselves are as human as they can be. I love that it’s LGBTQ+ friendly and the whole layout of the game is just so pretty and really trippy, reminding me of the Vaporwave aesthetic. The whole idea of documenting it through social media is brilliant! My only problems with the game is that it’s short and the price, though I don’t doubt that a lot of effort has gone into making this. ❤️

This would have been a great HOG but it freezes continuously! Disappointing!

Apart from Angry Birds AR (and a couple others) I’ve not found AR that great. Much prefer VR. But this game came as a pleasant surprise. Really enjoying it. Not that easy either. I recommend you try it as it certainly kept my interest. I love HOGs and this game is different to most bog standard hidden object games. Not that far into it as I’m stuck, but each day I spend more time playing it.

Etched in my brain.

Sometimes, you find the perfect game for where you are in your life. If you need a game to absorb you, heal you, and take you away from your reality while helping you deal with tough stuff, this is a good place to be for a few hours.

My friend suggested this game to me while I was in the hospital with a severely broken ankle. I had no information about it and was stunned from the start. It is beautiful, relatable, eery, atmospheric, detailed, and will fully wrap you up in its world. I want to use this game in my job as a high school English teacher to teach mood, tone, characterization, and setting. Even allusion— I saw those film and literary references! When nurses would come to take my vitals, I was so glad at the end to get back to the game! It’s so good that it fully did its job of distracting me from the worst pain of my life.

感觉我的一个朋友需要它。可这位朋友的英文不是很好，玩不了。😔

Absolutely incredible game. The story really hit home with the guilt and the insecurity and the suicidal ideation and the feeling of never being enough. The writing was fresh and modern and connected me instantly with the characters, and I love that there’s essentially a nefarious thing hanging over the atmosphere of the story but no one character is the villain. I love the premise, the art, the subtle planting of clues, the character relationships, the character development. I love that the main character is a young Latina architect who struggles with Catholic guilt. I love that she isn’t dealing with an immigration storyline. Honestly, it feels a little Black-Mirror-esque, only more hopeful. I just wish there were more about the consequences of Mesmer & Braid and their software. A court case in an epilogue, maybe? A sequel?? I cannot get this world out of my head and I’m sad that it’s over. Thanks for making this game. And if you’re wondering if you should play it, the answer is “yes.”

here you go! You’ve found it! You WILL cry!