Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)
This is a trippy one. Announced at last year’s Game Awards, Viewfinder is an open-ended sandbox puzzler that plays with perspective in ways similar to Maquette. You find photos or snap your own and then hold them up to the world to insert completely new objects and architecture into the environment. If you bust things up in the process you can simply rewind. The developers name-dropped some high-profile inspiration like Portal, Subliminal, Antichamber, Witness, and Manifold Garden. They describe the philosophy behind Viewfinder this way: “When you actually create something you do destroy a lot of things [in the process].”
Platform: PC
Release date: 2023
