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Umami
Umami is a cozy 3D food puzzle game where every level is a handcrafted, sensory experience. Tinker, rotate, and fit wooden blocks together to build mouthwatering food towers and fantastical cakes, all in a comfy atmosphere, like tidying a bento box for the soul.
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UMAMI is the perfect game for a stress-free and cozy time. The creative puzzles and totally relaxed atmosphere make this game a delight to play for a few carefree hours, as well as the hidden surprises in each of the 15 unique levels.
To relax, sometimes you just need some nice food or a puzzle to concentrate on to keep the rest of the world at bay. Well, at least, I need that. Developer Mimmox has taken those two ways to relax and created a calming puzzler called Umami, in which you put together food puzzles made of blocks of wood. There is no fail state or timer to worry about, it’s just you, the pieces, a reference picture, and a colourful set up in which to craft a masterpiece.
Developer Mimmox packed quite the punch with their indie gaming debut, UMAMI, and gave us more than the entire meal and dessert! As much as we can include as many food-related puns and idioms to express how blissfully enjoyable puzzle-solving is, it's the moments that remain for a long time despite its short gameplay length.
UMAMI is a nice and quick game to play when you’re not up for the heavy stuff. With cute food and artwork, it’ll leave players looking for this type of title satisfied.
UMAMI, the debut title from indie studio Mimmox, is a food-themed 3D puzzle game residing inside a cosy, hand-painted world inhabited by cute creatures.
Mimmox's creative mission to share enjoyable and relaxing games that help players unwind rather than wind them up is off to a good start with Umami. It's a whimsical and thoroughly wholesome puzzle experience that didn't push any buttons of frustration or confusion whatsoever. It gives you that gentle, consistent dose of dopamine with no need to go overboard visually or contextually. Critiques are truly minimal in this case, mainly just about how Umami could have been expanded just a bit further in terms of gameplay without sacrificing its pacing or overall tone of sensory relaxation. I genuin...