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Viewfinder (2023)

Sad Owl Studios

Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

3.68 from 212 ratings

797 members have it in their collection · 16 playing now · 337 backlogged · 132 wish listed

How long? Main story 5h · with extras 6h · 100% 8h (from 22 logged playthroughs)

Viewfinder is a puzzle game where you can reshape the world around you by taking photos with an instant camera.

Details

Developers
Sad Owl Studios
Publishers
Thunderful
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Platform, Puzzle
Themes
Science fiction
Events
BitSummit The 13th Summer of Yokai, Taipei Game Show 2024, Day of the Devs 2023, Indie Live Expo Winter 2023, BitSummit Let's Go!, MIX Showcase March 2023, The Game Awards 2022
Steam
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Release dates

  • Jul 18, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
  • Aug 12, 2025 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox Series X|S
  • Dec 03, 2025 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch

Featured in lists

Great Puzzle Games by ManaTheGeek · 52 games · 6
Alphabet Challenge 2024 by BMO · 40 games · 1
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Rating distribution

5 stars
34
4 stars
96
3 stars
66
2 stars
13
1 star
3

Community All Reviews Statuses

Gangreen

Status Gangreen Jan 1, 2026

Such a relaxing puzzle game with an incredible mechanic. The puzzles seem fairly straight forward and low complexity, which I love. I don't need another Blue Prince right now.

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additron_

Status additron_ Jun 22, 2025

Fun little puzzle game with a neat conceit and mechanic. I very much loved the vibe, music and apocalyptic whimsy. There was a fair bit of latitude given to the player to complete the puzzles how they saw fit. The last puzzle that asks you to put together everything you learned was a nice touch.

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Evan

Status Evan Feb 25, 2025

Starts slow but gets more engaging as it goes on. Chapter 1 and 2 worried me the game was too easy but Chapter 3 and 4 kept me engaged, when given the camera.

Never really gets hard. Stumped only a couple times but the solutions always felt good. The optional watermelon puzzle had me hard stuck for a long long …

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Starts slow but gets more engaging as it goes on. Chapter 1 and 2 worried me the game was too easy but Chapter 3 and 4 kept me engaged, when given the camera.

Never really gets hard. Stumped only a couple times but the solutions always felt good. The optional watermelon puzzle had me hard stuck for a long long time but the solution was great. Want more puzzles like that one, or ones that utilize physics.

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BMO

Status BMO Jun 4, 2024

Poking around Grouvee reviews and I see that I'm not alone in feeling that Viewfinder's puzzles are just a tad too easy for this to be more than just an ok game. I like the relaxing vibes, but I wish it would test my puzzle solving skills a bit more.

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BMO

Status BMO Jun 20, 2023

Interesting and I like the core idea, but the demo was a tiny bit underwhelming given how much potential the idea has. I’m certainly willing to explore this some more once the full game is released.

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WerqKween

Status WerqKween Jun 20, 2023

This looks incredible. Part Superliminal, part The Witness, plus other fun stuff. I can't wait!

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killerstar

Status killerstar Apr 26, 2023

The demo was neat. The core mechanic feels nice, although the demo didn't offer any challenge and it was more of a walking simulator than a puzzler. I think the mechanic might be a bit too overpowered since I was able to break the only puzzle that felt like it should have presented some challenge.

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