Vessel

Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!

Vessel is a puzzle, indie and platformer game developed by Strange Loop Games and published by IndiePub.
Released on March 01st 2012 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 785 reviews of which 690 were positive and 95 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 2.49€ on Steam and has a 50% discount.

The Steam community has classified Vessel into these genres:

Puzzle Indie Platformer Steampunk Action Physics Strategy Singleplayer Puzzle-Platformer Adventure 2D Sci-fi Great Soundtrack

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
Memory: 2GB System RAM
Hard Disk Space: 1.5GB
Video Card: ATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported)
DirectX®: 9.0c
Sound: DirectX compatible

Reviews

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July 2024

This is probably my favourite small indie game. The sprite-work and soundscape are appealing and great at keeping the player engaged. I found the narrative to be engaging and the short journal entries paced well enough that I was excited to read them every time they popped up. There have been next to no bugs throughout my three playthroughs so the game feels well crafted. The platforming does feel a little janky but not to the point where it ever seriously messed up my gameplay. Finally, the puzzles themselves are well crafted. I will say that some of the puzzles lack that Ah-ha! moment that I see mentioned elsewhere in the reviews, but I found the execution and the satisfaction of solving each puzzle was enjoyable in it's own right and made me enjoy nearly every puzzle in this game. I Highly recommend if you're into solving puzzle, steam-punk visuals and/or scientific inquiry.

July 2024

This game is really awesome. The concept of a liquid based platformer/puzzler is so much fun, and the gameplay pulls it off so well. What really sells it is the artwork, atmosphere, and theme. If you like steampunk, cool gadgets, and even a touch sci-fi this game is for you. You play as a genius inventor who created a liquid creature to push buttons! The industrial world now runs on these critters. After exploring various locales which have run into issues, you see that your creation has evolved and adapted to the various environments it lives in. Playing around with physics based puzzles and learning the inner workings of you own creations is incredibly fun and satisfying. Each world introduces more and more gimmicks, like steam powered machinery, explosive chemical reactions, and light-based puzzles. While there are only 3 main "worlds", the game has so much to offer and is most definitely worth a play for the price. Pick this one up if you have a few extra bucks or like interesting puzzle games!

May 2024

Vessel in 2024. So here we are Vessel a game from 2012 now around 12 years old at this point. A game forgotten by most and beloved by the few that remember... So I'm sure you're wondering, how does this old classic hold up to modern day games and is it still worth your time and money? Personally I believe so, I have completed Vessel 4 times, 2 of which were 100% runs. And somehow i have still managed to have fun every single play through. Not because Vessel has some sort of "infinite replayability" but simply just because the game was genuinely fun... So how does the game play of Vessel hold up nowadays? So let's start with the basics. The controls Vessel's control are a little awkward sometimes. Not that the control scheme is bad, The movement is just a little goofy. Your character jumps and falls very fast but luckily it's not exactly a platformer. Turning valves can be tricky with WASD but it's much easier on a joystick. But shooting fluids is easier with a mouse as compared to a joystick. Personally I say just use whatever control scheme you're most familiar with. I've played with both and I'll say the game fine with either. The puzzles the puzzles are clever and fun but not too deep. This is not a puzzle game like "Baba is you" or "can of wormholes". If you are expecting some sort of crazy 4th wall breaking puzzles this is not the game for you. Vessel is a very traditional puzzle game the puzzles stay in the room that they are in and you have everything you need within that room. This is not a bad thing though it makes for a very nice casual puzzle experience! The puzzles basically consist of a combination fluid simulation and creature behavior manipulation, And working with the machines around you. In order to push buttons and open doors to progress further. With some fun tools at your disposal in order to work with liquids and to make creatures out of them. It's a bunch of simple actions combining to make a massive reaction! The lore I won't get in into any spoilers! But the story is a bit schizophrenic at best... And completely incomprehensible at worst... It's not that the story is explained poorly. It's that they barely explain any of the story! And this is not like "Rain world" where you can find the entire story but it's so incredibly well hidden that you probably never will. In vessel they just literally never tell you half the story. You barely know anything about the world you're thrown into... You kinda know a tiny bit about the character you're playing? You have no idea what the purpose is of the places you're visiting. You have no clue what the rest of the world is like. And you have no idea what happens after the end... So if you're into worldbuilding Vessel probably will be a little disappointing... But the lore it does tell you is pretty good! Personally I think your character writing down journal pages is pretty cool. Plus it's got good artwork too. And what they do go explain they do in great detail. It actually feels like reading an inventor's journal! The art style Vessel has a beautiful yet simple art style. That really nails the steampunk vibe! And it sticks with it never once did I feel like Vessel's art style slipped. The creatures are beautiful and simple their movements really incentivized their actions and behaviors, Without being so over the top that it detracts from the experience. And the environments are captivating without being overwhelming. With just enough things moving in the background to keep them feeling alive yet not distracting. Sure if you really look closely you're gonna see some really strange texturing... And there's a lot of models that just cut off abruptly... But unless you're actively looking out for that kind of stuff you're not gonna see it. The music and audio in my opinion the audio design of Vessel is very good. The music tracks are solid and the sound effects really give it all a pop! Plus interesting enough vessel has adaptive music! With the music shifting and adding more accompaniments mid swing to accompany things in the game. Which is pretty impressive considering it was made in 2012! Although it does show its cracks and sometimes it glitches a little but not too often... Miscellaneous points sadly the Vessel community is pretty much dead. As Vessel never had any mods made for it, and never had a sequel... The last time the steam community page had much activity was sometime around 2015-2018? And I have not seen a singular fan game. Though there has been a new YouTube video or two covering vessel, Something tells me it isn't gonna have a resurgence anytime soon... So if you ever end up wanting more you're going to be left longing... the conclusion well that was a mess of a ramble... so here's just a brief rating of the different points i went over... The controls 6/10 The puzzles 9/10 The lore 5/10 The art style 10/10 The audio design 8/10 overall score 8/10 A clever and fun puzzle game, That's unique enough to keep it interesting even after all these years. Anyways if you actually made it to the end of this you should probably just buy the game... It's only 5 bucks it's pretty fun. And it's a unique little chunk of history. So thanks for coming to my Ted talk!...

April 2024

An absolute masterpiece of a platform puzzle game. Superb Music by Jon Hopkins. The only bad thing about this game was there was no sequel!

Jan. 2024

Such a great game. It has save slots, excellent music and direction arrows where to go. Shame I missed this game when it was released.

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Developer

Strange Loop Games

Publisher

IndiePub

Release 01 Mar 2012

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