The best part of Manifold Garden is just exploring the beautiful infinitely tiled environments. I was always excited to see what area would come next!

As a puzzle game, it's in a bit of a strange position - the hardest puzzle is usually just navigating the environment. The actual block puzzles tend to be pretty easy for most of the game, and can sometimes feel kind of like a distraction. But they do make good use of Manifold Garden's mechanics, especially towards the end of the game (and in the optional achievement challenge run).

Nice short game that does a great job maintaining a spooky but silly tone throughout!
The puzzles were pretty simple but kept it entertaining to explore.

I was initially worried that the 30 year old game engine would be a bit inaccessible to interface with, but it definitely doesn't require any prior experience with ZZT games - it's pretty easy to control and parse. It can take a minute to get used to the ANSI graphics but the game always makes it pretty clear what you are looking at and I found the abstraction kinda cool.