Taking a vow of brevity.

Not every game has to have a AAA budget or photorealistic graphics to offer something intriguing. A good example? Seduction: A Monk’s Fate, a side-scrolling puzzler by KOEX Studio, a single dev out of Singapore. In this title, you assume the role of a Buddhist monk attempting to cleanse your monastery from the temptations of a malevolent deity.

Being primarily developed by one person, the game carries with it many obvious limitations: animations are sparse, there’s no voice acting, and the music is more a collection of stings than a proper score. But working without many of the expected frills means greater care must go into other areas of the game. The story is sufficient, the puzzles are surprisingly clever, and the title never tries to overreach.

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