Lost Letter

i want to recommed this game, it's so clear how much love went into it - the art is beautiful, the gameplay is repetitive but enjoyable, and i love games where i get to collect things and that's the entire point of this game

but i can't recommend it to anyone because of two simple things

1) the achievements don't unlock when they should - some are unlocking, some aren't, despite me having done what i need to do to get them (like buying 5 passports, reconstructing 5 different stamps, buying 4 hints on the cellphone - all done in game but the steam achievement doesn't recognise it)

2) the worse of the two - you cannot save. there are multiple buttons that say SAVE and SAVE AND QUIT, which considering a run can take some time, is useful. but despite spamming those buttons repeatedly, when i reloaded my game, the run i was halfway through was entirely gone, with only the NEW GAME button on the main menu screen. how a game can have not one but two save buttons fail in their singular function is beyond me, and it's entirely ruined what was a positive chill gaming experience - now i never want to play again, what's the point if your progress doesn't save? why put hours of work into a game that doesn't respect it?

i was so excited going into this game, but it let me down (and since i've played for almost 5 hours, i can't get a refund either, like others who found this flaw out the hard way have done)

:(

Very interesting game and mechanics, I'm enjoying it a lot!

P.S.: I put so many stamps in the letter I don't even know who it is for anymore lol.

A very fun game! I was impressed by the variety of stamps, and the game's art is really beautiful. I loved the textures and the effects! 10/10

How the combo stamp minigame is supposed to work (probably): read the stamps and their bonuses critically to stack up enough points to pass the level.

How my smooth brain works: if i throw enough stamps on the postcard, eventually it'll work.

(Probably not helped by my personal opinion that stamps are worth whatever it costs to send a letter and are not a collectable item)

Other than my inability to correctly stack combos, I enjoy the game. Took me a bit to figure out the other mechanics, but again, smooth brain.

Buggy mess - refunded.

1. The UI is hard on the eyes as is. Harder so, if parts of it get stuck in "zoomed in" mode, covering half the screen.

2. It'd be SO swell if the relax-mode actually...loaded? I tried multiple times and every time the consulate took my letter.

3. Apparently the save-button arbitrarily stops working. I was playing, wanted to save but it didn't let me click "Save and Exit". I could only get out of the game by exiting without saving (which is what eventually ended up making me go for the refund.)