When comparing Kami vs Thomas Was Alone, the Slant community recommends Thomas Was Alone for most people. In the question“What are the best Abstract games on Steam?” Thomas Was Alone is ranked 3rd while Kami is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Thomas Was Alone is:
What really drives the well crafted story home is the wonderful narration done by British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television, Danny Wallace. Not many indie small budget games receive the polish this game has in their voice acting, which really adds to the experience when playing the game.
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Pros
Pro Challenging but fun puzzles
KAMI's puzzles can be quite challenging but once they have been completed, the player experiences a certain sense of accomplishment.
Pro Impressive graphics/artistic design
There is a nice visual appeal to the graphics, almost like stop motion or actual folding paper.
Pro Simple gameplay
You use your mouse only, the rules are extremely simple.
Pro Enjoyable professional narration
What really drives the well crafted story home is the wonderful narration done by British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television, Danny Wallace. Not many indie small budget games receive the polish this game has in their voice acting, which really adds to the experience when playing the game.
Pro Great story
For what is a pretty simplistic looking game, Thomas Was Alone offers a truly great story that actually gets the player to care about what are basically squares and rectangles.
Pro Polished ethereal soundtrack
Haunting guitar strums mixed with beautiful piano chords and bits of chiptune creates a very fitting soundtrack that allows for an experience of polish not often found.
Pro SImple, peaceful gameplay
Gameplay is introduced at a relaxed rate, and is never frustrating or off-putting. It's not big on challenge, but does require some thinking. Everything is solvable, new techniques are introduced as they are needed for the story, and the whole thing just radiates relaxation and love.
Cons
Con Unable to purchase the full version of the game in one go
This game contains numerous "packs" which cost $1.03 a piece and cannot be purchased in full all at once.
Con Hard
This game gets hard, like really hard, especially considering how simple it is.
Con Short
The gameplay only lasts about 3 or 4 hours.
Con Some puzzles can be difficult
Here an there are a few really tough puzzles in the game which can be frustrating, luckily they are few and far between as the gameplay does not tend to repeat itself too often.