Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
About
Created by Liquid Flower, QBEH-1: The Atlas Cube is a prequel to their much beloved Qbeh, a small student project that found its way online and into the hands of gamers and journalists alike who wanted more after feasting on the appetizer. Now, QBEH-1: The Atlas Cube builds on the core concept and aesthetics introduced in the original and brings even more polish, passion and gameplay into the new game.
Now includes a LEVEL EDITOR with STEAM WORKSHOP support! Build your own levels then share and play those made by the community.MAIN GAME FEATURES:
Now includes a LEVEL EDITOR with STEAM WORKSHOP support! Build your own levels then share and play those made by the community.MAIN GAME FEATURES:
- Solve elaborate puzzles using a variety of Cube types such as Building Blocks, Energy Cubes and Gravity Manipulators
- Explore atmospheric Worlds, each with 6 challenging levels and unique themes
- Discover alternate paths, intriguing platforming elements and secrets to unlock an unfolding mystery
- Experience an immersive & mesmerizing Soundtrack that pulls you into the adventure
- Uncover the game’s narrative through interpretive imagery
- Oculus Rift Support (supports DK1 & DK2)
- Create levels using similar (world) styles found in the game
- Mix and match styles from multiple themes in one level
- Add doors, switch activated doors, moving platforms, fans and more
- Add special cubes (basic, energy, gravity and force)
- Add geometry blocks such as walls and floors with different styles
- Move, resize and rotate objects (only geometry blocks are resizable)
- Change lighting and add light cubes as light sources
- Change skybox
- Select your background music from tracks available in the game
- Test levels right in the editor
- Share levels through Steam Workshop
- Play levels made by others
System requirements for macOS
Minimum:
- OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.3 or later
- Processor: 2 ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible graphics card, 258 MB video memory
- Storage: 3000 MB available space
System requirements for PC
Minimum:
- OS: Windows Vista/7 /8
- Processor: 2 GHz (or 4 GHz for CPUs like Celeron/Duron)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible; integrated or very low budget cards may not work
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3000 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Recommended:
- OS: Windows Vista/7 /8
- Processor: 2.0GHz x86/64
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256MB GForce 8600 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3000 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube reviews and comments
Translated by
Microsoft from French
Microsoft from French
Notice: tested under oculus rift DK2.
After an unnamed ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ to understand how to make it work on oculus, it was a Visual slap.
This game is not only very aesthetic but also one of the most immersive I have had the opportunity to try with my DK2.
The fades of lights, the sounds well chosen, and the moods going from the scary to the fairy over the levels make that this experience would be worth its price, even without the puzzles beside just for the beauty of the thing.
(On the other hand after an hour and half I had to stop because of sudden stomachs, while other games allow me to play on oculus several hours of trouble-free.)
Despite my weak configuration (NetBook) it turns very well and in good quality.
At the level of the gameplay it is a puzzle game without really difficulty (at least after 1h30 of play). It also holds phases of jump, but mostly of exploration.
In short I recommend it to anyone who has an oculus and who would like a game posed, full of colors, to let go and enjoy the virtual reality in excellent conditions.
For those looking like me how to pass it under oculus rift: to get the oculus rift supported version, follow these steps: 1) in library, right click Qbeh-1 2) select Properties 3) click betas tab 4) from the dropdown menu select rift_beta 5) steam should start updating the game (if not, restart steam) 6) in steam open Qbeh-1 properties set launch option:-VR
Translated by
Microsoft from French
Microsoft from French
We're not going to turn around the pot. It's a very good game.
What makes its charm is especially its atmosphere. It's beautiful, we're in the clouds, the graphics engine allows for realistic and very nice lighting. Especially for Twilight levels. I also liked the architecture of the levels between temples and labyrinths, you can kiffer just to wander.
The music is stacks in the spirit of the game, calm, relaxing, sometimes some sounds add a touch of chills and mystery.
It's a well thought out puzzle game with a very honest life span. 5 worlds of 6 levels each travel in about ten hours. If you want to recover all the tokens (bonuses hidden in each level) the lifespan increases as much. There is an apparent 6th world that I have not yet unlocked. So knock! one more reason to try to find all the tokens.
The difficulty is increasing and rather well-calibrated. Finishing the levels will sometimes require a little bit of thinking and reflection but you will never get stuck. It's to find the tokens that you will have to show smarter. Be curious and explore every nook and crannies.
By the time I bought it the game tended to crash frequently but a patch quickly went out and the game is now stable.
Additional important point, Qbeh-1 is Occulus rift compatible. Even though I haven't been able to test it with I think it's typically the kind of game where the imerssion does its effect. The possessed and future possessor of the occulus would be wrong to pass by a lil game like this one at less than 10 euros, if only to calibrate the device.
But even with a classic screen we let yourself be carried without difficulty in this captivating app.
I could get him some flaws, but what good is it when the final impression is very good and the title sells for less than €10 full tarrif.
Let yourself be tempted. This game is not a scam.