Viewfinder
Developer Sad Owl Studios
Viewfinder is a puzzle video game developed by Sad Owl Studios and published by Thunderful Publishing. The game was released for PlayStation 5 and Windows in July 2023, and for PlayStation 4 in December 2023. It released for Xbox Series X/S in August 2025 and for Nintendo Switch in December 2025. Viewfinder received generally positive reviews from critics. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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60 of 116 · most liked firstIf you are looking for indie recommendations: Bramble: The Mountain King Dungeons of Hinterberg Caravan SandWitch Chants of Sennaar Blossom Tales 1&2 A Highland Song Crypt Custodian Return To Grace Lil Gator Game Crow Country MythWrecked Foreclosed Viewfinder Nine Sols Lunistice Blacktail Toem Neva
unlabelledView post →apparently in the game Viewfinder there is a cat named Cait, which I found out just now in a very confusing and startling way through a dev update
unlabelledView post →Thanks to @thunderfulgames.bsky.social for sponsoring this video on Viewfinder! youtu.be/Cm4_iJCcMrs
unlabelledView post →The greatest thing that can happen to me on social media is making a game I love go viral. This time it was Viewfinder's turn.
unlabelledView post →[Disclosure: game provided by publisher] I have added Viewfinder to my Steam curator page! It's very, very fun. 👍 store.steampowered.com/app/1382070/...
unlabelledView post →trying to summon the indie game enjoyers with ✨ vibes ✨ and 🔥 titles: Everdream Valley Planet of Lana Viewfinder Sea of Stars Cocoon if these mean something to you, let’s be friends. 🕹️💫
unlabelledView post →Helldivers II has won the Game of the Year award at the 2024 TIGA Awards. Other winners include Paper Trail, Still Wakes the Deep, Elsie, Hellblade 2, Viewfinder, and TLoU Part 2. (Read more: GamesIndustry)
unlabelledView post →Hi Bluesky! During the last week of December, the Epic Games Store gave away two #puzzle games for free: We Were Here and Viewfinder 📸 The remaining puzzle #games in the diagram are available at a discount during #SteamWinterSale 🎮 Hurry! The sale ends in a few days! #Steam #game #indiegames
unlabelledView post →at least it wasn't as bad as Viewfinder or whatever where it clearly would have been a cool vibe puzzle game with cool ambience but for some reason they added a character that goes 'WoAAoAoAoAHHH DID I JUST LIKE, WARP REALITY WITH A PHOTO??'
unlabelledView post →Viewfinder, the remarkable picture-taking puzzle game from 2023, is on sale for around $16 on Steam. If you haven’t checked it out now’s a great time to do so - some of the tricks that game pulls off are just mindblowing.
unlabelledView post →Celebrate two years of Viewfinder with us! 📸 We're thrilled to announce it's launching on Xbox Series X|S on August 12th and Nintendo Switch this winter! Get ready to challenge your perception and view the world in unique ways in this award-winning puzzle adventure. Links below! #Viewfinder
unlabelledView post →For a break from narrative-heavy adventures, why not Viewfinder? One of the most clever puzzle games I've ever played, this brain teaser will leave you scratching your head until you reach that coveted Eureka! moment. On par with the best puzzlers of the genre.
unlabelledView post →This was the first painting I did for Viewfinder, in an attempt to capture the high level feel for the game.🍩#viewfinder
unlabelledView post →Did you hear? Viewfinder is coming to Xbox next week! To celebrate, we're offering one lucky person the chance to win: 📸 Xbox Series X|S 📸 Viewfinder Game Key gleam.io/L9Sg7/viewfi... Ends August 11st. Good luck!
unlabelledView post →ゲーム「Viewfinder․」の最初のハブ The first hub from the game Viewfinder․ World: Viewfinder Artist Hub Author: Ikeiwa @Ikeiwa vrchat.com/home/world/w... #VRChat #VRChatPhotography #VRChat_world紹介
unlabelledView post →Played a bit of the demo today, and indeed this game is really impressive! If you liked Portal, Superliminal, Manifold Garden, Viewfinder, etc give this a try!
unlabelledView post →Viewfinder is #EpicGames' twelfth free game for the holidays, and it's a great puzzle game to enjoy on the #SteamDeck: steamdeckhq.com/viewfinder-i...
unlabelledView post →Hey everyone! I'm Matt Stark, I'm the game designer on Viewfinder by Sad Owl Studios
unlabelledView post →Puzzle adventure game Viewfinder is coming to Switch on December 3 www.dekudeals.com/items/viewfi... It's fantastic and you should absolutely play it if you haven't yet!
unlabelledView post →Finished Viewfinder tonight, really cool puzzle game that gets a bad rap for one really corny line at the start Thankfully for the rest of it you have Cait instead and he’s awesome
unlabelledView post →Taking pics in Viewfinder. Great game, horrifically bad writing and dialogue. Onto Silksong. Also took some pics of your mum
unlabelledView post →Good morning Gamescom! We're in the Indie Mega Booth showing off the Viewfinder demo. If you've already played the game please come by and we can talk about how CAIT is the cutest
unlabelledView post →🔴 Going LIVE on Twitch!!! I'm starting a new puzzle game!! ... well, I say new... I'm pretty sure I've been meaning to play this for over two years now LOL let's check out VIEWFINDER!!! www.twitch.tv/LirieLirie #LirieLive #VTuber #Twitch
unlabelledView post →Basically a copy paste of last week. Silksong with a touch of Elden Ring. Oh and I did start up neat puzzle game, Viewfinder. It's neat! Hyped for Hades 2 this week! Stay well y'all!
unlabelledView post →looking forward to when someone makes a Viewfinder-type game where wherever the player puts yellow paint is where they can climb
unlabelledView post →Viewfinder is a really creative and absolutely beautiful looking game, would absolutely recommend on those merits alone but I also enjoyed the puzzles!
unlabelledView post →Hope you all had a great New Years celebration! Let's put this year into perspective and puzzle around in Viewfinder! CAW! Live now at twitch.tv/jaybirbgames
unlabelledView post →BLAWNKMAS continues, and I think we're going to FINISH Viewfinder tonight!! Which means I'll need a new game for Thursday....and I think the Minecraft fans are gonna like what I have planned. ⛏️ BUT THAT'S NOT TONIGHT. See you at 5 PM PT! > twitch.tv/blawnk < [ #vtuber #viewfinder #indiegames ]
unlabelledView post →I beat a game! I completely forgot about Viewfinder after its announcement until it was added to PS+ this month. I love a good puzzle game and the way this game plays with perspective. It reminds me a bit of Superliminal, another underappreciated puzzler. Spoiler-free +/- review to follow!
unlabelledView post →hub world from the very wonderful game viewfinder~♥ World : Viewfinder Artist Hub uploaded by Ikeiwa #VRChat #VRChatPhotography #VirtualPhotography #VRChat_world紹介 #VRChat_world #ShockyReport vrchat.com/home/world/w...
unlabelledView post →For this #FridayFave we'd love to recommend Sad Owl Studios game Viewfinder! An incredible gameplay hook where you stamp photographs into the world to solve puzzles. Highly recommend and it gets bonus points for an adorable cat 😻 Have you played Viewfinder? What did you think? #indiegame #indiedev
unlabelledView post →Platinum #164 - Viewfinder 📸 Time Taken - 3 hours ⏰ Short but sweet puzzle game 🧩
unlabelledView post →This weekend managed to finish #Viewfinder ! Such a cute puzzle game. Started playing #GranblueFantasyVersusRising & #LiesofPOverture . It’s been a chill weekend. Hope you all had a lovely weekend!
unlabelledView post →Let's continue trying to take selfies of us with CAIT (the lovely virtual cat assistant) and failing in Viewfinder! See you in an hour at 9 PM GMT+1 / 3 PM EST at twitch.tv/jaybirbgames ! CAW!
unlabelledView post →They don't have an account here, but Viewfinder is coming to Xbox August 12! #xbox #viewfinder
unlabelledView post →Woa Viewfinder making the full circle being announced at the game awards last year and now nominated in two categories! Feels surreal
unlabelledView post →Hot on the heels of SGDA’s fantastic Games Day event in Dundee, we were treated to Get Into Games by @intogames.bsky.social Two friends of Debug @alastairlow.bsky.social and @mattstark256.bsky.social (who made Viewfinder, the subject of our first cover story) shared anecdotes about indie game dev!
unlabelledView post →I'm now playing Viewfinder! It's a very cool puzzle game that plays with perspective in interesting ways. Not too challenging, but you still feel smart when you figure out the puzzles. There is no concept art to share, but here are some 3D environments from Morgan Jones!
unlabelledView post →3. Viewfinder (PC, 2023) REVIEW: backloggd.com/u/bobservo/r...
unlabelledView post →we've been invited to check out Viewfinder! I'll be having a pop-up stream Sunday 11/30 @ 11AM EST / 8AM PST with curlygirlbabs! it's a solo puzzle game, but we'll be hanging out doing our own puzzles lol #Viewfinder #IndieGame
unlabelledView post →I was playing Viewfinder this morning. What a cool game! Fans of Portal and Superliminal should check this one out. It's very much in the same vein. You use photographs/drawings to create new areas to visit in a strange, beautiful world. It's a clever idea executed really well.
unlabelledView post →GDC is around the corner and I'm doing a talk about the audio systems in Viewfinder! Hope to see some of you there 💃 attend.gdcevents.gdconf.com/event/game-d...
unlabelledView post →Playing Viewfinder: https://www.twitch.tv/caseyexplosion
unlabelledView post →19. Criminally cheap nowadays, Viewfinder is a puzzle game where you take pictures with your Polaroid and bring that image to reality to solve each level. It's honestly pretty clever. Its timely world-ending narrative is eerily prescient, and for a 6-8 hour runtime, it doesn't get better than this.
unlabelledView post →When was the last time I truly loved a game that wasn't a remaster or something older I'd finally come to. Viewfinder? Cyberpunk? Mario Odyssey? Outer Wilds? Rift Apart? I'm still admiring of a lot of games, because I love this art form, but actually *playing* games... I bounce off them a lot.
unlabelledView post →omg. VIEWFINDER. What a fantastic game! The puzzles, the music, the colours, THE CAT! It has everything I love. 😭
unlabelledView post →There's a new edition of @gbmento.bsky.social's "Indie Game of the Week" feature on Giant Bomb and this one is all about Viewfinder by Sad Owl Studios! Read why they were more than pleased by the game! Article: giantbomb.com/users/4945/a... #games #gaming #indiegame #indie #giantbomb #viewfinder
unlabelledView post →Currently playing Viewfinder 📸 A puzzle game with a calm atmosphere. Perfect for relaxing after New Year's Eve 😌 #Viewfinder #SadOwlStudios #PuzzleGame #Photography #Painting
unlabelledView post →Anime IP's I'd like to see: Record of Lodoss War El-Hazard Other Game IPs: Rusty Lake Untitled Goose Game Viewfinder (I would cry again, damn it) Myst/URU
unlabelledView post →Chit chats & beating Viewfinder today! Freaking LOVING this game 😍 Twitch.tv/TizFizzy
unlabelledView post →With a LOT of help from the wife I’ve finally finished #Viewfinder. Great game with some fiendish puzzling. So much fun. Platinum No. 145 🏆 🙌🏼
unlabelledView post →Appleseed's Indie Game Of The Day! Day 150) Viewfinder by Sad Owl Studios what a great first new game of the year to play Viewfinder is a magnificent puzzle game where you use pictures to shape reality around you to find solutions. The perspectives are amazing, and the artistry is so unique.
unlabelledView post →Steamed a bunch of Viewfinder this morning.. What a wildly creative and trippy game! Huge recommend for any puzzle fans. Full thoughts are on hold; ~1/2 way in. Love the visuals, though I wish they played with the shift in art styles more (so far). Things can sometimes get.. a bit a cursed. 📸✨
unlabelledView post →Viewfinder remains compelling, but never quite commits to it's most interesting ideas, playing with different mechanics and art styles in some creatively reality-bending ways but then dropping them without fulling exploring their depth or potential
unlabelledView post →Object Impernance is a twisted on the Superliminal/Viewfinder formula. A puzzle game that's all about angles and ways of seeing. The puzzles are clever and mindbending at times. The central idea is very smart although can get tedious. Recommend if you love weird puzzle games
unlabelledView post →Viewfinder is a great game, really clever puzzles and I recommend it
unlabelledView post →Viewfinder heads to Xbox on August 12th xboxera.com/2025/07/22/f...
unlabelledView post →clips.twitch.tv/SplendidAgre... Title: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Game: Viewfinder Clipped by: dickson_mayasz Clipped on: July 19, 2023
unlabelledView post →Currently playing Viewfinder 📸 A puzzle game with a calm atmosphere. Perfect for relaxing after New Year's Eve 😌 #Viewfinder #SadOwlStudios #PuzzleGame #Photography #Painting
unlabelledView post →REVIEW: Viewfinder on Nintendo Switch. Viewfinder is a simple puzzle game that wows thanks to a tremendous underpinning mechanic feels like genuine sorcery. Developed by: Sad Owl Studios Published by: @thunderfulgames.bsky.social Full review - www.vgamingnews.com/reviews/view...
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