This little game is the perfect opportunity to
a) calm down
b) experience a different world / planet
c) hear floating, glistening Ambient music.

In "Omno" we follow a nameless little guy exploring a world where we don't really know what we're looking for. It's some secret that we have to find out, solve puzzles and get to know the world better, so we can proceed with the journey. On our way there is a small green companion who gives some advice what to do next with his positioning - we never hear a spoken word in the whole game, neither the protagonist nor the companion. Also, we don't ever encounter another person, merely animals, plants etc. For understanding the journey we regularly find floating "books" with some written thoughts about a recent traveller.

So the strenghts of the game are pretty clear: The music by Benedict Nichols accompanies the game perfectly. It is atmospheric ambient, some piano, some chimes and at times it swells to orchestral and choir sounds when something remarkable happens. The puzzles are mostly pretty clear, though I have to admit I am a bad puzzler and had to look up 2-3 of them. So usually you can play the game without stressing and still feel entertained.

The world in general is interesting and very creative. You encounter creatures small and big who all have their unique behaviour. Some of them can be used to reach areas of the world you would otherwise miss. Some of the puzzles even require using the animals as help. The "skating" ability you learn later is one of the best features I have seen in a game lately because it uses a feature (staff) so smoothly and you can explore the world very easily.
What I found additionally very wholesome is: You can't really die or fail the game. If you fall of a cliff you just respawn at the last saving point that are fairly spread around each level. There is no energy bar or mana or anything, you just explore. Also there are no "enemies" to fight, which can be comforting at times.

Most of the hailing for this game also comes from the graphic style, which you can read spread over the internet. I found the visual style a bit ambigious: In general it is nice, the lighting is perfect, the main character is designed as a reduced figure, the big world looks great. Yet, I find some of the design decisions imperfect, e.g. the trees look like Minecraft. I would have given them just a bit more polygons to give them a bit more detail.

But all in all the game entertained me very well, I liked to explore the world, the music was amazing and I liked not to hustle. All in all 9/10.

One of the few games i played to the end and didn't like it. My daughter liked it thought.

its ok