''Tengami'' is an

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. It was released on

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on February 20, 2014, on the

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on November 13, 2014, on

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and

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on January 15, 2015, and on Android on November 5, 2015. The game is an adventure game that takes place in

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. The style looks similar to traditional

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, with a 3D

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look. The game includes

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Reception

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'' criticized the game, noting that while it had "a nice idea and some gorgeous artwork", it was "a mechanical MacGuffin hunt with no characters, no narrative, no substance or resonance beyond a couple of wistful haikus about seasons passing". It said the puzzles were not very elaborate, with movement being tedious. 264,000 downloads of ''Tengami'' have been sold across all platforms , with 196,000 on iOS devices, 11,000 on PC and Mac, and another 11,000 on Wii U, which exceeded Nyamyam's expected sales on the console.

References

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