Four Divine Abidings
Posted June 12, 2025. Updated June 13, 2025. Played 4420 times for a total of 4293 hours.
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Complete the Path in this mindfulness-themed idle/incremental hand-painted journey inspired by Buddhist philosophy.
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Γ Yeah, there is not much to do in this game except reading and chill, then close the window till 24 hours. bit sad but fits for the theme I guess?
love that this game’s comment section is just the developer posting patch notes lol
Update 07.09.2025 Library
⬖ Added Library that features a new Timeflow mechanic and unites all lore and art in one place:
❯ After the first Rebirth, use Insight to activate Timeflow and skip time forward, collecting all the rewards.
❯ Use Merit to upgrade the length of Timeflow.
❯ Discover new setups that considerably speed the end game, especially getting those last Milestones.
❯ View all unlocked lore and art in one place any time; enjoy new full window mode to view the art without distractions.
⬖ Added new Path tasks that introduce Library and it's mechanics.
⬖ UI/UX improvements.
⬖ Save compatibility: your existing game will be automatically upgraded to include new features.
Have fun :)
Update 25082025
⬖ Display of large numbers increased by 1 digit for a smoother late game precision: 1.23m -> 1.234m, 12.3m -> 12.34m, etc.
⬖ UI polishing for Chapter VI.
Update 18082025
⬖ Display requirements and progress for the Milestones that have been unlocked but got locked again due to Rebirth.
⬖ Added Tier locks display to Tools' level progress info.
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I see people understandably downvoting, because they think the game has AI art. But it is not the case, the art is hand-painted by a professional artist; soon will be getting its own offline exhibition.
Here is a link to hand-painted album: https://www.reddit.com/r/4da/comments/1jqvahx/hand_painted_album/
I'd like to compliment the dev on the thought-through interface. I like the games that give players all the relevant info, and this one has plenty of info that is well presented and easily accessed.
developer response: Thank you for the kind words :)
I'm enjoying this so far. Quite a slow pace but I think that's very much intentional. Goes without saying that the art is gorgeous.
Some minor quibbles/feedback:
- it's possible to earn Insight, and buy the "Insight Reward Chance" skill, before being able to access the explanation of what Insight does. I spent a while trying to find it assuming I'd accidentally skipped it.
- In the Qualities page, Mental Energy is listed first, but in the Encounter Information, Physical Energy / Tick is listed first.
- I don't really understand the reason for preventing another full respec until you complete a few encounters, since you can just manually reset each individual skill and insight to achieve the same result at any time. Yeah, there's the Realignment milestone that could be cheesed, but there are plenty of tasks that can be cheesed the same way.
- I haven't unlocked the first level of Mala Beads yet, so it shows it locked behind Tier 2. Why not show this in the same way as the other tools locked behind Rebirths?
- Click Boost Length feels very weak if not pointless, since it's only relevant for active builds but playing actively means you can just boost after each effort tick anyway.
developer response: Thank you for the feedback and art compliment :)
- it's possible to earn Insight, and buy the "Insight Reward Chance" skill, before being able to access the explanation of what Insight does. I spent a while trying to find it assuming I'd accidentally skipped it.
I'm not sure what to do about it. For a very idle playstyle, game sequence might shift a little bit, but nothing game breaking. Do you consider it a big or a small inconvenience?
- In the Qualities page, Mental Energy is listed first, but in the Encounter Information, Physical Energy / Tick is listed first.
Good catch! I will fix this one.
- I don't really understand the reason for preventing another full respec until you complete a few encounters, since you can just manually reset each individual skill and insight to achieve the same result at any time. Yeah, there's the Realignment milestone that could be cheesed, but there are plenty of tasks that can be cheesed the same way.
It's just little steps to get into game systems. I left some small things being more effective than others at different stages of the game. So attentive players get some rewards faster :)
- I haven't unlocked the first level of Mala Beads yet, so it shows it locked behind Tier 2. Why not show this in the same way as the other tools locked behind Rebirths?
When unlocking Tools by Rebirths, you unlock them forever, as Rebirths don't go backwards. On the other hand, Tier locks will be effective each new Rebirth. Given Mala Beads example, it still can only be accessed on Tier 2 after the Rebirth. This way I tried to create balanced experienced, enjoyable through many Rebirths.
- Click Boost Length feels very weak if not pointless, since it's only relevant for active builds but playing actively means you can just boost after each effort tick anyway.
Give it some time, please :) There are different, evolving, intertwined game loops, not all of them are obvious at the early stage of the game.
One of game's design goals was to leave no useless Skills, Insights, Tools and other mechanics. I'm very curious to hear from you again :) I'm still polishing the game before Steam and mobile releases.
I don't usually like to speak up with my opinion about a game before I give it at least a few hours first, but this one got me really hard. Maybe it's just because I feel kind of emotionally strip-mined as-is, but the images are gorgeous, and the vibe is immaculate. Thanks for making this.
developer response: Thank you for the feedback :)
Update 16.06.2025
⬖ Claiming Milestones now requires additional click to confirm, so rewards can be previewed for more informed decisions.
⬖ Minor early Path balancing.
⬖ Minor UI/UX improvements.