A decent little asynchronous puzzle game for two people, no internet required. Solve a variety of puzzles using input from one another on things that only the other person can see.

My favorite part of it is actually not the puzzles themselves (which are standard fare for this kind of game) but a recurring theme in which things relevant to the story needed to be read with the other person together, as both of you would only have part of the sentence, such as a news article.

The art is nice and the puzzles are decent, but the game in general is a little short (an hour) and the story is a little too vague to be gripping. I think that a vague story such as this one would work better in a game in which you are not constantly talking to another person -- it's hard to think through any narrative in any kind of depth when you're focused on solving puzzles with your real life friend. Perhaps if your friend naturally gravitates towards wanting to explicitly discuss the story while you play, this would work better, but the design decision to rely on your friend to provide that kind of experience isn't a wise one on the developers' part if they want most people to properly consider their story.

That being said, the atmosphere is interesting and the game is entertaining for its hour of run time, and I had fun playing it.

3 - Decent: An acceptable, playable game with notable appeal

Reviewed on Dec 09, 2021


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