Despite the surreal premise, there’s a specific slice of imaginative realism going on [...] though the world is definitely not ours, you have a feeling that it couldn’t be too far off, if only.

Despite the surreal premise, there’s a specific slice of imaginative realism going on [...] though the world is definitely not ours, you have a feeling that it couldn’t be too far off, if only.

[L]ike what toys looked like in one’s imagination as a child. [...] [has] the simple joy of poking and prodding until you figure out what comes next.

[A] narrative pilgrimage into the meaning of chosen family, community, and love[.] [W]hat a world [Mutazione] is: the construction paper cut-out aesthetic is absolutely gorgeous[.]

[You make] logical connections through a roulette of sentence fragments to truly get to the truth like Sherlock Holmes, instead of the game feeding you answers like you’re Watson.

There’s care taken not automate actions that would otherwise be automated – you have to scroll to screw or unscrew things, [and] tug the end of a cord away from its fastener to wrench it free.

A comic game about a slapdash bodge-job [...] one of the first games I played when exploring the small gamespace, and a staunch favourite.

[The gameplay loop [...] hooked me hard. It had me hot on the trail of whatever squirrels I was supposed to track, all the while I tried to be smarter and more efficient about finding them.

Exploring the island and documenting the wildlife makes for a pleasant escapist experience amidst the sense of powerlessness that cane come about with the environmental state of the real world.

This in turn, along with the lush and dreamy aesthetic allows you passage into a brief headspace of quiet and connection, before you get on with your day.