Bad Dream: Coma

This point&click adventure has really simple and interesting artwork very well integrated with the game mechanics. The aesthetic of drawings on a paper makes sense in this nightmarish world and makes some of the Moon (dream?) logic puzzles actually intuitive, as crazy as it seems. The soundtrack is really good. I had it on the whole time without feeling repetitive or annoying. Sometimes I felt stuck and there's quite some pixel hunting going on. It didn't bother me that much because you don't have too many options at hand. This is a good way to lead you in the crazy direction that you wouldn't consider normally, drawing (no pun intended) out the sense of being in a world with different rules. I understand this could be considered a flaw for people that didn't like "The Dig", though. It took me 8-9h to play the good and the bad endings and they really feel very different. There's probably a lot more to explore and I like it. The status screen is useful when you're trying the stay focused on one type of ending as you may inadvertently go the toher way. You can't save whenever you like. The autosave points may set you back quite a bit if you try to load a game to correct some mistake you made. Personally, I liked a lot of the bad route despite the gut wrenching things you need to do. There's a sense of action and consequence that keeps you always on your toes and it's awesome for a horror game. It doesn't rely on jumpscares although you have some, specially on the bad route. Overall, I recommend this game for anyone fond of being immersed in a different world with different rules and logic.

I don't typically like point and clicks but this does everything right. Choices feel like they matter, thats right. This is a point and click with meaningful choices, branching paths and many diverse endings. Its also never a problem to find items in each area, each chapter is paced just right and any items you missed will be provided somewhere in the level if they are needed. The areas and puzzles in them also vary greatly depending on how you played the previous chapters and its well worth playing through again for each ending. The story is neat, maybe a bit odd at times but its fresh and definitely fits the festive mood of this time of year. Its maybe 5 hours of playtime, but seeing everything can very well take you 15+. For the current sale price this is simply a steal.

The puzzles are not bad. But only auto saves is really annoying.

"Bad Dream: Coma" is the first game in the "Bad Dream" series from Polish studio Desert Fox. If you enjoy atmospheric point-and-click adventures with a horror theme and puzzles that often require abstract thinking, this is for you. You play as one of the people unable to wake up, and your task is to find the cause. The game is very minimalistic, features excellent hand-drawn graphics, an unsettling atmosphere, and creepy characters. You can achieve one of three endings, and which one you get depends on certain decisions. What's more, if you do something that prevents you from getting the good ending, you'll encounter slightly different puzzles and events than if you were playing towards the best ending. Just be prepared that, in addition to the obvious and logical puzzles, many of the puzzles are very unconventional. Unfortunately, there's no option to highlight interactive objects or a hint system, so you sometimes end up clicking everywhere "by feel."

Also you can crush baby's skull with a crowboar, so it's 5 stars from me