Creaks

Good for kids also. Can be played part by part (no need to memorise previous scenes). Exciting adventure with minimal game-addiction. :)

I was reluctant to buy this game because it's short and from the screenshots I couldn't judge it was going to be this fun. I am glad I changed my mind. Yes, the game is relatively short but the quality of the experience made it worth the purchase. I'm galdly let the developers take my money. What Creaks is, is a simple interactive story where you find rooms that are a puzzle to get out of. There isn't any frustrating platforming, you'll just be focusing on solving the puzzles, some of which are especially clever and satisfying to solve. But that's not all... How the graphics and animation are used to great effect to create a unique atomsphere and tell the story which is a unique blend of Lovecraftian cosmic-horror with a humorous twist to it. Both the friendly characters and the foes you meet along the adventure are endearing. At one point I even started feeling sorry for a poisonous flying jellyfish. At another I felt joy when 2 enemies met each other and exchanged cuddles <3 . It's got little touches like these that show that a lot of care went into producing the game. And the music... it's just great! There were spots during the game where I just stopped moving and let myself listen to the atmospheric music. So I can highly recommend Creaks. Being short is its only drawback, won't want it to end. My first run took me a little over 6 hours. However, there is substance in that and an experience I am glad to have had. I will definitely check other games from the same studio and if it is another puzzle platformer I am already sold.

Amanita Aways Amazing! Great design, atmosphere, grafics and puzzles

I thought it was going to be a different types of puzzles it is repetitive, the aesthetic is great

Usually hand-drawn games are just okay-games, and you play them for the art, which after a while gets old. None of that here! First, the art itself is ASTOUNDING. Room after room, there is something neat to discover in the backgrounds, and the animations are super cute; it's a pleasure just to zoom in and inspect the little details. But as a puzzle platformer, Creaks is also very fun and very polished. The different elements are introduced in an easy puzzle, then get combined and complicated into satisfying head-scratchers, so that you set up to play a couple levels and before you know it you've gone for 2 or 3 hours. There is a very neat story, told almost wordlessly through little animated cutscenes. Despite the name, though, the game is not creepy, but humorous in a very original way. Just the way the characters look and act, and the weird collectibles you find along the way made me smile constantly and sometimes laugh out loud. Also worth mentioning is the music, a breezy, jazzy score that, instead of emphasizing the danger, kicks up when you solve a puzzle: it feels as if the band is celebrating with you! All in all one of the most delightful games I've played this past year. I'd like to do a pro-con, but I literally can find no negatives, it's just a work of love, a little gem through and through.