I didn't even know about this game before 2020, and upon finishing it I think it's incredible! So many clever details in puzzles, environments, dialogue and animations give it a timeless charm, nevermind the fact that it's a decent original Indiana Jones tale. The amount of stuff to do and see in this game is genuinely impressive for how tiny the exe is - There's even voice acting, randomized puzzle elements and alternate paths to the final zone. If I were a kid in '93, I think *this* would've been the single game I'd hound my parents for. Despite the hintbook being included in the download, I found the game is intuitive enough in its puzzle design that I didn't need hints until the final zone - The section where puzzle clarity is thrown out the window in favour of a "buy-our-hintbook-or-wander-forever" design philosophy. it would've been tedious enough to knock off a star for this review if not for how well-made the rest of the game is. Annoyances aside even the hintbook is a cool extension of the game's design philosphy, where there are two tiers of detail for hints so you can try to figure out puzzles before caving to look up the answer. Anyways, I've fawned about it enough; If you're even a little curious and you like point-and-clicks (or Indy), it's *very* hard to go wrong at this price.
