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Guide an elderly man through a surreal world, solving point-and-click puzzles as scattered scenes evoke memories and longing.
Released 10 Apr 2020
Work out puzzles built around familiar objects such as clocks, telephones, and radios.
Search rooms for visual clues, including details glimpsed through door cracks, and use them to make sense of puzzles.
Reach chapter breaks accompanied by piano music and memory fragments.
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.
Developed by Jesse Makkonen · Published by Jesse Makkonen
Heal follows an elderly man through a dark, dreamlike world shaped by memory and loss. With little dialogue or text, it uses its environments and atmosphere to suggest his story.
Explore side-scrolling scenes and point and click on objects, symbols, and mechanisms to solve environmental puzzles. Clues come from observing patterns and testing how things fit together; the puzzles vary in difficulty, and some are more obscure than others.
Progress through short chapters, each adding to the journey through the man’s memories. Hand-drawn visuals and a subdued musical score accompany the largely wordless storytelling.
Players who enjoy Heal often praise its gloomy atmosphere, visuals, and music, as well as its restrained, emotional storytelling. Many find the puzzles enjoyable and approachable, though some describe individual puzzles as obscure, frustrating, or uneven. Several reviews also note that the game is brief, and some criticize its slow or awkward controls and its demanding timed achievement.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 14 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |
