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Trapped in a forest shack, solve linked first-person and retro computer-game puzzles to evade deadly traps and seek freedom.
Released 12 Nov 2024
Link Screen and Shack
Search the Shack
Outwit Deadly Traps
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Developed by Stately Snail · Published by Stately Snail
You wake trapped in a forest shack, where its mysterious owner offers freedom in exchange for playing a computer game. The game’s hazards can threaten you beyond the screen, making escape a matter of survival.
Explore the shack for clues and solve puzzles across its first-person environment and a retro-style game on the computer. Actions and discoveries in either space can change the other, so progress often depends on connecting details between them.
As you advance, more of the shack opens up, and you face dangerous encounters alongside the puzzles. An in-game hint system offers guidance, while hidden items and choices can lead to different endings.
Players often praise the puzzles that connect the computer game to the shack, finding the back-and-forth clues inventive and satisfying. Many also enjoy the eerie visual style and the built-in hints, which can guide players without immediately giving away solutions. Some reviewers find the puzzles or clues unclear, and recurring criticisms include the short playtime and repetitive boss encounters.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 17 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Metacritic | 80/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
