Mistwood Wanderer

Mistwood Wanderer is calm, almost meditative. You wander a hand-drawn forest, piecing together what happened to the people who used to live there. There's no combat and no failure state, just curiosity pulling you forward.

Puzzles are woven into the environment rather than dropped in as separate screens, and the soundtrack does a lot of heavy lifting for the mood. We finished it in one long sitting and immediately wanted to replay the opening, knowing what we knew by the end.

What we liked

• Beautiful hand-drawn world
• Gentle, pressure-free pacing
• Environmental storytelling