Little Red Lie

Little Red Lie

released on Jul 07, 2017
by WZOGI

Little Red Lie

released on Jul 07, 2017
by WZOGI

A contemporary adventure game about debt, family, and the truth about honesty.


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I just kinda can’t bring myself to finish this game. I played three hours (about half the game’s total runtime) over a month ago and found some shockingly honest themes and concepts which I was truly impressed by, but it’s so dismal and cruel that thinking about picking it back up again is exhausting. It’s too well-written to the point that the game definitely knows it’s well-written and lavishes in itself. A poignant critique of people who think they’re doing good and people who know they’re doing bad, strangely balanced by an oppressively bleak world view that seems to revel in pointing to someone new and saying “oh and by the way, this kind of person sucks too.” Feels a little like the kind of person who touts how intelligent they are by constantly talking about how awful the world is. Like yeah, you’re right, but going so far out of your way to find the flaw in everything kinda just makes me not want to talk to you.

The game is okay, but I wouldn't really recommend it. Most of the time you simply run around and pick up objects. For some reason there are also monsters who hurt Red if she touches them, but dodging them is not that fun. They are just an annoying obstacle in your way.

After collecting all objects and solving one puzzle, you get to choose your ending. There are two of them. Be careful though, if you want to see both endings, you might have to read a guide before finishing the game, because the game doesn't save before the ending and resets if you see one of them.

On the brighter side, the game is aesthetically pleasing. Well, most of the time. The cat honestly looks like it was drawn for a meme. And running Red is poorly animated. But it's okay.

Also I've checked the developers' Discord server and it looks like their next game will be much more prettier. I just hope it will be more fun than The Little Red Lie.