Retrace

Retrace

released on Jan 20, 2020

Retrace

released on Jan 20, 2020

A ghost tour gone wrong leads Freya to a parallel dimension, almost designed for her. Can you beat death, and escape? A game of mystery, adventure and queer love stories for PC.


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Disclosure: I am about three degrees of separation from the developer of Retrace. I think it was one brief conversation with someone else intrinsically involved in Retrace's creation.

Take that into consideration! Bias or whatever.

So, Retrace is a pretty good first. Good for an empty afternoon or two.

Beyond being fairly stable, it doesn't overstay its welcome and has an enjoyable cast of characters. Fairly engaging plot. The art is easy on the eyes. Essentially there's nothing outstanding or groundbreaking here.

If anything Retrace can sometimes be too reliant on cultural or contextual knowledge. Guide-dang-it happened a few times, I'm not going to lie. Its central gimmick is inherently hit-or-miss too.

Not much else to say, really! Give it a whirl. Or don't, I'm not your mother.

I've watched every episode of Peppa Pig and guarantee:
This is unfortunately, not one of them.

A good, simple and short puzzle adventure game. The dynamic of going back and retry a different path, plus using your previous knowledge to try and change outcomes, is pretty cool.

Unveiling the mystery of the story was fun, the characters have their charm and are pretty likeable.

It's one of those games that I wish had just... more narrative in general. I finished the game in 2 hours and it definitely leaves you wanting more. The story is pretty selfcontained and conclusive, but I definitely yearn for more.