Much better than the previous Depths DLC. I really enjoyed the mechanic of adding the Nomes into gameplay to help you with puzzle solving, as there are a LOT of puzzles in this DLC and it really keeps it interesting. I’m a huge fan of bringing back the Janitor as the main villain in this DLC, as he was the scariest in the base game. Whereas the Depths had puzzles that you immediately knew how to solve once you entered the room, The Hideaway actually had some of the best puzzles in the entire game so far that really require critical thinking. There were many times where I had to stop in a room as I literally had no idea what I was supposed to do and I really had to rack my brain. There may even be a bit too much ambiguity as to what to do in each room, but I still enjoyed solving each puzzle nonetheless. I loved the heavy spirited away inspiration with gathering all of the Nomes to power the furnace with enough coal. It all felt like a very interconnected level to thoroughly explore in the way you want instead of just walking right until you get to the end. Unfortunately, with many new mechanics being added, some of them weren’t working as well as expected. Many of the nomes would frequently just stand still or outright disappear to a different room when they were supposed to be helping move objects. I also noticed frequent performance drops when playing on PS5 that weren’t present in the base game or in the Depths. It’s overall a wonderfully creative DLC that outdoes the base game in many ways, but also suffers from the same wonky controls as well as some performance and physics issues.