Great puzzle games are few and far between these days, and when I find a great one, I devour it with glee. Cocoon is a pure puzzler, with no story whatsoever. You're thrust immediately into this world as some little bug guy, and then its just hours of puzzling goodness. The main gameplay mechanic involves moving around different coloured globes/worlds, but then it truly gets interesting when you get to travel within these worlds within worlds.

The graphics are modest, but actually really beautiful. The music is phenomenal, evoking a Blade Runner like sci-fi atmosphere that I loved. The puzzle difficulty is almost pitch perfect, I only had to consult a guide on one or two occasions, and even then when I read the solutions I was like "Gah! I totally could've solved that with a little more persistence."

It could have been a little longer, I beat the game and got the plat in about 7 hours. And some kind of story would have been nice I guess. But Im just grateful when we get a great puzzle game. More please!

Reviewed on Mar 25, 2024


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