I covered this game as part of my coverage of the Humble Choice for June 2022

A puzzle game set on an island.

Call of the Sea is a puzzle game that also feels like it’s a bit of a walking simulator. Players will explore an island, finding tons of small items to pick up and investigate. Many of which are involved in elaborate puzzles. Truthfully I only was able to solve two or three puzzles during my time with the title, but all of them were solid, with the third one taking the majority of the time.

The issue with Call of the Sea is the puzzle I got stuck on, stumped me for a long time, however after getting a single hint, it all clicked into place, but that was after about twenty to thirty minutes. I found one solution but there’s another explanation for it, and I appreciate that, but I can also see this game will challenge players.

It’s the writing and voice acting that deserve a special mention because this is a compelling story from the first hour and I want to see where it goes. There are a few tropes involved, but there’s also a lot of mystery and intrigue.

Pick this up if you like challenging puzzle games and solid stories. This feels like an absolute hit with the understanding the puzzles might be extremely hard to solve, but good puzzle games will be somewhere on the scale between challenging and obscure, and I think this was more about difficulty so far than poorly designed puzzles.

I’m planning on coming back to this as soon as possible.

If you want to see the video this was taken of, or more from me on the Humble Choice or Game Pass, check out: https://youtu.be/NPxN2M0c65w

Reviewed on Jun 11, 2022


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