Great writing and vibes, with some obvious limitations. SoL is consistently funny and clever, and surprisingly effective when it touches on the horrific and otherworldly. There's a lot of charm and energy to the presentation, despite/because of the constraints of a black-and-white stick-figure world. Exploration and puzzle solving are fun, and contextualized by the strong writing. Combat is meh: There are a few fun ideas, but it's a pretty simple system and the game can't really challenge you consistently. The game's biggest problem is that it kind of runs out of steam in the last chapter, but the early game is well worth your time.

Reviewed on Dec 04, 2022


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