Man did I ever love Crow Country. Bite-sized survival horror throwback, nasty and cool looking enemies, a super engaging plot that had me enthralled at every moment, and some really fun puzzles and secrets. I loved the amusement park setting, every room and section was full of things to look at and explore.

It wasn't too difficult (but I did use my fair share of med packs and poison antidotes throughout) as the game is fairly generous with ammo and healing items, and I was surprised when I beat the game to see that I had 0 deaths. But it's as hard as you want to make it - you can not pick up every health item, avoid healing when damaged or kill every enemy you come across, which will give you a higher ranking in the end. I got an A on my first playthrough though which was surprising - finding all 15 secrets and having 0 deaths I think helped me get that rating.

I really wish it were longer, but as a small indie title that's fine; you'll get probably 10 hours or so here if you take your time or get stuck on a few puzzles, which you no doubt will at some point. Explore every cranny, because there's lots of cool stuff to find.

I loved this one, an easy 4 stars, but as someone with the last name Crowe, who grew up on a dirt road in the country as a kid, that gets an extra half star for me. Def one of my fave games of 2024