Occultus - Mediterranean Cabal

Very much intriguing and challenging "Hidden Object" Quest with its own atmosphere and thrill. 'Lot of interesting puzzles to solve and charming places to watch. Enjoy.

Occultus - Mediterranean Cabal takes the familiar hidden-object adventure formula and gives it an appealing Mediterranean identity built around mystery, historical surroundings, and supernatural intrigue. Developed by Sylphe Labs and published by M.INDIE, the game is primarily aimed at players who enjoy methodical exploration, visual searches, traditional puzzles, and stories involving secret organizations. Rather than relying on action or demanding mechanical systems, it encourages players to investigate carefully and gradually uncover the truth behind a strange disappearance. The story begins when the protagonist travels to Palermo, Sicily, intending to visit his grandfather, an established antique dealer. What should have been an ordinary reunion quickly becomes unsettling when the grandfather is nowhere to be found and his antique shop has clearly been vandalized. Among the remaining clues is a mysterious note concerning a midnight Mass. Following this lead pulls the protagonist into an increasingly suspicious investigation where apparently ordinary locations conceal connections to something considerably darker. The personal nature of the disappearance provides a simple but ef…

Doesn't work on ultra-wide monitors - the top and bottom of the screen are cut off, sometimes including the inventory. There aren't any options for other aspect ratios and turning off full-screen gave me the same ratio but in a tiny window. I thought I soft-locked myself in the intro because I couldn't figure out how to stop the carriage, but it turns out I needed to talk to the driver that was off-screen and could only be seen by right-clicking at the top edge of the screen to zoom in. The hidden object scenes are equally unplayable on ultra-wide for the same reason.

There was some promising stuff in this, but many of the puzzles were nonsense and the instructions frequently were of little help. Also, the final revelation of the bad guys' plot is that it's utterly stupid. Only for truly hardcore fans of the form.

[code][h3][b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45030479/]🧩Undecided & Puzzled Reviews🧩[/url][/b]Visit and follow my curator page if you enjoyed this review❤️[/h3][/code] [h2][b]Occultus[/b][/h2] The game has an interesting story, it does take some twist and turns that make it be more intriguing. Game mechanics- [spoiler] Early on the game you are given the power to go from day to night (skip time in ~12h increments). This mechanic loses its novelty pretty fast when the game requires you to do this back and forth several times to fetch items that allow you to continue the story. Sometimes even having to use the hint button because the game doesn't really guide you to the next step or point out in some way that going from day or night will get you on track. [/spoiler] Hidden object scenes and puzzles can be tedious at times and not that fun. Although at the halfway mark some do get a bit better. The voice over was slightly weird with the exception of the main character. I'd say that towards the end the game gets a little better, and things made more sense, it was easier to connect the dots but the ending fell quite flat. The ending: [spoiler] I do feel like it was r…

This game is... okay. There's nothing stand-out about it, everything is simply... fine. The voice acting is more irritating than anything, however, and the puzzles don't make up for the poor story.