Remains of Yith

Absolute must play for any Lovecraft / Cosmic horror fan. This is one of the most accurate representations of that genre yet and I desperately hope they make more in the series!

Charming, nostalgic and faithful to the Yith mythos. Its a very short game, only about 3 hours, but manages to wrap everything up nicely. A very pleasant and niche experience.

Full discolusure: I'm a friend of the author. Some pros and cons, then a more detailed review: Pros: +Cthulhu Mythos game that focuses on the Great Race of Yith, rather than using them as a sideplot. +Competent puzzle variety - nothing too crazy, but also has puzzles that aren't as widely used. +Dev clearly knows quite a bit about the Lore of the Yithians beyond just Lovecraft's work. Cons: - Short game (5-6h), but it is also cheap and I suppose this could be a plus for some people. Neutral: ° I have no nostalgia for older 3D games myself, so other than saying that the look is nailed pretty well, I can't comment on the graphics. Slightly more detailed: As the title suggests, this game focuses on the Yithians from H.P. Lovecraft's side of the Cthulhu Mythos - but the dev is pretty knowledgable on them, managing to include a lot of detail and references from various other authors in it as well, making the game feel like a proper addition ot the Mythos. Gameplay-wise I think it's aiming for an early PS1-era look, but it feels to me more like an early 2000's PC 3D adventure game. Functionally, it is a point and click adventure and features the usual mechanics and game…

Excellent little adventure game.

Really good atmospheric adventure, with good puzzles, interesting plot and nostalgic retro artstyle. Great hint system.

~ Around 4 hours playtime (Steam might not have registered it correctly) Nice little adventure with great 1992 Alone In the Dark-like visuals and very sweet puzzle design, just enough to make your brains works without being too nonsensical, and an interesting time-travel story that just makes you want to read more about it (The Shadow Out of Time is a good start). Great worldbuilding too with a love for details like the pirates backstory and the Yith era. It was so good experiencing the Yithian city life exploring the city, taking public transportation and playing double agent to scratch beneath the surface of the main story, I didn't expect the time travel elements to be so in-depth, and the callbacks to the original story were nicely implemented. I liked the main character and her cute little animations, all the aliens looked interesting and faithful to the source material (that running animation for the Yith is just perfect). The only thing holding the game back is its clunky controls, interacting with the world was often a struggle, a more streamlined controller support would have made the experience more approachable but I still really enjoyed the experience. I feel like I n…