The Stamp

To someone who from time to time will go back to bits and bobs of Lovecraft's work just to immerse myself in the atmosphere, The Stamp is really perfect. It's got the same allure as reading The Terrible Old Man, He, The Colour Out of Space, and so on; they're just as much mysteries as they are horror. For starters, I thoroughly enjoyed the mechanics and layout. There's something very satisfying about determining where to place each symbol - although, whether in this game or a future one, I'd love to see more options on how to combine them when outside, perhaps leading to some optional exploration with hints of what's to come - and the visual hinting in certain puzzles was just great. They're never complex to the point of irritation, and the length of the game is a boon in allowing the simplest ones to never wear out their welcome. So too does the story end at just the right point and hint just enough at what's beneath. I've always been a firm proponent of never truly knowing the background in tales such as these, which is part of what brought me to Lovecraft in the first place. I'm happy with seeing aftereffects of what's occurred, and finding remnants of whatever forbidden knowl…

Very cool and innovative, even if sometimes it feels it would need more visual story hints.

coolsauce little creepy game. Progression with the stamps is neat

A short, minimalistic, but recommended horror adventure.

A quick atmospheric puzzle with some interesting twists and unique mechanic. The last puzzle got me looking up solutions, but overall enjoyed it quite a lot!

Short text-based narrative puzzle game wrapped around a Lovecraftian story. The puzzles all neatly follow the format of selecting a sequence of icons (“stamps”), typically trying to represent something in the text. They make a lot of sense except for the dot puzzle, which had an unclear goal and tough execution, and stalled momentum unnecessarily.