Charming silent-film style, music and humor
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The writing, music and presentation are all delightful.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Double Fine Productions2012Adventure · Puzzle · Casual
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A charming, highly original puzzle-adventure about nesting dolls with multiple solutions per puzzle, but it's easy and cutscene-heavy. Skip it if you want challenge or smooth 60fps.
Great for
Fans of quirky Double Fine humor, relaxed puzzlers, achievement hunters, and families with kids
Main risk
Simple, repetitive puzzles and long unskippable cutscenes may bore you quickly
What players love
Highly original nesting-doll mechanic
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“How had no one ever thought of using Matryoshka dolls as a game mechanic before? I'm amazed at the uniqueness of it.”
Steam review · 29.3 h played ↗
Multiple solutions encourage experimenting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Each puzzle has multiple solutions, which kept me experimenting and laughing rather than feeling stuck”
Steam review · 17.8 h played ↗
Lots of collectibles and achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“No missables and you can freely travel between levels after completing them, fun game to 100%.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Great for kids and relaxed play
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“it's cozy, it's got lots to explore with no pressure.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Helpful, non-punishing hint system
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“you can read a hint with no deductions, demerits, or punishmnet whatsoever.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, repetitive and too easy puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“All of the puzzles solve in the same way. Multiple solutions to the puzzles do not make up for the repetetiveness.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Bland story and dull style
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game is for people who don't mind a game that has a really boring story and characters.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Long unskippable cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I spent more time watching silent, unskippable cutscenes than playing the game.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Motion sickness and camera/controls issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The motion sickness got so bad that I couldn't play more than about 30min before getting a bad headache.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Trial-and-error doll hunting
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“It's boring trial-and-error -- you have to find the doll that has the effect that the challenge is looking for.”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
Locked to 30 FPS
Mentioned in ~1 in 16 negative reviews
“the 30 FPS framrate cap really kills it for me”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1.5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3
Processor1.8 GHz dual core CPU
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 2000 Graphics
Storage1.5 GB free HD Space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics
Storage1.5 GB free HD Space
OSWindows XP SP3
Processor1.8 GHz dual core CPU
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 2000 Graphics
Storage1.5 GB free HD Space
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