Backfirewall_ (2023)
- Developer
- Naraven Games
- Publisher
- All in! Games, Untold Tales
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Rating
- 4.6 of 5, 485 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 6.9 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A funny, story-driven first-person puzzle game set inside a smartphone, where you chat with colorful apps and solve clever puzzles in a tragicomic tone.
whimsicaltragicomichumorousfirst-personpuzzleconversationalminimalist
What players say
Players enjoy the charming phone-themed setting, funny narration, and good voice acting, but are split on the later half. Some say puzzles vanish after 70%, replaced by fetch quests and walking, while others find the whole thing engaging. A few report performance stutters and one reviewer notes no manual saving.
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