Underplayed Gems

Wailing Heights (2016)

Wailing Heights cover
Developer
Outsider Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.9 of 5, 133 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A playful, music-driven adventure through a cartoonishly spooky village with singing and body-swapping puzzles.

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What players say

Players are split on Wailing Heights. Many praise its charming comic art, catchy music, and clever monster-possession puzzles. But a vocal group finds the gameplay tedious and buggy, with stiff controls and puzzles that can soft-lock the story until the right trigger is found.

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