Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand (2024)

Developer

QZQ Studio

Platforms

Windows

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Rating

4.9 of 5, 82 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 2.5 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A solitary, nonlinear mystery where you freely switch perspectives to explore an exile land and solve puzzles under a persistent sense of being hunted.

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What players say

Players praise the ongoing series from solo developer QZQ, noting the shift to a more linear desert map with added combat and a focus on puzzles over horror, though many find the clues and puzzles extremely hard. Opinions split on translation quality, with Russian players reporting confusing localization, while the storytelling is called intriguing but fragmented.

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