Forever Lost: Episode 1 SD 4+

I would have given it 5 stars if I could have listened to podcasts or audiobooks while playing. I could turn the sound for the game off but not listen to anything else in my phone.

I love the Forever Lost series, and this is a good introduction to it (although I recommend playing Alice’s Cabin first to get some backstory and a feel for how these games work). It’s shorter than the subsequent two games in the series, but no less challenging. The puzzles fit neatly into the story and are part of the environments, which I find far more interesting than your standard hidden object/slider puzzle/combination lock puzzle games in the genre. There are plenty of great puzzles in Forever Lost, and I didn’t find any of them to be so frustrating I couldn’t solve them without hints (although putting the game down for a while and coming back with fresh eyes helped).

The atmosphere is spooky, but it’s obvious that the developers have tongues planted firmly in cheeks, which lightens the mood (and occasionally provides solutions). I found the SD version to look just fine on both my iPhone and my iPad, and it didn’t hinder gameplay in the least, but I guess if you have the extra $ to spend on HD, why not. The experience is definitely worth it.

Glitch games has a fantastic way of creating a creepy atmosphere and yet leaving out the horror element. I found myself getting sucked into my satisfyingly dark surroundings without getting disturbed and spooked! Nothing jumps out at you, there's no screaming, or ghostly sounds. It brilliantly pulls you into the environment in a different way with its dark halls and haunting music. This is a difficult thing to accomplish without the element of surprise. So kudos to Glitch Games! The attention to detail is phenomenal. All the puzzles are done in different ways. Pushing buttons, turning keys, lining up symbols. And there is even a game within the game which I found incredibly clever! All in all, a genius game and there is more where that came from.