This is also another way that makes this game unique, where there are so many hidden secrets that you are overwhelmed with what you’re supposed to do. With each image, there is the possibility of another image hidden behind it, taking the gamer to another part of the world. The basic layout of the game is that it is divided into four square panels, where the images are interlinked, can be moveable, and has multiple layers to it. It fits perfectly with the gameplay as well.

Roberts had hand-drawn everything that you see in the game in pencil - which is just unbelievable - and the work absolutely pays off. What first sets this game apart from other puzzle-solving mobile games, like The Room or the Monument Valley series, is the fact that it is far more aesthetically pleasing than the two. In the process, we learn more about this peculiar story, through the journey the boy makes to collect these objects, the scholars whose homes we play through, and the different portals that link the world together, although you’re never quite sure where the next will lead. If I was to recommend a mobile game that you can kick off the new year with, then I would direct your attention to Gorogoa - a game that has an enticing mixture of compelling storytelling, and intuitive game mechanics.ĭeveloped by Jason Roberts and published by Annapurna Interactive, this seven-year project tells the story of a young boy travelling through different cities and dimensions, collecting five different coloured fruits in a quest to encounter a mythical, divine creature.

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