Hollowreach

Hollowreach leans on atmosphere. You wander a quiet, half-flooded town, poking into houses and piecing together what happened to the people who left. The puzzles are mostly environmental, and none of them stumped me for long, but that suits the mood. The art carries a lot of the experience. Rain streaks the windows, lanterns flicker, and the soundtrack knows when to go silent. I played most of it in one long sitting, which almost never happens with mobile games for me.

What we liked

• Beautiful hand-drawn world
• Gentle, mood-first puzzles
• Strong sound design