By far the best game I’ve played so far on iPad – Year Walk Review

This is a challenging puzzle game set in a moonlit, snowy Swedish forest at midnight, where you are undertaking a Year Walk: a step across the bounds of this world and others. If you can survive the journey, you might emerge with foreknowledge of some of the events of the coming year. Along the way you must contend with otherworldly creatures out of ancient Swedish folklore. Never before have I experienced a game where I felt so present in its world. Wandering through the woods, snow crunching underfoot, only incidental objects such as rock piles or old farm equipment to mark my path, I never knew when I’d encounter the next animal-headed phantasm with blank eyes, or gory patches of blood of long-dead children. If you’ve ever read any Susan Cooper, you’ll understand the feeling the game engenders: of being at the border of the worlds. The game comes with a Companion that explains some of the folklore and symbology, and has other purposes too. Do get the Companion...let’s just say it will come in handy!
Review by Majorfifth on Year Walk.