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While wandering an unfamiliar town, Harvey Green follows a string of paranormal events to a grim realization: his recurring nightmare may foretell an inescapable fate. In this point-and-click thriller adventure, guide Harvey through the peculiar streets, shops, and surroundings of Villa Ventana as he seeks to prevent his visions from becoming reality. As a fan of classic Sierra and Lucas Arts adventure games, and more recent entries like Thimbleweed Park and Kathy Rain, I found Slender Threads to be a near-perfect addition into the modern point-and-click adventure genre. Every element — art direction, writing, voice acting, score, and puzzle design — is well crafted and creates a compelling atmosphere. Astronomics
The designers struck a great balance between humor and darkness — the game never takes itself too seriously, delivering genuine laugh-out-loud moments, yet it carries a darker edge with some real depth to its story. While it definitely follows (and make clever jokes about) point-and-click adventure tropes, Slender Threads carves out it own identity with an original setting and story. It also has some of the best pacing I’ve experienced in a P&C adventure game. The pacing matches the vibe and atmosphere, but also never feels unnecessarily slowed by a particularly annoying puzzle or too-long cut scene.
Features and System Requirements:
- A timeless point-and-click blend of exploration, dialogue, and puzzle-solving.
- A curious tale that melds shocking twists with absurd humor.
- Dozens of strange, memorable characters brought to life by a cast of celebrated voice actors.
- Hand-drawn art that combines 2D and 3D to create striking, “diorama-like” visuals.
- An original, haunting score.
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- Installation Guide
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