In this interactive novel, you solve puzzles and uncover a mystery using notes, pictures, and messages. Includes crafted storytelling, 90s references, and themes of memory and culture.
AppRecs review analysis
AppRecs rating 4.3. Trustworthiness 74 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 21 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
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4.3
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Ratings breakdown
5 star
86%
4 star
8%
3 star
1%
2 star
2%
1 star
2%
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21% review manipulation risk
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Credible reviews
74% trustworthiness score from analyzed reviews
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High user satisfaction
86% of sampled ratings are 5 stars
About unmemory
Mobile Game of the Year, Stuff Awards; Best Text-Based Game, PocketGamer Best iPad Game 2020, Tech Radar, Best Mobile Game 2020, MacWorld; Best Narrative and Best Mobile Game 2020, Valencia Indie Summit; Best Mobile Game and Best IDea, DeVuego Awards 2020
You have to find your girlfriend's murderer, but you brain is damaged and you cannot make new memories. Using notes, pictures, and recorded messages you will have to solve the mystery and maybe, just maybe, discover an uncomfortable truth in this crime story set in the 90s.
Main features:
- Text is the gameplay, a cool and innovative mix of interactive reading, story, and escape room puzzles.
- Details have been carefully crafted, from the editorial design to the sophisticated photographs.
- An immersive storytelling format that broadens the view of what games (and books) could be.
- Full of 90s references to noir thrillers, graphic adventures, or iconic devices.
- Themes: Memories, culture jamming, art pranks, empowered women and LGTBI.
MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR. Stuff Gadget Awards 2020.
This is a stylish and smart take on a now-established genre, and from the second you hear a distant phone ringing, realize you spotted one earlier and frantically scroll back up the screen to answer it, you’ll be smitten.
IGN
An "Escape Book" that is sure to delight fans of the genre. Engaging, interactive, and with lots of narrative details that will make you spend several hours on your screen. 8/10
BEST TEXT-BASED GAME. PocketGamer.
Unmemory is the best text-based game I have played to date. It can be read as a storybook or played as a game.
BEST MOBILE GAMES OF 2020. Metro.
Dropping you straight into the action, Unmemory’s captivating blend of puzzles and mystery uses every aspect of your phone, from touch to motion to sound and visuals, making it – ironically – a singularly memorable experience. 8/10
BEST iPad GAMES 2020. Tech Radar.
It’s rare to see truly fresh games on iPad, but unmemory manages to thrill and intrigue in equal measure, doing clever things with narratives, adventures, and puzzling.
THE TEN BEST MOBILE GAMES 2020. Der Standard.
"Unmemory" has less to do with the rather dusty "interactive fiction" than with clever puzzle games like "Device 6" or even the logic puzzle "Return of the Obra Dinn". Exciting and extremely stylish.
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Reviews for unmemory
SuePress
Not for me
boring and simple.
AppStoreReviews_by_JJ
Great Scroll-and-Tap Adventure Game
I hope more adventure games like this one get published. The story I didn’t care much for but the adventure aspect of it all and the puzzles were fun. The puzzles are intertwined with the story very well and are not too hard but still somewhat obtuse so it’s not too easy either. CONS: A couple of the puzzles were brute forcible; some of the buttons to play audio were spammable, so the audio would stutter over itself with multiple taps; An occasional typo which didn’t seem intentional; The in-game link to leave a review must be incorrect because the app store fails to direct to the page when that link is used; Only has swipe/manual scrolling; The ending of the story feels unintentionally comedic in a dark way that doesn’t quite match the vibe; You play a character but have no impact on the outcome of the story. PROS: Seemingly unique. This is the first game like this that I’ve ever run into; Has a few small easter eggs here and there add a kind of humor to the experience; Chapter elements are well synced; Additional media fits the aesthetic; Puzzles very well intertwined with the story and media. None of the cons are bad enough to destroy the overall experience.
