Games

Unravel

ColdWood Interactive

2016•Platformer•PEGI 7•About 6 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefamilyfantasyromancewholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedlove conquers all

Boxlist takeA wholesome, fantastical platformer: accessible and glossy. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

80 / 100

313 ratings

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About This Game

Unravel is a game about Yarny, a tiny character born from a single thread. Yarny embarks on a big adventure into the nature, inspired by the beauty of Northern Scandinavia. Without any spoken words, the character will have to solve puzzles and use tools to overcome tough challenges. All this, in order to find memories of his lost family. Only Yarny can be the bond that ties everything together in the end.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Unravel is a gentle, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that tells its story almost entirely without words. It begins in the quiet home of an elderly woman, who gazes wistfully at old photographs before a small ball of red yarn tumbles loose. From that yarn springs Yarny, an apple-sized creature made entirely of thread, who awakens and gazes in wonder at the enormous world around him. Guided by the photographs displayed throughout the house, Yarny steps into the memories they hold, journeying through vivid landscapes that were once meaningful to the family who lived there. Using the yarn of his own...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasyRomanceLove conquers all

Keywords

BirdCuteSnowEmotionalEa appPuzzle platformer

Where to play

Details

Developer: ColdWood Interactive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 9 February 2016
Series: Unravel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 4h rushed, 6h normally, 11h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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