Hollow Tide

Hollow Tide is a quiet, atmospheric adventure that trusts you to explore. You tap around hand-drawn scenes of a flooded town, collecting items and slowly piecing together what happened to the people who lived there.

The puzzles are logical rather than cruel. I only reached for a hint once, and even then the answer was something I'd walked past three times. The game nudges you gently instead of stonewalling you.

What stays with you is the mood. The muted colours, the sound of water, the little notes you find tucked into drawers. It's a short story you play through in an evening or two, and it lands an emotional note by the end.

What we liked

• Beautiful hand-drawn scenes
• Fair, logical puzzles
• A story that actually lands