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lilithkismet rated 12 Labors

A downloadable game for Windows and macOS.

I feel like we were only told half of the story here. But it is still a touching little game. The main character's rich and unscrupulous grandfather is dying so she goes to clean up his big fancy garden. Cleaning the garden and inspecting the statues provides the game's interactivity. It's a very simple mechanism that is enough to keep you engaged in what's going on without being tedious or detracting from the story.  The main character is alcoholic and only recently sober. Also, she is somehow connected to a professor that has just gone to jail for some reason? Pretty much everyone at her school hates her now, whether it's because she's a hot mess from the alcoholism or whether it's because she was somehow involved in whatever got the professor arrested isn't exactly clear to  me. She also says that her extended family members probably hate her too, so she must have done something that impacted them as well. Her mom is a sweetheart who sends her adorable, supportive text messages throughout the game. Although the game is never really clear on what happened exactly, lots of the main character's internal monologue reflects very real thoughts that I'm sure most people have experienced in various parts of their life. I just wish I knew more about Ryn, what happened to her/what she did, so I could have a better sense of who she is and her motivations for finally deciding to stop drinking. Without explained motivation, it's just a bittersweet little slice of life sort of game, peeking into the head of this person who is trying to work through their issues.