Unmemory is a unique game that sits at a cross section of narrative adventure and puzzle game, showcasing a very realistic world with lots of puzzles for you to find and discover.
It’s very rare that a game catches my attention for being a completely unique and captivating experience. I play a lot of games, and it’s hard to not have another game in my mind or have seen a technique before. However, Unmemory, which I got the chance to play the first chapter of at the Valencia Indie Summit (where it won three different awards; Best Mobile Game, Best Narration and Best Design), is the best game I’ve played so far this year. The story itself is very well written and captivating – you have woken up in a room you cannot recognize with a bunch of blood and an injury in your torso. There is someone else, no longer living, within this room.
You have no memory of what has happened and what is going on. As you read through this story, you are given realistic images of objects or places, which you can also interact with and use to solve puzzles to progress the story. The audio is a must in Unmemory, as you listen to the door being knocked on, the TV buzzing in the background, and some water dripping in another room.
As you move forward in the game, you’ll start unlocking your memories, remembering what is going on or figuring it out through the puzzles and notes left for you. Some of the puzzles are quite challenging, forcing you to play a detective in your own strange life. Reading the story carefully and trying to connect the dots had me re-reading the text over and over, hoping to notice what I was looking for. This was all while knocking slammed at the door – bringing a huge feeling of being rushed and needing to react quickly. Many of the images have buttons below them, allowing you to tamper with or change the object, so that you can figure out what their use is.
Unmemory is almost like a thriller in that way – the game puts you on edge. You’ve not only got a story to read and follow, but a bunch of unique puzzles and some great audio to set the mood. With five chapters in total, I am looking forward to getting my hands on the next chapter as soon as it’s out.
Unmemory is currently in development and slated to release on mobile platforms this year, but in the meantime, you can follow its creation on the game’s site.
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Oooh this looks like fun! I always love a good mystery