Miniatures is more of a psychological horror game, laden with tension and uncertainty.
In the Next Fest demo, we’re taking out the screwdriver to assemble flat-pack furniture.
way that many games might make it unfun.
It courses with terrible familial tension, even as some characters have a go at make it fun.
Even getting frustrated by trial-and-error figuring out what to do with a puzzle is part of the experience.
The muted colours and shifting hand-drawn art style really sell it too.
No dialogue, heaps of personality expressed by gestures.
I was holding my breath towards the end.
What a perfectly lovely unpleasant time.
Miniatures is due to launchon Steamthis year, at some point from March to the end of May.
That’s where you’ll find the Next Fest demo too.
It’s made by Other Tales Interactive, the studio behind Tick Tock: A Tale for Two.
