Update Ninety-Seven: 16 December 2017

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This one was cuuuute!

I messed up somewhat on delegating it by genre - this isn’t a visual novel! It’s an RPGmaker puzzle game. Regardless, I enjoyed my time spent with it.

In Trick & Treat, you play as Amelia. She and her (girl)friend Charlotte leave the house to go trick or treating for Halloween. But the town is decorated too scary… so they decide to hit up the spooky house in the woods instead! Inside, Charlotte and Amelia get separated, and Amelia has to explore the house to track her down.

The game walks the line between scary and cutesy very well, with little touches that are very nice. For example, every carpet in the game is soaked with blood, so when Amelia walks on them they squish. The puzzles can get a little weird and esoteric, but not any outrageous moon logic is in play. And, best of all, the game has a happy, adorable true ending.

It’s short, it’s cute, it’s free. RPGmaker games can alternatively repulse or endear me, and this game definitely endeared me. They’ve released a prequel for this game which is going right on my wishlist (or I’m downloading it right away, I don’t know if it’s free or not.).

Next up: Murders! Mysteries!

See you soon!