Hollow Lantern

Hollow Lantern is more about mood than mechanics, and it wears that on its sleeve. You wander a dim, hand-drawn world with a single light source, solving environmental puzzles and slowly piecing together what happened here. It's quiet and unhurried, and it respects your intelligence enough to never explain too much.

The puzzles are gentle — mostly about noticing details and combining what you find — so it never devolves into frustration. Swipe to move, tap to interact; the controls stay out of the way. We played most of it in one long evening session with headphones on, which is really the right way to experience it.

It's a short game, maybe four hours, but it lingers afterward. If you like atmospheric adventures over challenge, Hollow Lantern is a lovely little trip.

What we liked

• Gorgeous hand-drawn art
• Calm, fair puzzles
• Memorable atmosphere