I wonвЂ™t spoil where the narrative goes, but I will say itвЂ™s fantastic. ItвЂ™s simple, short, sweet, and deeply relatable, as is the rest of Unpacking.

The story is intricate, but thereвЂ™s no dramatic twists. Some cherished items survive a move, and some donвЂ™t. Some later levels have boxes obscure shelves and cupboards, requiring you to think a little about which order to unpack them in. Developer Witch Beam have made the most out of the premise and mechanics.ДЄ couple of moments cleverly used the red outlines to show that while an object was in a traditionally appropriate location, it wasnвЂ™t where the character wanted it at that point in her life.

From her childhood home, to her college dorm, a sharehouse, to her first apartment, and beyond, you experience major milestones of our protagonistвЂ™s life just from every time she moves. As the levels progress, the narrative expresses itself by how much freedom you are given (or not given) to unpack. You play a single character, inhabiting each place she has called home throughout her life. In fact, the game tells a subtle story purely through its mechanics, no words. Unpacking pleasantly increases the complexity of this basic gameplay loop through its 8 levels, but never in a way that feels unnecessarily difficult. Apart from the red outlines (which can be turned off in the accessibility settings) you have a lot of freedom to personalise each room to your tastes, which, like real life, is the fun of Unpacking. Some objects stack on top of each other, some can be placed in drawers and cupboards, and some come in sets that you can choose (or not) to keep together. When all the boxes are gone, any items that donвЂ™t belong where you put them will have a pulsing red outline and accompanying sound effect. Your job is to click on a box, take an item out of it, and place it somewhere in the house. Each level is a place of residence, with boxes strewn about each room.

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