Game Review · Purchased May 5, 2024 · $12.09 CAD via PSN
The Setup
Memorrha is a quiet, atmospheric puzzle-adventure about piecing a broken world back together, built around environmental storytelling rather than dialogue or exposition, in the same general lineage as games like Gris or Rime.
The Review
At just over twelve dollars, this was one of the smallest financial commitments in my entire year, and it delivered a genuinely distinct mood and visual identity that a lot of much more expensive games never manage. The puzzle design is not the deepest or most challenging in the genre, but that was never really the point, the game is more interested in atmosphere, sound design, and the slow reveal of its world than in testing your problem-solving skills.
Games like this live or die on whether the specific mood they are chasing lands for you personally, and this one landed for me: a short, contemplative experience that felt worth the handful of hours it asked for.
What I Liked
- Distinct, moody atmosphere and art direction
- Strong environmental storytelling with minimal reliance on dialogue
- Extremely low financial risk given the price
- A satisfying handful of hours rather than an overstuffed runtime
What I Didn’t
- Puzzle design is fairly light, not a game for anyone wanting a real mechanical challenge
- The mood-first approach will not land for players who want a stronger narrative throughline
The Verdict
Rating: 4/5
A small, low-risk purchase that delivers a genuinely distinct atmosphere you do not get from bigger-budget titles. Easy to recommend at this price specifically.
The Compulsive Canadian Gamer 