Developer: Amanita Desisgn
Publisher: Amanita Design
Release: Out now
On: Windows, Mac, Linux
From: Steam, Humble, Itch, GOG
Price: 5, $5, 5
The surprise announcement of a new Amanita game, while we were all happily waiting for the announced Creaks to appear, is almost certainly to do with the clandestine nature of Apple Arcade. With so many developers sensibly taking advantage of Apple’s pouring money tap, and with the exclusivity arrangement extending only to screwing over Android, us PC players are enjoying a sudden windfall of meant-for-telephone games. Since one of these is a bonus Amanita game, then… well, hooray for stupid corporate practices!
Following on from the spellbinding Chuchel, this new little yarn Pilgrims upholds Amanita s reputation for wonderful art and animation, and for simple, intuitive, non-verbal games. It might perhaps fall a little short, however, of their reputation for exquisite brilliance. And indeed in terms of length.