Developer: Frostwood Interactive
Publisher: Frostwood Interactive
Release: Out now
On: Windows, Mac OS X
From: GOG, Steam
Price: 9.29, $12, 10
Ultimately, Rainswept has a good story to tell. A sad story, one of grief, loss, murder and small-town cruelty. It’s a crime procedural, but its forensic examination is of a complicated and difficult relationship. It’s a game that touches on difficult topics, including childhood abuse, domestic abuse, and suicide. And yet, perhaps quite extraordinarily, it’s also ultimately a game about hope.
I say “ultimately”, because it’s also a game that gets in its own way. By the end, I really appreciated having been told the story. I’m really glad I played it. Along the way, I was frequently frustrated by a lot of its decisions.