Heal: Pocket Edition

Jesse Makkonen

About this game

Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.

Dear, I'm playing our melody for you.
Do you find it familiar...?
Maybe it could help you to remember.
... to remember us.

I want to see you again, even if only for one last time.

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Heal is an experimental adventure game from the creator of DISTRAINT -series.

There are very little dialogue and text in Heal. Instead, the narrative is driven by a strong and obscure atmosphere.

* Side-scrolling 2D with unique, handmade graphics
* Atmospheric sound design
* An abstract world filled with puzzles
* Narrative driven by the atmosphere
* Handmade in Finland - no asset flips or cheap tricks!

Ratings and reviews

Short, very abstract- but a good experience. Took me about an hour to complete, with distractions. Very pretty game but I wish that there was just.. more of it, or more to it. Without spoilers, the ending had me go back to a past area- and while it held a neat Easter egg, I was hoping for something a bit.. again, just more. Going with 4 out 5 five. Nice experience, but it left me on the outskirts of storyline satisfaction.

I really loved this game. The puzzles are by far the best thing about the game: there are multiple kinds of puzzles that I have never seen before, and the difficulty level was generally enjoyable, though there are maybe two puzzles that are a little too difficult (including the tutorial puzzle, which stumped me for a while because I thought the tutorial was telling me to pull the thing all the way when you needed to pull it halfway). Too short for $5.49, but if you have play pass, get this game!

This is an atmospheric room escape game. After playing Distrant, I didnt know if I'd like this one as much. It does hit differently, but I like it. I still don't understand all of it, but it's well-put together and besides some points where it's not clear why some things weren't optimized for user experience (puzzles are more precise than I'm used to and don't try tapping and holding while sliding away), it's overall a good game. Definitely a different kind of room escape game.