Lucy Dreaming

Lucy Dreaming is a fresh new take on a classic formula—full of heart and humour, it's a true gem on the indie scene,

Pixeltastic old-school-inspired point and click adventure game

The best point and click adventure effort to come along since Thimbleweed Park, Lucy Dreaming is a relentlessly entertaining genre effort that deftly blends well structured puzzle design with the sort of delightfully irreverent and offbeat humour that will have you grinning and quietly chuckling like a loon throughout its duration. A great point and click offering that you can enjoy with a nice cup of PG Tips, I suspect that a cuppa of Yorkshire Tea would be more in line with what the creators intended.

In closing, I firmly believe that Lucy Dreaming is one of the best point-and-click games of the modern era. The game is utterly charming and packed to the brim with hilarious jokes and easter eggs. Its brilliant plot, cast of weirdly wonderful characters, and plenty of engaging puzzles make this an easy recommendation! If you’re a fan of the genre, you need to play Lucy Dreaming! For that reason, I’m giving Lucy Dreaming a Thumb Culture Platinum Award!

Depending on how long each puzzle takes players, Lucy Dreaming will run about eight to ten hours, and although the game's eventual conclusion falls a bit short, this time spent still mostly feels worthwhile. Despite this lackluster final plot beat and occasional elements of tedium, Lucy Dreaming overall comes off incredibly charming thanks to its fun pixel style, entertaining and fully-voiced characters, and creative puzzle mechanics. For any fan of the classic point-and-click adventure genre, Lucy Dreaming is much more of a dream than a nightmare.

Lucy Dreaming is a point-and-click adventure game in which you play as a young girl whose determination to end her nightmares sends her on an investigation of a decade-old murder. With its quirky sense of humor and pixel art style, Lucy Dreaming tells a very fun and interesting story that is bound to keep you playing for hours.

A more retro-than-typical style of interface, cheeky humor, and great voice acting helps to lift this adventure up

Lucy Dreaming is made for all fans of the old point and click adventures that grew up with the classic titles of the genre.

Lucy Dreaming is among the best point and click adventures in a year that has been full of some brilliant ones. It starts out as a homage but it ends with its own identity and the promise of an all-new humorous franchise. Some tonal frustrations aside, this is definitely comfort food for adventure game purists and a must play!

Lucy Dreaming tells a compelling, concise story filled with wit and hilarity, kept me invested with a juicy mystery, and hooked me with its fantastic execution of the sarcastic adventure game protagonist trope. It never feels like a one-trick pony, and it’s a masterclass in knowing when to surprise with a sudden change in mood or shocking reveal. I went in thinking I was in for a charming point & click adventure with some gimmicks and enough jokes to keep me going, but I’m coming away convinced it’s going on my GOTY list. I wish I could forget everything about it and experience it all over again.