Undusted: Letters from the Past

It’s the perfect game for a quiet evening: headphones on, lights low, and heart open. If you appreciate narrative-driven indie titles, if you enjoy ASMR-style tactile mechanics, or if you’re drawn to games that explore emotional landscapes with subtlety and care, Undusted deserves your attention!

Cozy and casual game in which you'll work on cleaning up and restoring old items

If you’re after a cosy evening’s entertainment, I can’t imagine you’ll be disappointed by Undusted: Letters From The Past. Its gameplay is incredibly moreish, pulling you right through to the credits in a single sitting. It’s a brief journey but one that packs an emotional punch and teaches you a couple of important lessons along the way.

Simply put, Undusted: Letters from the Past is one of those games that feels close to perfection. It has a beautiful story that sucks you into the life of Adora and her parents, addictive gameplay that feels satisfying, a realistic art style that oozes nostalgia, and a haunting soundtrack to soothe your soul. Although this game only takes a few short hours to complete, there's no doubt it will touch your heart strings and make you feel nostalgic yourself - and want to go through your own old stuff to see what stories and memories they uncover.

Overall, Undusted: Letters from the Past was cute, heartwarming, sad, beautiful, and well worth a playthrough. It might be short, but the length is balanced by a very reasonable price tag. I enjoyed my time with Undusted, and I will be recommending it to friends who like the same types of games. If you are a fan of emotional visual novels with a little bit of relaxing, meditative cleaning thrown in, you’ll not regret your time with Adora and her family.

Undusted: Letters from the Past combines cleaning up interesting and poignant items with stories about why each one matters.

Looking like a cozy and relaxing game, Undusted: Letters from the Past shows itself as more than that and surprises us with a narrative that goes way beyond just cleaning objects in a therapeutic manner.

For the cozy crowd looking for some soothing activity mixed with touching storytelling this will be a mixed blessing

Undusted: Letters from the Past is a special little project that allows you to excavate someone else's memories through cleaning objects, and possibly dust off a few of your own throughout this tactile and patient process. Its satisfying and ASMR-inspired gameplay is addictive, and its emotional arc will speak to many. 5minlabs has a gem on its hands — one that's been patiently polished to a shine.

Undusted: Letters from the Past is a satisfying mix of what it presents to the player, a lo-fi cozy cleaning game that leaves me wanting to clean things perfectly over and over, while also presenting a narrative about family that pulls at the heart. I enjoyed myself so much that I played it entirely in one session, about two hours in total, finding myself enraptured in the art, music, story, and gameplay of this fantastic game about cleaning up old things.