There’s also a playback feature that shows, from start to finish, how each item found its way into its new place - a surprisingly satisfying experience after meticulously finding a home for every little thing. Said photo mode offers a slew of filters and frames that can make the room bold, dreamy, comic-book style, and more. There are all sorts of stickers to unlock, which will allow players to place them around the room in the game’s photo mode. While speedrunners will be able to power through Unpacking within 3-ish hours, there’s a lot more to do here than unpack belongings. Having been in a similar situation before, I was hardly surprised when I saw the next level - to avoid spoiling it more than I already have, I’ll let your imagination fill in the blanks there. As I unpacked, I couldn’t shake the feeling that this wasn’t going to work out not only were their tastes clashing, but his refusing to budge meant she didn’t have a place to exist.
It wasn’t everything, but plenty of his items were locked in place - a noticeable difference coming from the previously less restrictive levels. Of course, opposites attract, so it’s no big deal, right? Except there was some pushback in terms of being able to move some of his items around. From the get-go, you can tell the two are extremely different people - his monochromatic aesthetic compared to her colorful expressiveness. The level that best illustrates this, in my opinion, is the 2010 level, where the woman moves into (what I presume to be) a man’s apartment. If there’s one thing that Unpacking masters, its subtlety. It was so lovely to take this trip down memory lane in terms of gadgets from yesteryear, a heartwarming experience for anyone who once cherished these things as well. Moving on through the years saw the evolution of tech, from gigantic computer monitors to sleek laptops, from the gameboy to the 3DS, and everything in between. It was such a joy to start off in 1997 and unpack very beloved items, such as a tamagotchi, a gameboy, and a purple diary with a lock on it - all belongings that I owned at that age. Since Unpacking moves through the years, beginning with 1997 and moving towards today’s date, there are a lot of items that will be familiar to those who grew up in this era. Something about the calming sleepiness of it all was so relaxing and so ethereal, I felt like I was in a dream! And that music? Delightfully sweet chiptunes that strongly reminded me of the magical soundtrack in Kirby’s Dreamland. It’s not just the insane level of detail, from the patterns in the wood to labels on bottles, but the use of color to express interior design preferences, lighting, and even aging on items through the years. The aesthetics are absolutely glorious - obviously the pixel art speaks for itself, but I’ll go ahead and gush about it anyway.
Left click picks up and releases an item, while right click rotates it (where possible).
And while this person never appears on screen or says a word, we get to know her - and her loved ones - intimately through her belongings.Ĭontrols are simple and intuitive, as it’s all point and click. Through the years and stages in her life, she unpacks her same things into new places, finding homes for every little knick knack in every nook and cranny. Unpacking takes players through the ages - beginning in 1997, a young girl is excited to unpack her belongings in her new room in 2004, she unpacks her stuff into her new college dorm. Described on its Steam page as “part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration,” Unpacking is a one-of-a-kind experience that players won’t want to put down. Although it’s only a 3 – 6 hour journey at most, those few hours are filled with subtle hints that allow you to not only feel what the main character is going through but reminisce about similar milestones in your own life. There’s just something about Unpacking that is immediately delightful that one can’t help but want to get their hands on it straight away.ĭeveloped by Witch Beam and published by Humble Games, Unpacking is a cute yet nuanced story of a woman’s life told through… well, unpacking. Even the game’s community manager, Victoria Tran ( Among Us), volunteered for the position just so she could play Unpacking early. I took one look at it 2 years ago and promptly emailed the dev team, begging to be added to the press list. Unpacking is one of those games that will make you believe in love at first sight. Unpacking Review: Unboxing memories, one belonging at a time
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