Everholm has been described as many things since it first appeared on our radars: open-ended role-playing game, non-linear adventure, “comfortable…but not too comfortable.’ It’s that last sentence that really stands out. As enjoyable games have become a lucrative genre in their own right – usually consisting of a hodgepodge of farming, building, cute graphics, scintillating soundtracks, friendly NPCs and maybe a dash of combat – it It’s interesting that developer Chonky Loaf decided to throw in a caveat. on the popular label.

Looking at the game, with its old-school isometric perspective and stunning pixel-art graphics, it’s hard to see anything. not but as Pavle Miljkovic, co-founder and developer of Chonky Loaf, told me in a recent interview, looks can be a little deceiving.

You play as Lilly, a young woman searching for her long-lost sister. During her search, a magical encounter causes Lilly to awaken in a mysterious land where, for unknown reasons, everyone seems to know who she is. On the surface it’s just rolling hills, picturesque countryside and two artisan shops in Everholm, but dangers lurk beneath the surface. “Everything is not as it seems at first,” begins Miljkovic. “Although each character seems unaware of the potential dangers, we will uncover some of their mysteries and why they are on the island in the first place, and discover that many things are somewhat of an illusion.”