Unusual Findings

 PC
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Meristation
    Oct 12, 2022
    90
    Unusual findings is a love letter to the 80´s in the form of an awesome point and click adventure game. Inspired by classics as Explorers or The Goonies, it delivers a great story with lovable characters full of satisfying puzzles. A modern cult classic of the genre, an unforgettable adventure that can be considered the best point and click game of the year, even above Return To Monkey Island.
  2. Adventure Gamers
    Oct 25, 2022
    80
    Unusual Findings is a clever tribute to ‘80s pop culture; a fun, creative story brought to life by well-executed graphics, interface, and voice acting.
  3. Ragequit.gr
    Oct 18, 2022
    75
    A strong love letter in the 80's, with alternate endings and plenty of puzzles, but with mediocre writing and some "moon logic".
  5. TheSixthAxis
    Jan 12, 2023
    60
    Unusual Findings is a good point and click adventure that will appeal to fans of the genre and nostalgia addicts alike. It doesn’t do anything to reinvent the wheel, though, and does suffer from the occasional moment of obscurity or needing to talk to every character again to discover a new line of dialogue. If the style and setting appeal, though, then there is a lot to love here, not least the pixel art and liberal use of pop classic ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’.
  6. GameGrin
    Jan 3, 2023
    45
    Unusual Things has a lot of cool ideas — from the awesome 80s setting to the fact that your dialogue choices influence the ending. The problem was the stagnation: outside of sex jokes and dark themes, the game never found its personality.

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Fuz
    Oct 31, 2022
    9
    This is really a good game.
    Great pixel art, some really cool animations (maybe a little exaggerated at times), fantastic music, good writing    This is really a good game.
    Great pixel art, some really cool animations (maybe a little exaggerated at times), fantastic music, good writing and simple, but effective and very in line with 80's storytelling, plot. Pretty sure it will have a sequel and can't wait for it.
    Puzzles are good, mostly logical and occasionally I got stuck but once solved the main problem all was kind on autoplay; I had to use a walkthrough for two puzzles: one is... very random to me (the floating crystal) and I suppose one of the devs has a degree in chemistry, and the other I would NEVER have solved it (the cola).
    it falls a little short on the prologue, it doesn't take enough time to set the tone and you have to fill in the blanks, a little too many references (and I bloody hate the name changes i.e. "Galaxy Wars" instead of "Star Wars" - it's not even consistent since some are the real ones) and some voice actors who are downright terrible, even sounding like a parody (the hobo, the electrician). All the main characters (the kids, the Bull and girl, whatever her name was) have excellent voice actors, though. The girl needed more space to develop the character and interact with the cast, anyway - as it is, she's sadly just background. Also more Bull action would have been cool, but I guess money was short for that.
    Negative points:
    - The save system is AWFUL. Absolutely awful. What an embarassment. We need unlimited save slots in P&C adventures.
    - Options are very limited overall
    - The game should have taken more time for the prologue to develop the setting and the characters, and add more of 80s tropes (school, bullies, you know the usual 80s narrative things)
    - Walking: ok, bear with me. This is often very annoying because you always have to be mindful of where you click. Meaning that due to hotspots in the path you'll often open the menu instead of walking. And if you double click to run you'll have to listen to a description or something, so you'll have to find an empty spot to avoid the triggers. This seems like a minor thing, but I assure you, it's VERY annoying - you move a between screens quite often and it happens a lot. Also, the action coin is pretty big and ugly, and sometimes part of it might appear out of screen, forcing you to close it, walk more and reopen it. And by the way, this would have been a perfect game for verbs, why the **** did they go with a barebone coin interface is beyond me.
    - Writing can be a little amateurish and ingenuous here and there, but nothing major. Sometims it feels... "compressed".

    In any case, excellent game, easily one of my favourite P&C adventures of the last years.    … Full Review »
  2. Zer0TheHer0
    Oct 14, 2022
    0
    Only one save slot? And only autosave? No unlimited save slots and no autosave? Is this a joke?
  3. jackill_mf
    Oct 27, 2022
    9
    Oh, those 80s! How I loved to play on my Famicom in those days! This game took me right back to my childhood. The atmosphere of those years isOh, those 80s! How I loved to play on my Famicom in those days! This game took me right back to my childhood. The atmosphere of those years is conveyed perfectly. And the story is like in B-movies: teenagers, aliens, mystery, and good people who defeat evil. I've spent several incredible hours playing the game. Strongly recommend it to everyone who loves that time.… Full Review »
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