Land of Screens

Land of Screens is a short and sweet romcom experience that is ultimately too reductive to deliver its message meaningfully.

Land of Screens is far too one-note for its own good, repeatedly hammering the message that screens are pure evil. Its heart is in the right place, but its execution leaves something to be desired.

Land of Screens is an adventure-puzzle game developed by Serenity Forge and published by Way Down Deep. It’s short and sweet with little gameplay involved and

Ultimately, Land of Screens may serve as a helpful reminder for a few players, but most people already know that it’s important to look up from their devices sometimes. As a non-developer, it’s difficult to see how Serenity Forge could have relayed its message in a more engaging manner, but there are developers who have successfully sneaked a societal call to action into their games. This is usually accomplished by focusing on gameplay first and sprinkling the message throughout for people to uncover themselves. Instead, Serenity Forge has made the entirety of Land of Screens about the message...

It does have charm, but I wanted it to be more than it ended up being.