Started Swerry's new "Ths Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories."
I don't normally like games that are strictly Puzzle/Platformer, but this one is nice so far. Very atmospheric, interesting story, and a trust in Swery's previous works keep me going forward. It's very pretty and surreal at times. Solving puzzles via self-mutilation is bizzare but leads to oddly interesting solutions.
Kotaku: "transgressive and shockingly frank in talking about LGTBQA+ issues"
Metro: "surreal mix of coming of age drama and genuinely creepy survival horror"
Destructoid: "brave, subtle, and at times cruel ... adventure featuring gorgeous animation, affecting visuals, and stomach-churning sound effects"
I'm not far enough to verify this praise, but I can see it starting to form. If I had one complaint it's maybe that the voice-acting is sometimes a bit too... "fake" sounding if that makes sense? "Phoned in" might be the right expression. Otherwise though, hell yeah I really like it so far! Thankfully also it has full controller support, even on initial launch when you have to configure graphics/audio/controls.
Edit: I think fans of Oxenfree and LiS should keep it on their radar/check it out. :)