Lantern Hollow

Lantern Hollow is mostly about atmosphere. You wander a misty village, solve gentle environmental puzzles, and piece together what happened to the people who lived there. It leans on mood more than mechanics, and it works.

The lantern is your main tool — hold it up to reveal paths and objects that aren't there in normal light. That single idea gets stretched cleverly across the whole game without ever feeling like a gimmick.

It's short, maybe three or four sittings, and I didn't want it to end. If you like a story you walk through rather than fight your way past, this is worth your evening.

What we liked

• Gorgeous, quiet atmosphere
• A clever lantern mechanic used well
• Short enough to finish in a weekend