Sarawak will appeal to players who enjoy the cosy pleasures of sinking into an old-fashioned mystery novel as well as the thrill of a classic puzzler game.
A university professor is found dead outside the player’s hotel, and the police arrest their holiday companion for the murder. The professor left a trail of secrets, which the player must solve to continue with the story. The more the player unravels, the more conflicted they will become as they start to question who is lying and who is telling the truth.
Sarawak is a text-based narrative adventure. Gameplay is split between interactive narrative choices and point-and-click puzzles. Featuring stunning and unique hand-drawn illustrations, players will need to open locks and doors, discover secret rooms, hack into police equipment, pore through newspaper archives, and light up a jungle research station to progress the game and solve the central mystery. For players who enjoyed the likes of 80 Days, A Case of Distrust, LucasArts adventure games or Agatha Christie novels.
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“ A charming, pleasant and relaxing game. Sarawak puts forward an engaging tale that will keep you enticed for its duration ”
“ I can’t gush enough about how much I enjoyed this game and can find no fault. It features a well-written story that’s brimming with character, charm, and wit. It has incredible art that complements incredibly vivid prose, and fun, engaging puzzles to help make the experience a little more interactive. This is truly one of the best narrative experiences I’ve had in a while, the kind that makes me happy I’m a games journalist. ”
“ If you’re looking for a story-driven mystery with plenty of intrigue and fun, give this one a go. With an interesting story and creative art style, it’s well up there as one of the more unique games I’ve played. ”
“ Sarawak is a delightfully cozy piece of interactive fiction. Had me hooked on both cracking the mystery and simply existing as this witty traveling anthropology student. ”
“ ...a literary-based point and click masterpiece. This is in large part thanks its narrative stylings similar to a Telltale game and an illusion of choice as convincing as the best Bioware RPGs ”
