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While solving puzzles in Roki, Tove will find and interact with a variety of objects in a different order than you need them, meaning some solutions to puzzles may not be apparent until you advance the game. Exploring and discovery encompass a large part of the game. Firstly, it wasn’t nearly as linear as this genre of game tends to be. While Roki first presented itself as a point and click adventure style game, it was quickly evident that it was so much more than this. I still have no idea how they made me so sad when I saw a troll turned into stone, or another troll talking about how they can’t get good tea. Polygon Treehouse does such an excellent job of their storytelling, mostly done through text, that I found myself having a massive amount of feelings I didn’t anticipate in a simple point and click game. Such an adorable and sentimental way to join the stories together. The little gnome like creatures (Tomkes) really held a special place for me, probably because Tove’s mother called her that, and in turn, Tove calls Lars ‘Little Tomke’. For example, the scary troll hiding under the bridge is not growling to scare you, but she is in pain and hiding. Some are very complex, have their own problems and are misunderstood. While searching for Lars, Tove encounters many fabled beasts and realizes that not all monsters are evil. These things result in Tove becoming the primary caregiver and protector to Lars, meaning she must take on more responsibility and has a maturity well beyond her years. Her father spends most of his time grieving and sleeping in front of the fireplace in their family home. Tove’s mother passed away shortly after Lars was born.

In order to rescue Lars, Tove must navigate her way through the forest, solving puzzles and making connections to the fantastical inhabitants along the way.Īlthough primarily built around magic and folklore, the narrative has a very tragic foundation that it is built on.

As it happens, the creatures are real and Lars was taken by the magical creature, Roki, for nefarious reasons that are made clear early on in the game. Lars has a vivid imagination and often believes he sees the mythical creatures from the stories Tove reads to him. Based in Scandinavian folklore, it tells the story of a young girl, Tove, who is searching for her younger brother, Lars. It easily kept me captivated until the end. Roki, the debut game from Polygon Treehouse, captures everything that makes fairy tales charming and alluring, while also showing some of the dark sides as well. I know I was shocked when I found out some of the origin stories. It would only take you a moment searching online to see the dark histories of some of the ones you remember the most. The stories we know have often originated and been built upon dark themes of evil, loss, heartbreak and loneliness. As we get older, however, we often see that fairy tales are not always as light and innocent as we remembered them being. I think I could ask almost anyone, and they would have had a favourite fairy tale or children’s story growing up. We think back on a time when our parents or grandparents would read to us, telling us stories of bravery, heroism, magic and love. For most of us, fairy tales are a part of our childhood.