Game Review: Eden's Quest

produced by OUAT Entertainment

Review by Troy Hepfner

Eden's Quest is a puzzle game, cleverly disguised as a point-and-click adventure game!

You play Eden Hunt, a famous archaeologist (at least that's the impression you get from the magazines displayed on her desk), who receives a mysterious telephone call accompanied by a strange envelope in the mail. The unidentified stranger invites you to an isolated island to participate in a challenging treasure hunt. Naturally, you accept (otherwise, there would be no game to play).

Once on the island, you discover that you're not alone. Other treasure hunters have also been invited, so the race is on to be the first to find the coveted treasure of Akua. The story is light-hearted and entertaining, and provides an enjoyable backdrop to the real focus of the game: the puzzles.

In order to find the treasure, you must solve a series of puzzles. Lots of puzzles. The variety of puzzles in the game is amazing. There are logic puzzles, math problems, memory games, word puzzles, mazes, hidden object scenes, slider puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, and more! It reminds me of some of the jumbo puzzle magazines my parents used to get for me as a kid. Some of the problems are fairly simple, while others really force you to think. Thankfully, the game has a hint system built in that lets you purchase hints using coins that you earn throughout the game. Try to solve the puzzle correctly on the first try, though, because subsequent tries aren't worth as many points. And you must earn a certain number of points in order to advance to new areas of the island.

The visuals in this game are gorgeous! The background graphics have a beautiful oil-painting look to them, and the characters are very diverse and wonderfully drawn. The high-quality production values really make the game shine!

If you're looking for a good puzzle game that is not a match-3, I highly recommend this.

Eden's Quest is available for Mac and Windows for $6.99 USD.