Desktop Explorer

Desktop Explorer is one of those games that only needs to be experienced once. With a steady increase in challenging puzzles, an all-encompassing mystery, and a banging soundtrack, it's one that shouldn't be missed.

Some conundrums may have you reaching for a dusty copy of “Windows 95 for Dummies,” but Desktop Explorer is a highly polished puzzle-based expedition into the depths of a computerized mystery spanning decades.

I always love a game that has you searching someone's computer, but Desktop Explorer takes things to the next level by integrating ingeniously designed puzzles that require serious thought to solve. It's not for everyone, but if you're a fan of brainteasers, you're going to love this.

Excelling in both simplicity and excellent storytelling, Desktop Explorer manages to keep the grey matter triggered by merely asking for passwords. The team at Recurring Dream knows how to intrigue, challenge, and scare all at once, making Desktop Explorer a light-weight game packing heavy-weight punch. No matter how hard or obscure it gets, Desktop Explorer is one project you don't want want to log out of.

Neither the plot nor the underlying technological themes are particularly gripping, but the way the story is told—and, above all, how one uncovers the journals that piece it together—certainly is. It achieves this by having players solve puzzles—unlike in any other game—that constantly introduce interconnected settings, gameplay mechanics, and ideas. For those of us who like to play with a small notebook by the keyboard, *Recurring Dream* is a dream come true. Here’s hoping we won’t have to wait long for it to become a recurring experience.

Desktop Explorer transforms a retro Windows 95 desktop into one of the year's most inventive psychological horror adventures. With exceptional environmental storytelling, brilliantly varied puzzles, and a haunting atmosphere built around memory and loss, Recurring Dream's debut is a clever mystery that lingers long after the credits roll.

Despite some setbacks, Desktop Explorer remains one of the most enjoyable and clever puzzle games I’ve played. The puzzles are unique, the horror is ever-present, and the aesthetic will appeal to anyone who grew up in the 90s, complete with a nostalgic soundtrack that suits each segment of the story.

This game took me a considerable time to beat. Much longer than originally planned. This mostly spans on how hard some of the puzzles can be. The story is quite neat and I really enjoyed what they we're going for. In my opinion the game shines during the first two chapters and sadly falls off a little in the end. For the general experience though, I personally would've loved for a deeper hint feature, since I've often found myself splitting my head open trying to figure out certain puzzles. But to a certain amount that is also very well the charm of this game. It's not pulling any punches, so if you're up for some thinking, this is for you. I recommend it.

Seriously games like this really just like to waste your time and I really can't stand it when this **** does not work. There were several instances in which I was totally correct about the puzzle Add the solution and maybe one letter was off or something was wrong with the spelling and the game still doesn't want you to go through. There is times where the puzzles are remarkably easy and then unbelievably hard I don't know how anyone would be able to understand that fish one. It got to a point where I was just looking every single thing up and I'm like why am I playing this if I have to look up the entire game. Probably better to just watch it on Youtube. I love puzzle games like Blueprints and stuff like that but at least it's somewhat intuitive when you play them This one not so much. I think I'm giving such a low score here because at the end the game was glitched and did not give me the file that I need just completely wasting my time and if you like wasting yours you can play this.