If Found... Reviews

This was such an experience, I knew that I was going to cry my eyes out after playing for like 20mins, but I was not expecting to get my heart broken, fixed up and then broken again. I really liked the concept of erasing memories and diary logs, you could really see that Kasio was starting everything anew. Sad yet beautiful. Would recommend playing this game if you are an ally or a member of the LGBTQ community, you'll get hit with a storm of tears but you will enjoy it. 10/10

Beautiful, emotional story, and great soundtrack. Made me bawl my eyes out for hours, and I had to close the game multiple times to sort out my feelings. 10/10 experience

I was attracted by the beautiful illustration in a presentation of LGBTQ game study. But I am disappointed about the game, the interaction is so boring and annoying, even made my hand uncomfortable. The story is fine, but it feels like I am watching some powerpoint slides.

Just a great little visual novel about the queer experience in small communities.

I dont know how Annapurna managers to publish all these amazing games, every game I've bought thats been published by them has been an amazing game full of story. If Found is one of very few games that have made me cry after playing it, its just amazing. And as such with other titles Annapurna have published, its best to go in blind with this one. It tells a good story, all within this comic book/doodle book esk art style. Everything about this game is just amazing, its a must play

A beautifully illustrated story of a trans youths struggles in 1990's Ireland, it was a really touching and heartfelt story, highly recommend.

It is quiet, poinyent and is like sitting with an old friend you havent seen in forever and arent sure how to get back into the groove with. its mostly pressing 1 button or clicking but the story is what this kind of game is about and thatt is 10/10 made me cry like....6 times.

This indie visual novel is extremely heartfelt, and extremely stylish. It has two plot lines: Set in the 90s, the main plot is about a trans girl named Kasio who transitioned while going to university in Dublin, and now is returning to her hometown on Achill (an island in Ireland... say that ten times fast). As she dreads, her reunion with her mother and brother is tense, and she flees the house to stay with her friend and his band, who are squatting in a decaying mansion. The secondary plot is about an astronaut who finds a black hole, and attempts to protect humanity. Kasio's parts are told as if we are reading her journal, and the next "page" of the game is revealed by "erasing" the image in front of you. While there are parts that are told with normal dialogue boxes and reused sprites like you'd expect in a visual novel, a significant percentage of the game has unique art, which is just baffling to me. (Someone on Steam was complaining about the game's price (just $13!) and I'm like.......... we have to pay for the artist's carpal tunnel!!) Some of it is kind of "sketchy," which matches the journal motif, as if the visuals are drawn by Kasio herself. Of course the erasing is thematically resonant to the story of a young woman dealing with hostility from her family and feeling unwelcome in her own hometown, and also to, you know, black holes. In a normal visual novel, you might be clicking pretty fast, to the point that you're clicking about as fast as you can read if the lines are short, meanwhile in If Found, the erasing mechanic really makes you slow down, which contributes to the moodiness of the game, and the sense of time passing slowly in a place that's the same as Kasio left it. The uneasy moodiness is also amplified by the soundtrack and by a visual movement on the screen that I don't know how to describe, but it gives the visuals kind of a texture. Anyway. It's a fascinating, beautiful, and heart-wrenching game. If you are intrigued at all, I definitely recommend checking it out.

Enjoyed my time with this even if it was short. This is not so much a game as a visual novel but as visual novels go it was excellently done. As somebody in the alphabet mafia the story affected me greatly and was highly relatable. Even the being 'almost homeless' aspect. Love this game. Your enjoyment may vary depending on your connection to the themes.

Absolutely 100% recommend. Beautiful game. Some of the most natural and real feeling characters and dialogue I've encountered in a video game or piece of media ever. Cried a lot. Happy about it. I recommend going in knowing as little as possible, other than that you should have a big mug of tea at the ready. and tissues.