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How to Say Goodbye

How to Say Goodbye

Released: 11/3/2022

How to say Goodbye tells the story of a character recently turned into a ghost, lost in an unknown world populated by spirits. In this narrative puzzle game, move the element of decor and the characters to guide the characters out of the liminal space between life and death in which they are trapped. Help them find their friends who are prisoners of a mysterious wizard and accompany them on their journey to the other side. The goal of each level in How to Say Goodbye is to guide your group of ghosts to the exit, symbolized by a door. To do so, move the scenery on a grid and make your way to the door. But dark forces seem to be holding you back against your will. Lost spirits called spleens will try to prevent you from escaping the liminal space by blocking the way to the door. Find your friends, avoid the spleens and find your way out of the liminal space! Inspired by illustration and children's literature (Tomi Ungerer, Tove Jansson, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Maurice Sendak...), How to say Goodbye deals with the theme of grief with kindness and sensitivity. Still shocked by their recent passing, the ghosts of How to say Goodbye try their best to leave the liminal space they are trapped in. Together, they will have to discover how to mourn in order to accept their own death, and “move on”.

How to say Goodbye tells the story of a character recently turned into a ghost, lost in an unknown world populated by spirits. In this narrative puzzle game, move the element of decor and the characters to guide the characters out of the liminal space between life and death in which they are trapped. Help them find their friends who are prisoners of a mysterious wizard and accompany them on their journey to the other side. The goal of each level in How to Say Goodbye is to guide your group of ghosts to the exit, symbolized by a door. To do so, move the scenery on a grid and make your way to the door. But dark forces seem to be holding you back against your will. Lost spirits called spleens will try to prevent you from escaping the liminal space by blocking the way to the door. Find your friends, avoid the spleens and find your way out of the liminal space! Inspired by illustration and children's literature (Tomi Ungerer, Tove Jansson, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Maurice Sendak...), How to say Goodbye deals with the theme of grief with kindness and sensitivity. Still shocked by their recent passing, the ghosts of How to say Goodbye try their best to leave the liminal space they are trapped in. Together, they will have to discover how to mourn in order to accept their own death, and “move on”.

How to say Goodbye tells the story of a character recently turned into a ghost, lost in an unknown world populated by spirits. In this narrative puzzle game, move the element of decor and the characters to guide the characters out of the liminal space between life and death in which they are trapped. Help them find their friends who are prisoners of a mysterious wizard and accompany them on their journey to the other side. The goal of each level in How to Say Goodbye is to guide your group of ghosts to the exit, symbolized by a door. To do so, move the scenery on a grid and make your way to the door. But dark forces seem to be holding you back against your will. Lost spirits called spleens will try to prevent you from escaping the liminal space by blocking the way to the door. Find your friends, avoid the spleens and find your way out of the liminal space! Inspired by illustration and children's literature (Tomi Ungerer, Tove Jansson, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Maurice Sendak...), How to say Goodbye deals with the theme of grief with kindness and sensitivity. Still shocked by their recent passing, the ghosts of How to say Goodbye try their best to leave the liminal space they are trapped in. Together, they will have to discover how to mourn in order to accept their own death, and “move on”.

Critics
74
Steam
91

Score Breakdown

73.5

Critic Average

2 reviews

91

Steam User Score

169 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-17.6
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-17.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 launch window (100%)0 late (0%)