It is a known fact that throughout the years, the gaming industry has gone through a sort of osmosis of complacency. A proclivity for safe, marketable ideas with an almost guarantee of success.

Where as most developers find comfort in the 'conveyor belt' style of shelling out products, Huniepot yet again goes against the grain with another daring, thought provoking piece that questions our place in the universe and the relationships we build in a struggle to confirm our own agency.

At first glance, the emotions in Huniepop 2 might appear raw, unfiltered and perhaps even a bit frightening, but it is in this confrontation of our mortal fears that the game manages to present it's gameplay loop- not as a hindrance, but as an obstacle for the player to overcome.

No, this is not the tale of Sisyphus. Huniepop 2 utilizes it's abstract narrative and challenging puzzles to engage you with all five senses. The questions that lie at the heart of the journey are what keeps you coming back, inching your way up the mountain until that final, euphoric release which leaves you dried up and satisfied.

Truly an achievement in storytelling and game design that might not yet be appreciated in our time but that will definitely stand as one of the great catalysts that brought gaming into a new golden age.