Forgotton Anne

This might be one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played. Forgotton Anne feels like stepping straight into a Studio Ghibli film a hand crafted world full of charm, melancholy, and magic. From the first few minutes, it pulled me back to my childhood, watching My Neighbor Totoro, Grave of the Fireflies, and Princess Mononoke stories that shaped my love for heartfelt narratives. While the writing here doesn’t quite reach the same emotional depth as the works of Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata (few games could), it still manages to stand tall on its own. The world of Forgotton Anne has a sincerity and warmth that’s rare to find, especially in modern games so focused on spectacle over soul. The story itself is a touching meditation on belonging, purpose, and self doubt a tale that’s both whimsical and quietly profound. It manages to blend humour and heartbreak beautifully, often surprising me with how human its characters felt. What struck me most was how cohesive the presentation is the hand drawn animation, orchestral score, and subtle voice acting all work together to create something genuinely cinematic. It’s one of those games that doesn’t just tell a story it feels like one.
That said, as a game, Forgotton Anne isn’t without its frustrations. Most of the gameplay revolves around platforming and light puzzles, but the controls can feel clunky and sluggish. The wing mechanics, while conceptually cool, are awkward to use. Even using a controller didn’t help much inputs felt delayed, and I caught myself frustrated every time precision jumps were required. It doesn’t ruin the experience, but it definitely tests your patience at times.
Still, what kept me going was the emotional payoff and the sheer artistry of the world. I found myself forgiving its gameplay flaws because the narrative and presentation were so strong. The music swells at just the right moments, the visuals are breathtaking in their painterly style, and the characters linger in your mind long after the credits roll. If you’re someone who values tight mechanics and responsive gameplay, Forgotton Anne might not be for you. But if you’re here for a moving, visually stunning story that captures a bit of that old school Studio Ghibli magic, then it’s absolutely worth experiencing. Despite its rough edges, it’s a game that reminds you why storytelling in this medium can be so powerful. Plus Mr. Fig has a sexy Wig, I bid you a good day.

Forgotton Anne is a good fun puzzle platformer with nice hand crafted animations.
Gameplay overall is quite easy. Some puzzles can be a bit of a challenge. Puzzles are mostly about enabling/disabling power to doors or switches and controlling switches in the correct order to open doors or move platforms.
And it's also a platformer. The game has one issue in this regard: the special 'wing' jump takes a second to activate, making these a bit clumsy. at times Since there is no real danger, it really isn't more than a minor nitpick.
There's also a bunch of collectables and achivevements. Most are story related or quite easy to get. And if you missed one, you'll get a neat level selection after finishing the story, so you can try to get the remaining few if you want to.
Nice story, good sound, music and graphics. Some good challenges in the puzzles. A bit of humor. Loved the art style. Was also quite invested in the main characters. The two endings though.. a hard choice to make.

I played the game through. You can't really explore as it is linear and there's not so many things to find.

The art is beautiful and it plays ok. Movement and agility goes nicely with the character, it was fun to play.

Story on the other hand was meh. The world was interesting and there were a lot of quirky fun npc's. The story wasn't bad but it left a bad taste in my mouth. Probably mainly because it has choices how you want to respond in a conversation and on many cases out of the two options there wasn't one for me. They were also at times confusing to me, if I pick this, what am I saying exactly? There were also other happenings in the game that I did not enjoy playing through.

I did enjoy the scenery and some characters. Looking at you, pink spring-swing horsey <3

I do recommend it, it's not objectively bad, just didn't click for me. You can get it very cheap on sale so give it a try.

One of the most tug-on-your-heartstrings, atmospherically rich games out there. The world feels real, and every character is distinctly vibrant from one another. The gorgeous visuals, charming voice acting and immersive soundtrack come together to form this masterpiece of a story!! Go play it now!!!!

I absolutely love this game, great story, fantastic visuals, Great art and voice acting. It made me remember the cartoon movies from when I was a kid, and brings the player in a unforgottable journey.

Solid narrative adventure with beautiful hand-drawn animation and a brilliant setting that blends steampunk and fairytale aesthetics into something uniquely charming.
Where it falters is in the gameplay. Other than the basic clunky platforming, there's little that takes advantage of the video game medium, and it likely would have worked better as an animated film instead.
As such, it ends up being just fine as a one-time experience.
5.5/10

This is a solid game. It has an interesting premise, great controls, beautiful art, and an unforgettable story. Plus, it does technically have replay-ability if you want to go back and choose the other ending or make different choices. The puzzles are difficult at times, but worth solving in order to move forward and experience the story. It is definitely worth the price for what you get.