My Brother Rabbit

A game most certainly made with children in mind; nonetheless, as an adult, I was fully taken with its fantastical elements. The artists, quite boldly, rendered a colourful canvas of skill and imagination. As infantile as the story may be, the surreal nature of the world is exciting in itself.
This is a relaxing venture, what with the melodious tunes and fairy-tale aesthetic. It simply feels good to play.

This is a story-based puzzle game, where you need to solve puzzles in order to progress through the storyline. The game looks childish, touching on nostalgia, but you gather from the story that this has a much deeper psychological theme. You're basically in the mind of this little boy as he attempts to cope and make sense of his little sister's illness. While throughout the game, he shows resilience and a positive attitude, there are also moments where he feels helpless. A child could play this, there's nothing inappropriate. At the same time, adults who enjoy puzzle games shouldn't discount this as a children's game.
I was fully engaged, playing start to finish. It took about 5 hours for me to complete. I may play this again in the future. It's not a long game, but I enjoy having games that I can drop a few hours into it and be done.

My Brother Rabbit is a gentle, dreamlike puzzle adventure that blends whimsy with emotional depth, showcasing Artifex Mundi’s talent for creating atmospheric, visually driven storytelling. At its core, the game follows a young boy coping with the sudden illness of his little sister. Unable to make sense of the frightening reality around him, he turns to imagination for comfort, projecting their shared fears and hopes into a surreal world where his sister becomes a fragile flower-princess and he embodies her loyal protector, a stuffed rabbit come to life. This narrative framework unfolds without a single line of spoken dialogue, relying entirely on visual metaphor, expressive animation, and environmental symbolism to convey the bond between the siblings and the emotional weight of the situation.
The fantasy world they create is the game’s most striking achievement. Every environment is hand-painted with an extraordinary level of detail, blending childlike wonder with surreal eccentricity. Giant mushrooms tower over tiny mechanical contraptions, stitched-together creatures roam pastel-colored fields, and bizarre machines whir and clank in the background like remnants of half-remembered dreams. The art style evokes a storybook come to life, but the melancholy undertones woven throughout—subdued lighting, teary-eyed characters, wilted flora—remind you of the painful reality just outside the frame. The soundtrack gently reinforces this mood, mixing tender melodies with lightly haunting undertones to create an atmosphere both comforting and bittersweet.
Gameplay in My Brother Rabbit mixes hidden-object mechanics with point-and-click puzzle solving. Each chapter consists of interconnected scenes where you search for specific items scattered across the environment. These items unlock machines, mechanisms, and standalone puzzles that gradually help you restore life and health to the flower-princess. The puzzles range from gear-based contraptions to visual pattern sequences, memory challenges, and multi-step interactions with objects in the environment. While none of the puzzles are overly difficult, the game relies heavily on observation and logic, encouraging players to pay close attention to small visual cues. The complete absence of textual instructions makes the experience feel intuitive and organic, though this also means that players occasionally stumble into trial-and-error sequences when puzzle logic becomes unclear.
The hidden-object style collection tasks form a large part of the gameplay loop, and here the game’s pacing begins to show its limitations. Some item hunts are cleverly integrated into the environment, blending seamlessly with the art design, but others feel more like repetitive scavenger hunts that interrupt the emotional momentum rather than enhance it. The lack of a hint system or navigation shortcuts can also make certain sections drag, particularly when searching for small objects tucked into visually dense scenes. Despite these occasional frustrations, the overall structure remains fluid enough that most players can progress without feeling genuinely stuck.
Narratively, the game succeeds by trusting players to interpret its emotional layers. It never spells out the siblings’ situation but conveys their ordeal through symbolic parallels: medical equipment becomes fantastical machines, symptoms manifest as obstacles in the dream world, and moments of perceived healing in the hospital appear as triumphant breakthroughs for the rabbit. These metaphors give the story both subtlety and poignancy, making the game’s short runtime feel meaningful rather than rushed. By the time the ending arrives, the relationship between the siblings has become the emotional anchor of the entire experience, portrayed with warmth and sincerity rather than melodrama.
My Brother Rabbit is ultimately best seen as an artistic journey rather than a challenge-driven game. Its puzzles are approachable, its pacing relaxed, and its focus squarely on emotion and atmosphere over mechanical complexity. Players seeking a demanding puzzle experience or high replay value may find it too light, but those who appreciate visually rich worlds, emotionally grounded stories, and gentle interactivity will discover a warm, touching adventure. It stands as a testament to how games can communicate difficult themes through imagination, beauty, and empathy without relying on words at all.
Rating: 9/10

A nice puzzle game that should appeal to Hidden Object game fans, however it's a bit different from those. Less adventure and more puzzle. It's not terribly difficult I think, though I'd have had some problems without a guide. Fortunately, there's a good one!

The artwork is pretty, the music relaxing. Thumbs up from me!

A tragic story with a plushie protagonist bravely crusading through the chaotically whimsical viewpoint of a child. Brilliant.

This game was one of the best point and click games I have played in a very long time. I highly recommend!!!

You know, I played this game a while ago, but I still remember the cosy and nice feeling it gave me and how satisfying the little puzzles felt - completely doable but still providing a bit of a challenge. Well worth the purchase, even if it's only ~3h of content.
Gorgeous art reminiscent of a children's story book, light puzzles, nice music and a sweet story really elevate this game, I'd love for it to be a bit longer than it was. Probably also a very good game to play with kids (don't have any, so just a guess).
If that was not enough a recommendation, how about this: I'm coming back to write this review 3 years later, after just having played some pretty bad point and click puzzle games, just because I fondly remembered how good this one was. Play it!