The Last Campfire

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☐ 8
☑ 9
☐ 10

The Last Campfire is a visually gorgeous game about the quest for the meaning of life and what defines home. It explores the need for hope in our lives and has a touch of melancholy when it dives into our human frailties. It is very cute and colorful, but there is a dark side to it that may frighten children under the age of 8.
The whole game has a relaxing feel to it. There is no pressure other than what you put on yourself. There is no violence, no fighting. Just a lot of brain teasers and some delightful characters along the way. Be prepared to be touched now and then by the dialogue as you can relate to how the forlorn feel.
The story is about Ember who gets lost and has to travel through forest, marsh and caves to find his way back home. On his quest, he meets fantastical creatures and spirit guides who are at each campfire. It is from the spirit guides that he discovers about the forlorn…embers who had given up or who had lost their spark. Ember carried the light of hope within him and his compassion and love for the forlorn really strikes the heart.
Many of the forlorn are us when we are drowning in sorrow; when we lose hope and our confidence; when we feel abandoned or lonely; when we feel confused or discouraged; when we are full of doubt or regret; when we feel a failure and want to give up. All of us need an Ember in our lives and some of us are an Ember to others. We stir others up to try one more time and that is the story of friendship and community. These are the topics that come out in the narrative of this game. Very deep and sometimes sad because not all forlorn want help or to move on.
The narration is by a woman with an English accent and she voices the emotion that each forlorn is feeling at the time. When Ember touches a forlorn, a puzzle is started. These puzzles are easy to medium level, with a few hard ones thrown in. These include mirrors and blocks and require some strategy.
Graphics are crisp and colourful. Each environment is crafted beautifully and the music compliments this. It is never intrusive, but is enough to enhance what is going on.
Game play is simple. You can use the arrow buttons (I used keyboard) or just click the ground in front of Ember and he runs to the spot. His motion made me laugh because he always looked like he was drunk as he rolled side to side! You also control lights deeper in the game and use WASD to rotate them.
I struck no bugs in this game. The small developer team did an excellent job here and delivered a very meaningful game. Achievements are easily obtained by just completing each environment. There are hidden boxes which hide messages and notes from The Wanderer who preceded Ember. Not finding all of these won’t affect your achievements.
Highly recommend. 9/10. This Ember is now heading off to put a bonfire under someone’s backside!! Keep shining your light of hope to others.
Postscript: At the end of the game, go back to the main menu and click on puzzles. There were 5 puzzles that weren't in the game, so a little hidden bonus for us!

It's good
This is a very good little puzzle game with simple yet touching story. Not much to say about it so i'll probably keep this extremely short.
Gameplay is very simple – you run around solving puzzles. You get few huge areas to explore and a bunch of collectibles to find. Each area has sub-areas with its own puzzles, characters or quests. The story is told without words.
The main focus here is obviously puzzles which are mostly different and require different approach. But none of them are too hard so don't worry, you won't get frustrated, you'll have fun.
On top of that you're presented with a very nice heartwarming story and melancholic atmosphere so you want to progress further to unveil the whole story and see how it ends.
It's also a very chill and relaxing game, there's no pressure, you can just sit back, relax and enjoy.
Graphics are very cute and the game in general looks wonderful. Performance obviously is great and it has ultrawide support.
Sound design also is good and adds to the overall atmosphere.
Get this on sale, it's worth it.
Pros
Good puzzles
Good story
Good sound
Ultrawide support
Chill
Cons
I don't even know
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My Playtime: 5:02:34 (100% achievement, finished the game)
Grindy Achievement(s): No.
Optional Achievement(s): No.
Difficult Achievement(s): No.
Intro
The Last Campfire is a puzzle game about a creature called Ember, which is trying to save their kind that has turned to stone. The journey isn't that simple, though. You need to solve puzzles on your way to reach them.
Pros:
- 25 puzzles with varied mechanics
- Collectibles have markers for easier tracking
Cons:
- Unable to skip animations
- It's hard to distinguish between climbing stairs and paddling a boat since they use the same button
Specs
Intel Core i5-9300H 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Should you buy this game?
Yes.
If you like cute-looking visuals and simple puzzles, buy this game.
In-Depth Review
Visuals
Most areas look simple, but the presentation makes it seem that they don't. Decorations, crumbled walls, and fogs help to obscure the areas, hiding hidden paths to collectibles and making the area look more gorgeous and vast. It's still easy to traverse the area and find your way through, and the marking that shows when you are near interactable objects does a good job to distinguish it from the decorations.
Story
The story was told like in a children's book, albeit with more difficult words. It tries to tell the story in poems and short words, and sometimes it can be hard to understand what was being told because of it. The voice actor does a good job with it, though. The voice sounds soothing and mysterious at the same time, while still trying to be distinct whenever another person is talking.
The Game
Gameplay
The Last Campfire has two kinds of puzzles. One is where you need to explore your surroundings to unlock new areas and another where you have to go to a closed space and solve puzzles to save another Ember. The first one is easier since it serves as a warm-up before you get to the juicy part, and although some of the second kind of puzzles will require you to exercise your brain, they are still easy to solve.
The exploration puzzles require you to remember your surroundings. The most that they can do is to trick your eyes, as they have hidden areas and secrets that conceal collectibles. You need to remember where you need to use objects, the puzzle mechanics, as well as all abilities that you have to uncover everything. Although it might look simple, there were times when I didn't realize that I can do things and stumped for a while.
Puzzles are unique. All puzzles might look similar at first glance, but they usually have a different focus. One might require you to push a box to a certain spot, another might want you to fiddle with switches. The variance help to make the puzzles not boring, and although some are reused, they are usually positioned far from each other. Some of them also can be brute-forced, and others might require you to think outside the box.
Length and Difficulty
The in-game clock says that I finished the game at 5:02:34. I did get everything, from saving all Embers and obtaining all of the collectibles. As I said before, the game is easy to beat. There might be puzzles that can leave you stumped, but it's mostly because you need to rethink your approach and try other things. Brute forcing might be helpful in some puzzles, but not without having an idea of what to do beforehand. As for collectibles, they are still easy to track as long as you know what to do. The game also has a counter for the collectible in each area for easier tracking.
Issues
Although the game looks beautiful, it can be boring to see the same animations over and over again, especially when you are doing a puzzle that is required to save the Embers. The game will usually show the same animation after you finished the puzzle with a minor change based on the one that you saved. Despite that, it doesn't allow you to skip the animations.
There is also no restart button, so you need to revisit the area and have to see the opening animation again every time you reenter the puzzle room. Lastly, the game tends to fail to distinguish between paddling a boat and climbing a ladder. Both actions use the same button and you will encounter them in a lot of areas.
Conclusion
The Last Campfire is a puzzle game for casual players. The short playtime and easy difficulty are perfect for its target audience, and the cute-looking creature help to increase its charm. The atmosphere that the game has also helped you to relax, and with how small each area is, it's easy to finish everything without missing out. It's a cute, charming little game that will leave your heart melting with its presentations.

I'm not well versed enough to comment on the technicals but I can say I thought the overall adventure was well thought out and very playable. The puzzles often made me feel like when I play chess. I had to often think of 2 or 3 moves ahead, but then again, I'm 76 years old. Very comfortable graphics. The only noticable thing for me was the American English grammar and context didn't always fit but, my grammar is not perfect either. Highly recommend.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☑ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

I had this game on my wishlist for a long time and never thought of getting it because I thought it'd be another random puzzle game. I am pleasantly surprised and I cannot remember a game that I have played recently that made such an impact on me. This is not just a puzzle game and is an emotionally charged piece that you should go into blind. Buy this game, especially if it's on sale.