Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town
Willy Morgan is a third-person adventure game, set in a fantasy pirate-themed world with a modern touch. Combining the traditional point-and-click genre gameplay with a unique cartoon 3D graphics, Willy Morgan has the dreamy atmosphere, the humor and the freedom to explore typical of timeless classics such as Monkey Island. The story unfolds through funny dialogues and challenging puzzles. Keen powers of observation, intuition and imagination are going to be needed in order to succeed and ultimately find the truth. Non-linear gameplay – Explore without constraint, collect items and solve brilliant puzzles Unique graphic style – A fanciful deformed world with a magical atmosphere Full HD quality – Cinematographic cutscenes and over 50 locations to see A Pirate world with a modern twist – Pirates and computers…? Well, why not! 15 NPCs to interact with – Learn about the story through several hours of interactive dialogues packed with irony and easter eggs Original soundtrack – More than 2 hours of original music 10 years have passed since the mysterious disappearance of Willy's father, the famous archaeologist Henry Morgan. One day, the postman delivers him a strange letter: “If you receive this letter, it means that something went wrong and it’s up to you to finish what I started. Go as fast as you can to Bone Town, room 09, but don't trust anyone…”
Steam User 11
Fun little point & click mystery puzzler game.
I love the art style- stylized, and very clean- timeless style that ages well.
Lots of back and forth, but not too long into the game you will get a map that can be used for fast travel.
Some easy and obvious achievements, some missable and very easy to miss. The game isn't long, so playing through a second time to get them isn't bad, or *if* you created saves in the right places you may be able to load older save to go back and pick them up.
Some funny easter eggs that give nods to other fairly well known games in a similar genre. Good humor in the game, if you like somewhat dry, sometimes almost cringy teenaged boy humor. (Middle-aged woman here- and I cackled a few times, when the protagonist reminded me of my own son, who was overly serious and a bit nerrdy when he was a teenager. Hell, he's an adult now, and still overly serious and nerdy. Love you Michael! :D )
***Accessibility***
No colorblindness settings, no UI or text scaling- some fonts used on notes and such are not going to play nice with a screen reader, and for colorblindness you will have to rely on machine system settings.
No audio needed- no audio clues, though some sounds do give certain scenes a "punch" , but the subtitles for dialogue and labels on items you can interact with that are needed for the puzzles are pretty good- should be playable for Deaf and HoH gamers.
Some of the puzzles are a bit vague and can be frustrating because you have to go from place to place and do things in a certain order to solve them or progress to the next step. Could be frustrating for people with certain types of neurodivergencies.
No timed puzzles or interactions, so you can take your time and you don't need to worry about button mashing.
Can be played with mouse-only.
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A hidden gem for point & click lovers and puzzle game enjoyers here on Steam. Full price may be a bit much for people who get stuck on the $$$/hour metric, but a steal at 90% off like it is right now (time of review). Likely to go n sale again i you missed it this time. Personally, I would be fine with full price- I enjoyed it a great deal (and I am not financially strapped). If you have a tighter budget, wish list it and pick it up on sale.
Absolutely recommended- like I said, a hidden gem here on Steam.
Steam User 5
A early game for someone interested in relaxing puzzles
‘Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town’ is an interesting game. On the one hand, it has accessible puzzles, a unique look playing with perspective and deformity in a kid-friendly sense, and a slow pacing ideal for point-and-click adventure game. On the other hand, what keeps it from being great is the writing. It is heavy on the exposition, especially early on. I never felt the emotions of the main characters, but I am happy I played it once the puzzles started, as it was nice and intuitive.
The weak points
The characters. As in the whole cast. Couldn’t connect with anyone, despite it being a fully voiced game.
Don’t get me wrong, no one was annoying or tedious, it was all just… meh. The entire plot, story, and characters just all felt lifeless to me. Either being bland or stereotypical to the extreme.
As mentioned, very heavy on the telling rather than weaving storypoints into the plot.
And some… questionable dialogue around the end. What I mean by that is, they got weirdly sexist about the mother at the end. I got the impression she was an adventurer, like the rest of the family, and that was why she was off. But then they talk about her fainting, and the father wanting his fifteen-year-old son (at the time he planned it 5 year old son in 10 years) to carry on solving the mystery, because he didn’t wanna burden his wife with the responsibility.
It was just so bizarre lines… I mean sure, mom would have an extreme reaction, but why chose one that seemed so against the character type? It is so weird, because it was both so casual and so utterly unimportant to the rest.
The strong points
As mentioned, the puzzles are the high point of the game. Which is great for a point and click adventure game. None of the solutions are obtuse, and the pacing of the story lets it make sense that you are slowly figuring stuff out.
The gameplay is very intuitive, and if you have any experience with games in the genre, I recommend just skipping the tutorial. You look with right mouse button, interact with left button, and open your inventory with ‘i’, that is basically all you need to know to play the game, because you see the name of important stuff you can interact with when you scroll over it.
I hesitate to recommend this as someone’s ‘first’ point-and-click adventure game, because of the problems with exposition and the less than great cast. Someone on the fence about the genre might be scared off by that. BUT if you are someone, who loves the concept of the genre, whether you are experienced or new, then this game is a good addition, because it gives you the relaxing experience with room for trial and error. A title that is both beginner-friendly and friendly for all ages.
Steam User 3
It's a nice little point & click adventure game. Characters are interesting (albeit a bit typical); voice acting is amazing; the story is nice and it doesn't overstay its welcome; art and animations are great, they make the game stand out; puzzles are on the easy side (no moon logic whatsoever), but the non-linear aspect of the main portion of the game really helps make them more fun (you usually have to explore many different areas to actually find what you need to solve a puzzle somewhere else); and while the last minute of the game was a bit meh, the overall ending is quite fine (if a bit childish). Achievements reward exploration of the scenes and hotspots (some are even for clicking on things that aren't a hotspot), and if you miss any, and don't have a save in hand, once you know what to do, you can get the ones you missed in less than 15 minutes even when starting from scratch. I was looking for a little adventure to play and be done with in a couple of sittings, and Willy Morgan definitely did not disappoint
Steam User 3
This game is a lot of fun! There is a lot of backtracking, but you can use a map to quickly travel from one place to another once you have visited a location once. The story is very good, as is the voice acting. Willy walks slowly, but it's sort of his vibe. Family friendly.
Steam User 2
relaxing and engaging play. relatively straight forward mystery game that reminds me of some other kid's games i loved to play in the early 2000s. i needed a game to take a break from the other fast paced or open world games i play and this really delivered. i want more games like this with that classic game play where you simply collect objects to solve puzzles with an older design elements that are nice to even look at like old houses, objects, architecture and even speaking patterns etc to help portray the feeling of the town. there are not really any threats that can actually hurt you and you get to take your time with the puzzles even if they seem urgent. it took me ages to realise this but the name of the game is actually quite odd
Steam User 2
It's a very nice game. It features one of the best visuals I have ever witnessed in a modern adventure game. The plot is very pleasant to discover, puzzles are simple but fun to solve, characters are great, sound acting - solid. The game reeks of quality. Strong recommendation.
Steam User 1
This is a classic point-and-click adventure whose duration is about 4 hours. Although I'm sorry to say it, it's not worth the money asked for (in euros it's currently €16.79), the duration is too short to ask for this amount.
Graphically it is decent considering the game genre and as an added value there are also the voices of the characters.
The story is as simple as the puzzles, you do not need a walkthrough or any hint.
If you find it at a steep discount (at least 60%) you can think about buying it.