This is a cozy little card game with some roguelike elements, although I’m not even sure it fully counts as a roguelike since you never actually die. Let’s be real: I’m a huge fan of roguelike deckbuilders like Slay the Spire, Monster Train, and Ring of Pain, and this isn’t anywhere near those in terms of gameplay.

It’s very short. You can easily finish the game and unlock all of the achievements in 1–2 hours. It took me about 90 minutes, mostly because I had to figure out how to find the rabbit for the last achievement.

The art is easily the best thing about the game. Everything looks like it was drawn with colouring pencils, and each card feels like its own little piece of art. I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what it is: hand-drawn and scanned. It’s quite beautiful. The music is nice too. It’s calm and relaxing, and it suits the game well.

Gameplay-wise, it’s extremely simple. Too simple, even. There are no instructions, which would normally be annoying, but here it’s actually the main thing it has going for it. Figuring out how things work is the only challenge the game offers, and once you’ve done that, and beat it the first time, there really isn't much else left. (Unless you're going for 100%).

I didn’t dislike my time with it, but I do think it could have used more depth or more ideas to build on what’s there. As it stands, the art does most of the heavy lifting. If you’re curious and catch it on sale, it’s worth a look. It just doesn’t have much replayability.

I could give this a thumbs down for the lack of replayability, but I did enjoy the 90 minutes I spent with it. It was nice, just too short. I have no intention of replaying it anytime soon.

4/10 for gameplay
10/10 for atmosphere, experience, and artwork

You’ll find the first half of the cats easily enough because they actually look like cats. After that, it mostly turns into clicking on random "might be a cat" spots because some of the shapes you have to find are only vaguely cat-like. There’s not much more to it than that. There's a hint system, and I definitely used that to find the last few.

I paid €0.83 for it and got about an hour out of it, so I'm not going to complain too much. It is what it is. (The Devcats and Nukearts ones are better imho)

If you enjoy Hidden Cats games and catch this on sale, it’s grand.

Mac gamers: This game runs on Catalina and above despite the notice on the store page.

At its core, it’s a mix of survival, adventure, and light platforming. It's basically a slow survival game in that you aren't stressed out trying to keep your character alive, but you do have to keep the basics in supply. You play as Curly, who’s given a mysterious letter to deliver by travelling continuously east in a balloon ship. That’s basically the gist of the main story. Along the way, you land on all sorts of islands, solve puzzles, help characters with small side quests, and pick up items that help you survive the journey. The story itself is fairly simple, but it works because the world and the little moments you run into along the way are what really carry the experience. Each new character you meet on the larger islands has their own weird and wonderful little story attached.

The writing is genuinely charming. There’s a lot of witty and funny dialogue, and the attention to detail is great. The art style is minimal and lovely. The music has a nice, groovy, laid-back feel that fits the game perfectly. You can collect music records by fully exploring the islands, and at some point you pick up an item that allows you to change the background music using the records you’ve collected. One of my favourite parts was finding the larger puzzle islands. They offer a great mix of different challenges and interesting characters, and they really made me want to explore more and see what else was out there. I was honestly a little sad when I realised I’d found all of them, because I was having such a good time exploring.

I’ve done two play throughs so far and have about 23 hours in the game. I don’t have all the achievements yet, because some of them are quite specific and will definitely require another play through or two. That said, the game is relaxing enough that I don’t really mind going back in. But I think it's one of those games that I'll leave for now and return to at a later time.

If you enjoy cozy games with a sense of adventure and a world that rewards curiosity, this one is definitely for you. It’s the kind of game that expects you to explore and just see where the wind takes you.

Important note for Mac players:
While the Mac version of this game exists on the store, it doesn’t work properly. It runs, but the mosaic pieces don’t snap into place at all, which means you simply cannot complete any of the puzzles. (I have an M2 mac). I reported this, and the devs mentioned that they’re a small studio and haven’t had time to fix the issue. I have the Heroic launcher with Steam side-loaded, so I downloaded the Windows version of the game through there instead, and it worked perfectly.

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If you’ve played and liked Glass Masquerade, you’ll probably enjoy Mosaic Chronicles too. It has the same stained-glass puzzle style, but this time there’s a story that unlocks as you progress through the puzzles that have to be solved in order. The story itself is mostly filler, but it’s still cute enough and funny at times and it gives you a nice sense of progression.

The puzzles are satisfying, and the difficulty feels just right. I was playing this at a pace of 1 or 2 puzzles a night, whenever I felt like playing. It’s not as beautiful as Glass Masquerade, but it’s still a nice-looking game. Some puzzles are very simple, while others take a bit more patience, but I don't think it was ever unfair. There is a hint system in case you get stuck, but it is limited.

It’s also longer than I expected. It took me around 36 hours to finish everything, including the DLC. The DLC alone adds over 30 extra puzzles, and one of the achievements is tied to completing all of those. If you’re an achievement hunter, just keep that in mind. You need to buy the DLC and this isn’t a 4-hour 100%.

This one is a bit easier than previous iterations and kinda short. It's still nice and relaxing to play though.

The first game, with the stained glass window clocks is still the best by far. =)