Auf Abwegen

Auf Abwegen is the sort of title that usually signals a small, story-led German-language game, and the appeal lies more in mood and route than in spectacle. By our assessment, it is for players who want a compact narrative experience and do not mind that the best part may be reading, following choices, or moving through a carefully limited setting. The strength of that format is focus: it can stay close to a single idea instead of scattering attention. The downside is that there is little room to hide if the writing or structure is thin, because a small story game has nowhere else to lean. In practice these games feel intimate and narrow, with a lot depending on the tone of the dialogue and the pace of reveals. It sits somewhere between visual novel territory and a short indie adventure, and the name itself suggests detour rather than a grand journey.