The Supper

The Supper is the sort of point-and-click horror adventure that lives on mood, inventory puzzles, and a grim little story rather than on action. By our assessment, it is likely strongest when it uses its hand-drawn style and blunt premise to keep the player moving from one unsettling scene to the next. The downside of this format is familiar: if the puzzles do not land, the pacing can turn stiff very quickly. In practice that means reading scenes carefully, poking at objects, and trying combinations until the path opens. It sits among short horror adventures that aim for atmosphere first, and it will appeal more to people who like compact, nasty stories than to anyone hunting for mechanical depth. The Supper is not trying to be a long, forgiving adventure, and the small scale is part of what it sells.