'Roki': Fairytale puzzles in a Swedish winter wonderland

In puzzle game Roki, players adventure through a Nordic fairytale world of trolls, ghosts and supernatural beings; on a mission to save their character's abducted brother. — Polygon Treehouse/dpa

A thick blanket of snow lies over the small village high in northern Sweden. Tove and her little brother Lars live here with their father.

Since a stroke of fate hit the family, the siblings are mostly on their own and their father sleeps most of the time.

Between the tranquillity of nature and the typically Swedish atmosphere of the house, the children live in a world of their own.

But then Lars is abducted by a mysterious being into a parallel world and to get him back Tove has to venture into a Nordic fairytale world of trolls, ghosts and other supernatural beings. This is the plot of adventure puzzler "Roki."

Tove faces all sorts of tasks and puzzles on her journey. The clever use of found objects is required as well as the combination of those objects. Small favours performed can win help from ghosts and mythical figures.

In the course of the story about love, pain, loss, and family, the boundaries between good and evil become blurred.

Funny and exciting moments alternate with journeys into Tove's often sad memories. The game attaches great importance to what seem like passing trivialities, but which later become important.

Roki is graphically impressive with a beautifully detailed game world that makes this trip into the world of mythical creatures a visually appealing experience.

The game is available for the PlayStation 5, the Xbox, the Nintendo Switch, PCs and macOS and costs around US$20 (RM83). – dpa