Lantern Hollow

Lantern Hollow is a quiet adventure game, and I mean that as high praise. You wander a foggy village, talk to its handful of residents, and slowly piece together what happened the night the lights went out. There is no combat and no timer, just curiosity.

The puzzles are woven into the world rather than bolted on. You fix a water pump not because a screen tells you to, but because someone mentioned the well ran dry. That grounding made every solution feel earned.

It is short — maybe four or five hours — but it lingered with me afterward. If you want something calm to play before sleep, this is a lovely little journey.

What we liked

• Atmospheric art and sound
• Puzzles that fit the story
• No timers or fail states