If Found…

A diary becomes the battlefield for a deeply personal story set against the end of the world. Set on Ireland’s Achill Island during December 1993, If Found… follows Kasio as she returns home, clashes with family expectations, and tries to build a life with people who understand her. Her memories unfold in warm, messy fragments: late-night drives, parties, punk shows, crushes, arguments, friendships, and the uneasy feeling that everything familiar is slipping away. A looming black hole gives the drama a surreal cosmic edge, but the emotional weight comes from Kasio’s search for acceptance and connection.

Rather than relying on conventional dialogue choices or adventure-game puzzles, the experience asks players to erase Kasio’s diary entries by rubbing away words, drawings, and whole pages. That simple physical interaction turns reading into something unexpectedly affecting, since wiping out a memory can feel like an act of grief, frustration, or release. The narrative also shifts to another storyline involving a young astronaut confronting the strange force threatening Earth, gradually linking intimate human pain with impossible astronomical stakes. Playtime is brief, generally a few hours, and the focus stays firmly on storytelling rather than challenge, stat-building, or branching routes.

Hand-drawn artwork gives every scene a sketchbook immediacy, mixing loose pencil lines, scribbled notes, vivid color, and expressive character design. The soundtrack reinforces the setting with an emotional blend of ambient, indie, and punk-influenced music, while the writing captures both the humor and hurt of being young, uncertain, and out of place. Its treatment of transgender identity feels central to Kasio’s life without reducing her to a single label; she is funny, angry, affectionate, awkward, and complicated. Fans of Florence, Gone Home, and other intimate narrative indies should find plenty to love, especially if they value honest character writing over traditional gameplay depth.