Theropods

Theropods is a wordless point-and-click adventure where a young hunter sets out to save her people after her village is attacked by a hostile tribe. Dinosaurs, prehistoric survival, and a stranded spaceman somehow end up sharing the same adventure, with the entire story told through animation, sound, and character reactions rather than dialogue. Pros ✔️ The pixel art and animation are fantastic - It immediately gave me that classic point-and-click feeling I love, but the amount of expression they get out of these characters gives it plenty of its own personality. ✔️ The wordless storytelling works REALLY well - Gestures, little vocalizations, animation, and sound tell you what the characters are thinking without needing dialogue boxes. I never felt like I was missing what the story was trying to say. ✔️ The puzzles actually make sense - Most solutions clicked with how my brain approaches point-and-click games. Even when I got stuck, I usually felt like I could look around and work it out rather than start combining random items and praying. Cons ❌ The Help button can make things a little too easy - Highlighting everything interactable is great for accessibility, but it can also remove a lot of the searching from the puzzles if you rely on it. ❌ Some interactions are VERY particular about where you click - There were times I knew exactly what I needed to interact with but had to keep clicking around until I found the specific spot the game wanted. ❌ I wanted more game - My full playthrough was only a little over two hours. I can understand someone questioning the price based on that, but for me the bigger problem was that I was not ready for it to be over. Conclusion I already have a soft spot for old-school point-and-click games, especially things like Day of the Tentacle, so Theropods had a pretty good chance with me. What I did not expect was to sit down intending to just give it a quick play and end up finishing the entire thing. It became my favourite game I played that night, and if Lost Token makes another adventure at this quality, I already want to see what they do next. Score 9/10 Glowing Stones - I only meant to visit this strange little prehistoric world, but I wasn't leaving until I saw everyone make it home.