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Unpacking

Witch Beam · Balor Games

Released Nov 1, 2021 · Windows, macOS, Linux · Casual, Indie, Simulation · Metacritic 83

Art style Pixel art

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

7 elements · 4 screen types covered · Steam page

Unpacking - Bathroom HUD: icon-only chrome, a toaster carried at the cursor Unpacking - Item in hand: the held object turns into a translucent ghost Unpacking - Living room HUD: full three-icon cluster, open boxes Unpacking - House plan overlay: rooms named by furniture pictograms Unpacking - Album page, January 2004: a finished kitchen, captioned by hand Unpacking - Photo mode: filter thumbnails, a slider and one placed sticker Unpacking - Photo mode: sticker tray with category tabs
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Bathroom HUD: icon-only chrome, a toaster carried at the cursor · HUD & Gameplay UI

UI at a glance: the patterns that recur across this game's screens are icon hud (2), minimal hud (2), room navigation (2), photo mode (2).

HUD & Gameplay UI

Unpacking - Bathroom HUD: icon-only chrome, a toaster carried at the cursor Unpacking - Item in hand: the held object turns into a translucent ghost Unpacking - Living room HUD: full three-icon cluster, open boxes

Campaign / World Map

Unpacking - House plan overlay: rooms named by furniture pictograms

Encyclopedia / Codex

Unpacking - Album page, January 2004: a finished kitchen, captioned by hand

Settings / System

Unpacking - Photo mode: filter thumbnails, a slider and one placed sticker Unpacking - Photo mode: sticker tray with category tabs

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