RPGFit check
Is Sunset Hills worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer story-led puzzle adventures to combat-focused games
- Fans of post-war stories centered on travel and reunions with former comrades
- Players who enjoy gathering clues and manipulating objects to solve puzzles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused gameplay or a substantial role-playing system may find the puzzle-centered structure too limited.
- Players looking for a long campaign may find the roughly eight-hour expected play time too short.
- Players who prefer stories without war scenes or themes of loss may find parts of the narrative difficult.
Our take on Sunset Hills
Players looking for a substantial role-playing system may hit a wall when progress depends on dialogue, examining scenes, and manipulating objects. Those who want to avoid war themes may bounce off the story when Nico’s memories and reunions turn to wartime experiences and loss.
What is Sunset Hills?
After leaving military service, novelist Nico boards a train and crosses several countries and cities in the years following the war.
He reunites with former comrades, meets residents, witnesses local incidents, and gradually uncovers the motive behind his travels. The game presents its story through illustrated, novel-style artwork, three-dimensional settings, two-dimensional characters, and puppies of varied shapes and personalities. Its point-and-click challenges use dialogue and scene interactions to gather clues and objects. Players then use, combine, or dismantle items to solve problems and open the way forward.
Scenarios include helping others, assisting with crimes, evading chases, and exploring Nico’s wartime memories. The story includes war scenes and themes of loss. The expected play time is about eight hours; future content is planned as a free update.
How Sunset Hills plays
- 01Train-Based Journey
- Nico travels through several countries and cities to visit former comrades.
- 02Point-and-Click Puzzles
- Players gather clues through conversations and scene interactions, then use, combine, or dismantle items.
- 03Wartime Memories
- Sections set in Nico’s past connect his wartime experiences with the events of the journey.
- 04Illustrated World
- The visual style combines three-dimensional scenes and two-dimensional characters with Victorian-inspired buildings and puppies of varied appearances.
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Sunset Hills: platforms & release
Is Sunset Hills worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer story-led puzzle adventures to combat-focused games. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused gameplay or a substantial role-playing system may find the puzzle-centered structure too limited.
Where can I download Sunset Hills?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sunset Hills's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sunset Hills on?
Windows and macOS.
