RPGFit check
Is The Diary worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy narrative puzzle games built around diaries
- Mystery fans interested in uncovering a missing case through multiple perspectives
- Players who prefer investigations where page-by-page puzzles reveal the story
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, action sequences, or gameplay beyond narrative page puzzles
- Players who prefer mysteries with a single stable viewpoint and few reversals
- Players looking for an open-ended simulation rather than a structured missing-case investigation
Our take on The Diary
Several diaries form the investigation itself: solving each page changes the reader’s perspective and gradually reveals the missing case through six possible characters.
What is The Diary?
The Diary is a 2D story-driven puzzle game built around several kinds of journals: a personal record, investigative notes from two separate writers, and a planner’s log.
Solving the puzzle on every page allows the story to advance and gradually exposes the circumstances of a disappearance. It starts with an unidentified diary, leaving players to determine which of six characters is speaking through it. Shifting viewpoints uncover details from the case’s obscured history, while repeated twists cast doubt on apparent solutions and introduce unexpected possibilities. Events from earlier and current periods are linked as the investigation unfolds.
How The Diary plays
- 01Page puzzle progression
- Solving each page allows the diary to continue and reveals more of the missing-case story.
- 02Several diary types
- The investigation includes a personal journal, two notebooks by different investigators, and a planner’s diary.
- 03Six character perspectives
- Players determine which of six characters is connected to the diary viewpoint being read.
- 04Repeated plot twists
- The narrative uses reversals that can place the apparent answer in question.
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The Diary: platforms & release
Is The Diary worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy narrative puzzle games built around diaries. Skip it if: players seeking combat, action sequences, or gameplay beyond narrative page puzzles.
Where can I download The Diary?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Diary's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Diary on?
Windows and macOS.
