Reviver, the time-based narrative puzzle game, is coming to mobile
Coming to iOS and Android
- Reviver, the narrative puzzle game, is coming to mobile
- It's set to release on iOS and Android this Winter
- It studies the protagonist's interconnected lives from youth to old age
Time is a strange thing - it progresses and is constantly coming in, yet we're also constantly losing it. It brings people together and tears them apart. The philosophical nature of time makes it perfect for games, although that's usually just slowing the flow of it so you can better see your bullets pancake someone against a wall. But Cotton Games' Reviver is a narrative puzzle game that wants to take a gentler view.
The core idea of Reviver is an interesting one. Essentially, you're restricted to a set of several rooms, with the aim of bringing together the two protagonists Carlos and Felicia whose perspectives you switch between. How do you do that, you ask? By utilising the butterfly effect! Small changes make big differences, and as you leap through time you'll see the rooms change to reflect that.
But you also won't witness the meetings of Carlos and Felicia directly. Instead, you'll uncover events, and how they change, by reading diaries, news articles and viewing photos. All with the aim of bringing these two star-struck lovers together and changing destiny. It's definitely a fascinating, heartfelt concept for a game.
Reviver is set to arrive on mobile sometime in Winter of this year, and will be a one-time payment of $4.99 to unlock the full game, so no demo for you sadly. However, given how well the game has already been received on Steam, and the interesting concept, I'd say this is one to watch.
If you're looking for other good narrative-based games, then look no further! Our list of the top 12 best narrative adventure games you can play right now offers action and drama in equal measure.
And if you want something very current to play, there's also the latest entry in our regular feature of the top five new mobile games to try this week!
