Endacopia is a wonderfully human point-and-click that is absolutely worth playing. While I had some gripes which I'll list below, they obviously do not overshadow this eminently creative, modern work by Andyland, with major contributions from musician Packtion. I loved how it reminded me of classic adventure games while it simultaneously continued to be pleasantly surprising. I'll always remember this one and its characters, which is some of the best praise I can offer.

The game's presentation (the chapters and empty hub world) led me to believe it was all a prelude to more, which was a little disappointing. Overall, some ideas feel a little disjointed. I was replaying the game to achieve other endings, but because there aren't save slots, a certain interaction ruined my save. Being able to copy my save would have also been more convenient. Finally, some typos are present.

Picayune Dreams is without a doubt the best horde survival roguelike I've played. Not only that, it succeeds completely in marrying other genre influences (Touhou, Yume Nikki) to itself seamlessly, creating a one-of-a-kind game that is dripping with personality, yet is still very approachable. It never feels trite or boring, in large thanks to Andyland's creatively creepy graphics and an always exciting, work-of-art soundtrack by Milkypossum (as usual from those two).

Sparse tutorialization makes it feel challenging, mysterious, and mature, but also gave me a slow start. I spent my first runs playing in the worst way possible, oblivious to some of the controls and their applications. While you can learn a lot from reading the wiki, what little is explained in the middle of a run is often done in code (sometimes literally). I didn't really enjoy needing to refer to some upgrades in the main menu to memorize what they did.

Once you know what you're doing, Picayune becomes an extremely replayable game that, after you beat it, can and will take the gloves off. I haven't felt this immersed while playing in such a long time, where your mind is fully engaged with the world on your computer screen. It's a kind of escapism that is healthy, empowering, and rejuvenating. Picayune Dreams reminds me why I love video games so much.