I recommend Varenje if you enjoy vibrant graphics and hidden objects. I have to warn you though that despite the appearances, the story is not precisely innocent…

Once you start Varenje, get ready for a lush, colourful world. A world where everything is round, cute, and cosy, and makes you feel warm and welcome. A world that also hides a disturbing secret…

Looking at the store images, it is easy to think of Varenje as a kids' game. Not only it looks like one, but it also plays like one. There are no texts to read, no voice to listen to; everything is in a visual language. Varenje only shows, it does not need to say anything. Even the puzzle instructions are pictograms.
Also, the game uses short chapters to ease on backtracking, so you never have more than five screens to search for an elusive item. Almost everything points to a small child's first HOG, except for one thing—the story.

I will never understand the concept behind Varenje's story. The levels look like perfect illustrations for a picture book, then we get this. And by 'this', I mean cut-scenes that take place in a mental hospital full of madmen. This game is apparently about the hallucinations of a deranged murderer, so my advice is to never play Varenje with your small child, unless you want to induce nightmares.

[h1]Short version: 65%[/h1] I recommend Varenje if you enjoy vibrant graphics and hidden objects. I have to warn you though that despite the appearances, the story is not precisely innocent… [h1]Long version:[/h1] Once you start Varenje, get ready for a lush, colourful world. A world where everything is round, cute, and cosy, and makes you feel warm and welcome. A world that also hides a disturbing secret… Looking at the store images, it is easy to think of Varenje as a kids' game. Not only it looks like one, but it also plays like one. There are no texts to read, no voice to listen to; everything is in a visual language. Varenje only shows, it does not need to say anything. Even the puzzle instructions are pictograms. Also, the game uses short chapters to ease on backtracking, so you never have more than five screens to search for an elusive item. Almost everything points to a small child's first HOG, except for one thing—the story. I will never understand the concept behind Varenje's story. The levels look like perfect illustrations for a picture book, then we get this. And by 'this', I mean cut-scenes that take place in a mental hospital full of madmen. This game is apparently about the hallucinations of a deranged murderer, so my advice is to never play Varenje with your small child, unless you want to induce nightmares.