If you are tired of point-and-click adventures that follow the exact same linear formula, Whateverland is a hidden indie gem that you absolutely need to play. Landing on the scene as one of the most creative modern PC games in the genre, this title stands out by throwing players into a highly unconventional, Tim Burton-esque world that feels beautifully bizarre. It is a fantastic game to highlight in our latest gaming article if you love hand-drawn graphics, sarcastic humor, and having total freedom over how you solve your puzzles.
Storyline
The plot revolves around Vincent, a smooth-talking, highly confident thief who tries to pull off a big heist at a mansion belonging to a lonely old woman named Beatrice. Things take a disastrous turn when she turns out to be an ancient, powerful witch who catches him red-handed and banishes him to a surreal parallel universe known as Whateverland. In this magical, garbage-dump prison where nobody can die but everyone slowly turns into a physical reflection of their inner vices, you must team up with an annoying half-ghost named Nick, track down seven pieces of a magical spell scroll, and find a way to escape back to reality.
Gaming experience
When it comes to the actual gameplay, this title flips the script on typical puzzle titles by introducing a fully non-linear approach and a deep karma system. For every challenge you face—whether it is getting a piece of the scroll from a grumpy merman or dealing with bizarre locals—you can choose the "Good Boy" route by helping them, or take the dark path by picking locks, lying, and stealing what you need. Packed with nineteen unique mini-games, branching dialogue paths, multiple endings, and even an fully playable in-game turn-based strategy board game, it runs beautifully on standard desktop setups. It is easily one of those highly replayable PC games that you will want to run through at least twice just to see how different your choices turn out.
