Annapurna Interactive has consistently been releasing superb experiences on not just iOS but also other platforms over the years. When they announced that If Found… ($4.99) from Dreamfeel would now be published under them, I was intrigued. If Found… has been in the works for a few years now as an interactive visual novel with gorgeous visuals. It finally arrived last week on iOS and PC platforms and it is a perfect fit not only to iOS but also Annapurna Interactive’s portfolio for a variety of reasons.
The way you interact with everything and progress the story in If Found… is erasing. Since a diary plays a huge part of the story, you experience Kasio’s story through her diary as you go into the depths and erase what you see. On paper (no pun intended), this interaction method would probably get old quick but the developers have tried to keep things fresh by making you do it differently as time progresses. There’s also the fact that the eraser slowly changes over time. Barring these, there are moments of the usual tapping to progress dialogue as well.
If Found… blends in a few narrative threads together and constantly throws you from one to the other while relaying its story to you. The way If Found… throws you between Kasio’s life as she experiences various things and meets more people, and the space exploration element is confusing at first but things eventually make sense. The story in If Found… is all a...