Undusted: Letters from the Past is your next cozy and emotional fall game

I didn't really know what to expect when starting my playthrough of Undusted: Letters from the Past, but I didn't think it'd wreck me like it did.

In Toge Production's latest gem you play as Adora, a woman tasked with going to her deceased mother's house to retrieve a necklace for her aunt. In doing so, Adora takes us down memory lane and learns about her mom and her past. The player learns how to undust items with different tools to unlock memories and push the story forward and, as you find little items of significance throughout the house, Adora unravels her own story as well. That is where the gut punching begins.

A heads up: there will be spoilers below.

Undusted: Letters from the Past will make you cry

I knew to expect something emotional out of this game the moment I heard of its premise. Uncovering childhood memories and revisiting not just the happy but the sad moments, the moments that stick with us as we grow and watch our parents also live their life for the first time. The moments where we realize our parents were also humans with dreams, desires, and wishes that never truly go away. I didn't expect for it to still sit with me after a couple of days, and I definitely didn't expect the story to touch some really sore parts of my own story.

Lily's struggle hit a little too hard. As someone who has had a not-so-fun time with her own passion in the last year, the idea of completely giving up on it completely would literally change my body chemistry. The day I put away the laptop, the notebooks, and the plans, the day I pack up my MacBook with plans to never open and type on it again will be the day I cease to live in this realm. What Lily felt was too painful, the way Lily's talent was rejected and tossed aside was cruel. With Adora not knowing about this part of her mom at all, the ending culminates in a very emotional climax. I am also a parent, and my kids know of my dreams. My failed ones, the ones on hold, and the ones I'm currently trying to make happen, and that has only strengthened our bond. Watching Lily constantly smother Adora with controlling tendencies out of love was heartbreaking.

Gameplay-wise, undusting items is extremely satisfying and easy once you ge tthe hang of the zooming in and picking the best tool for the level of cleaning you need to do. The entire game takes roughly 2 hours to beat, including the secret final chapter that unlocks once you beat it.

Pixigonal highly recommends Undusted: Letters from the Past. 10/10, Camila would cry all over again.

Undusted: Letters from the Past will bring some strong emotions out of you, and will sit with you for a bit. For me, it will always make me thing harder about how I talk to my children, how I teach them, how I protect them. It will also remind me of what not to become as I get older and bitter.

Undusted: Letters from the Past is now available on Steam and on the Nintendo Store.

Pixigonal was given a free Nintendo Switch copy of Undusted: Letters from the Past in exchange for an honest review.