Along with Solar Ash and The Pathless, Annapurna Interactive announced another PlayStation/PC exclusive coming to other platforms this year – Graceful Decay’s Maquette. The first-person recursive puzzler releases this Winter for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch along with launching day one on Xbox Game Pass.
Currently available for PS4, PS5 and PC via Steam, Maquette seeks to explore “everyday problems” against the backdrop of a modern-day love story. The puzzle aspect comes from the ability to make every single aspect of the game world, from buildings to objects, appear either bigger or smaller. Venture closer to the center and everything appears tiny to you.
However, going further out causes the world to become that much bigger. For more details, you can check out our official review here. While it received praise for its aesthetics, puzzles and voice-acting, the difficulty can be inconsistent at times and the story isn’t perfect.