Published by Blowfish Studios and Developed by Indiesruption, Nine Witches: Family Disruption is a puzzle-based adventure game available on Nintendo Switch, Steam, Xbox One, and Playstation 4.

Nine Witches: Family Disruption takes place in a Nazi oppressed village in Norway called Sundȁe, with players taking the roles of Alexi Krakovitz and his loyal assistant Akiro Kagasawa. Both characters have a unique set of skills, with Alexi being the older, wheelchair-bound character, but he has the ability to communicate with the dead and traverse the realm of ghosts, while Akiro is able-bodied and has a pistol for the very simple shooting portions of the game. Making use of both characters is required as Alexi can find things that are hidden away, so if you explore an area and don’t find anything, give it a once over from the realm of the ghosts as it may just be hiding in plain sight. Your mission is to infiltrate Sundȁe and put a stop to the Third Reich’s Okkulte-SS as they have forced a witch to cast an evil curse over the village that will spread over the lands.

Nine Witches: Family Disruption is a comedic game by design and as such you’ll find plenty of humourous situations as you explore the village. You’ll also find a lot of humour in wordplay, often used with straight-up visual jokes, so if you are taking the time to read everything you will catch the jokes.

The retro-pixel style graphics work well for the game, and I was not playing it thinking, “I wish this had better graphics.” The whole style of the game works great in a retro setting and does not need improving. The soundtrack holds up as well, really setting the tone of the game. The mix of jovial and sinister worked seamlessly, so there was nothing out of place audio-wise from what was happening or had just happened in the game.

The puzzles that Nine Witches: Family Disruption had to offer did range in difficulty and I will openly admit I spent way too much time in one chapter than I did the others, but with a little persistence, I found my way. It can be a little time-consuming to find the parts needed or work towards solving the puzzles, but it is worth it in the end.

Overall another great title from Blowfish Studios. I can say I see why Anarchy loves the company.

Written by: Shane Walsh