
Yarny, an anthropomorphic creature made of red yarn, and the game's protagonist, then walks into shot, and is looking around in wonder at his environment.

As she proceeds upstairs, a lone ball of yarn rolls out of shot. You can do these really cool things when you combine stuff."ĭuring the game's introduction, an old woman is seen looking out her window, before she adjusts a picture of a baby and picks up a ball of yarn. Since you always leave this trail behind you, you can always grab it and climb on it and swing on it.

Sometimes it's just traversing, navigating.

On this mechanic, Sahlin has stated, "It's always fun to play with physics. This frame can be refilled by interacting with balls of red yarn in the game environment. It also serves as a challenge because walking Yarny too far will unravel him into a slim frame, unable to reach further. Yarn is the main medium used to solve complex puzzles.Īs Yarny moves, the twine which he is made of unravels, creating lines that the player must use to solve puzzles to progress. By using the yarn from his body, Yarny creates rope to form bridges, pull things, and swing from items. He explores the world around him that makes small everyday things look large due to his size. The game centres around its protagonist Yarny, an apple-sized creature made of red yarn. A sequel, Unravel Two, was released in June 2018. Some raised criticisms concerning the controls, variety of puzzles, and platforming. Unravel received a favourable reception upon release, with many critics in agreement that the game's visuals, protagonist, soundtrack, and overall tone were among its strong suits. The game centres on Yarny, a small anthropomorphic creature made of yarn the player navigates through the environment, utilizing the unraveling yarn which makes up Yarny to solve puzzles, avoid dangerous creatures, and traverse obstacles. It was announced on 15 June 2015 and released in February 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.

Unravel is a puzzle platform video game developed by the Swedish company Coldwood Interactive and published by Electronic Arts.
