There are so many games being released on every platform all the time, and 2023 especially has been a wild and hectic year for video games. I still try to find time to enjoy smaller releases in between the major launches, though, and one such game is The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales. I avoided this game at first because its release was bogged down by awful controls and several glitches, but post-launch patches have addressed those launch issues and turned this game into a fascinating and fun puzzle-adventure.
Once I gave it a chance, though, The Bookwalker won me over with its unique premise in an interesting unique world, excellent art design, and a simple yet effective gameplay loop that kept me interested during its entire ~5-6 hour runtime. Embark on an epic adventure as a writer that cannot write, but can physically enter the books they read as if they were real worlds. Easily playable via Xbox Game Pass, this is a title I can recommend.
