The end of 2023 is nigh, and I decided I had time for at least one more game completion before Dec. 31 closed the year off. This would be game #50 for 2023, actually, and it ended up being a surprise gem in a year of absolutely fantastic game releases. Even better, it's on Xbox Game Pass, making it supremely easy for anyone to experience one of the more interesting titles I've experienced in recent memory.
This is Bramble: The Mountain King, a puzzle-adventure horror game inspired by Swedish folklore and fairytales, and it just might be one of the best-kept secrets on the service in 2023. If that's enough to get you to download, read no more; the rest of you, follow me on a sun-dappled adventure through a nightmarish kingdom.
