DeVuego ES_COR

Overall, The Rivers of Alice is a beautifully made adventure title that is ham-stringed by the lack of logic that plagues a lot of adventure titles. It is a truly beautiful and dreamlike aesthetic that sets it apart from the rest and will leave you with a satisfied smile. If you're still a bit edgy from all the gunfire and police chases in other games, The Rivers of Alice will give your gaming soul the welcome respite it so craves.

So, skip Runaway: A Road Adventure. Skip the silly animation and voice acting. Skip the long and drawn out story. Skip the pixel hunting and instead treat yourself to other adventure games on the iOS. There are plenty around, so just take your pick and run away with that one instead.

My disappointment knows no bounds with this release. I was hoping for another great adventure game with maybe only a few hidden object sequences, but I was wrong. And it’s not as if I don’t like Hidden Object games! I’ve played a bunch of the Big Fish ones and they were great because you were timed, they were creative, and the stakes were higher. Hidden Runaway’s puzzles just felt tedious, like, “Oh, hey. Look for some screws. Just ’cause. And take all the time you need, bro. The story will still be here. Bet you’d like to know what happens, huh?” What a missed opportunity. Until they release a port of the original, this game’s better off being hidden away in the far-off recesses of the App Store.