Solve It - A visual novel Software

I have played and enjoyed many of the Haiku games (all of which were the puzzle oriented one). Therefore, this series I was unsure of since it wasn’t like their normal game style. I was pleasantly surprised by how well the novels were made. I have looked at other reviews that comment on the negative aspects of these kinds of games: having to purchase coins, waiting for keys to unlock the next section, picking a word choice and then regretting it instantly. These are all certainly irritating side affects of visual novels. However, Haiku games allows the player to work around said annoyances. To avoid spending excessively with real money, you can play through the game multiple times and continue to reap coins to buy that extra scene. Wait time is half an hour, which to be fair isn’t a very long time. I found it rather the perfect time increment to go finish something else before returning to the game. Over all, this game was and still is a very fun game to play through because I didn’t have to worry about missing out something (a common occurrence with other visual novels).

I’ve played several of Haiku’s other more puzzle-based games and while I enjoyed those, the Solve It series has to be my favorite. I love being able to choose the path of my investigation, and the questions and paths feel intuitive. I like the optional bonus scenes, and that they stay unlocked across playthroughs. You can play the entire game completely for free as long as you have the patience for your keys to refresh (which goes pretty quickly as well). The characters are all interesting and flushed out, and there is a surprising level of depth to the stories and the characters. Choices you make in one game can have a small effect in the next game (if you choose) and I love that as well. I whole-heartedly love these games and I hope Haiku continues to make more because I’m excited to see how our favorite recurring characters continue to develop in the future. The only thing I would like added is a short rewind button where you can go back to the previous bubble because sometimes I’ve accidentally clicked a scene forward and missed part of the dialogue. The good thing is that the most important information is spread across multiple screens and snippets of conversation so you don’t miss the big picture. However, I can tell a lot of care was put into this game and I want to get it all :) TLDR: If you liked Episodes but want a game with a cohesive story, layered choices, and no ads, Solve It is for you!

So normally I never download & play games on my phone because they’re usually wack, BUT NOT THIS GAME. I was hooked right away. I love how it is setup, great story line & twists, maybe a few more options & different outcomes per character in the ending but even without its still a above average game & addicting. I love how the style is on how to navigate the game - super simple & honestly left me wanting to play more, please either add more to this series in the app & let it continue on after you complete one or create a new app for each storyline but my advice is just continue it on one after another. Either make them different or include people from the previous one to make it a even more interesting storyline 😱 Would rate it 10 stars if i could!! So i had to review. Oh & thank you for making the new lives timer fast & barely any ads & for it being FREE & love how you can easily earn coins by being a good detective 😏