Our Verdict

A fun puzzler wrapped in music culture and its own well-observed lore, where repetition creeps in, but strong writing, wonderful art, and a curated atmosphere keep Wax Heads spinning.

For

Nice detective puzzles

Well-observed writing

Cute zine-inspired art

Against

A simple puzzle look gets repetitive

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Details

(Image credit: Patattie Games)

Publisher Curve Games

Developer Patattie Games

Release date 5 May

Format Xbox Series X/S, (reviewed), PS5, Nintendo Switch, Mac, PC (Steam)

Platform Godot Engine

A customer starts describing a band they love, except they don’t really describe it, they misremember it, they know the sleeve has a cloud, or maybe a shape like a cloud, and they want me to find that album amongst the stacks of vinyl in Wax Heads’ cluttered record store.…