Do you like mythology?

How about Chinese mythology and puzzles?

If your answer is yes, thenThe Rewindermight be the game for you.

The Rewinder - Qui Yun is on a boat with Black and White spirits in a circle

These games remind us of a puzzle.

Several, in fact.

Consequently, restless souls and monsters roam freely.

A collage showing three different puzzle games.

A few hints wouldn’t hurt in the task of bringing peace to these souls, right?

This ensures that you won’t miss anything important in the area.

Furthermore, by moving your cursor over accessible areas, you won’t miss any possible paths.

The Rewinder - Qui Yun is using his pickaxe to break ices

Every Piece Of The Puzzle Can Be Useful

You’ll encounter various small puzzles in The Rewinder.

When you look at the padlock, you’ll see four different symbols on it.

Similarly, in the house where the Crazy Pipa Ghost resides, you’ll encounter another puzzle.

The Rewinder - A level-scale puzzle and various weights that have symbols above them

There, you’ll need to solve an opera mask puzzle.

To solve it, you’ll need to produce the colors found on half of the mask.

However, you’ll be given a limited number of colors.

The Rewinder - An opera mask painting puzzle, half of it is already painted

In this case, you’ll need to use the limited resources to create your own useful resources.

You should try different color combinations to produce the correct colors.

It saves you from having to revisit places you’ve already been to.

The Rewinder - Beggar Ghost tells Qui Yun about his family motto on a bridge

This way, you’re free to review the writings or information on objects you missed.

You may need to recall this information again in certain parts of the game.

To place them, you’ll need togo to the Shrine in the caveon the mountain.

The Rewinder - Qui Yun is trying to solve Shrine Puzzle inside a cave

Through these Shrines, you’ll be able to travel to the past and change events that have occurred.

However, you need tosolve puzzles firstto place the Memory Shards.

Each time you place a new Memory Shard in the Shrine, the puzzle there changes.

The Rewinder - Some tablets shining with yellow glow while Qui Yun tries to solve puzzle

Since the puzzles here have time limits,be sure to Sprint.

Otherwise, you might not solve the puzzles in time.

Additionally, in some Shrine puzzles,your actions will be recordedand played back in reverse.

The Rewinder - Qui Yun make time frozen and observing villagers

In this case, don’t get discouraged, even if you make mistakes while solving them.

For example, in the first Shrine puzzle, if you figure out which stone is active first.

Then, determine the sequence you’ve followed and make your moves accordingly.

The Rewinder - Qui Yun observing villagers while some of them are playing game under a tree

After solving the Shrine puzzle, you’ll be asked whose memory it is.

There’s no penalty for getting this wrong.

Simply continue trying the options until you find the correct name.

The Rewinder - A pregnant villager in a state of Musing

Each memory will have a flow of time, meaningyour time is limited.

you could track this from the time bar below.

Remember thatsome characters may open doors to houses.This way, you might enter inside and collect new senses.

The Rewinder - A villager in state of Hesitation and can’t remember the thing she is planning to do

Make pausing time a habit.

After each action the villagers take,you may have the chance to gain new informationand obtain new Senses.

That’s why there will be some checkpoints as events unfold.

Black Myth Wukong image showing the Destined One about to start their journey.

If you’re still confused, starting over from the beginning can sometimes be a good option.

Additionally, some Memory Levels have multiple checkpoints.

Villagers in Memory Levels can enter two different states: the state of Hesitation and the state of Musing.

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If you check the symbols above the time bar, you’llsee indicators for these states.

Therefore, pausing time to check on the characters individually is best.

This way, it’s possible for you to determine which characters are in which state.

The goal here is to obtain Senses from them.

However,not every Thought Bubble may yield Sensesthat can be extracted.

Regardless of whether you succeed in extracting Senses,your Energy will decrease.

Nevertheless, unexpected thoughts can sometimes contain Senses.

Even if your energy runs out, remember thatyou can rewind eventswith the checkpoints on the time bar.

This way, the flow of time and fate is altered.

Be bold when placing Senses and try all combinations.

If the person’s decision doesn’t change with the given senses, it means some senses are missing.

Sometimes, there can be alternatives to change a character’s mind instead of just one Sense.

China has a rich history and culture - these games let you dive in and explore the Middle Kingdom.