Apré Lapli

Apré Lapli is a short, mostly narrative game about Maya and her grandpa travelling by cart through a dry, water-scarce world. As they ride, her grandpa tells her how her parents met and grew together, and why water is so rare. In parallel, Maya dreams of water and vegetation, and reveals one of the adventure’s 10 poems in each dream.

The journey

At times, you steer the cart toward a camp, using a small indicator to find the way. The desert is open to exploration, and during some rides Maya and her grandpa talk while you listen to their story.

Other sections let you control Maya as she moves through a short dream level and reveals a poem. The game also has sections where you control both characters at once: Maya with the left stick and her grandpa with the right. You solve simple puzzles and look for food or water, using their different abilities: only her grandpa can lift rocks, while only Maya is fast enough to catch beetles.

Camps and story

At each camp, you complete objectives before sitting by the fire to continue the story. You can also look for collectibles at the camp. The game offers four types of experience, each intended to be more relaxing than the previous.