Bent Oak Island

Bent Oak Island is a point-and-click adventure about twins Archer and Sam, who are sent to spend the summer with their eccentric uncle just as the world appears to be ending. They explore the island, talk to its inhabitants, collect items and solve puzzles as they investigate its mysteries and try to stop the looming disaster.

The island’s troubles

Bent Oak Island was once a busy tourist destination. Fifteen years ago, a fire destroyed the town square, tourism dried up and the island lost its main source of income. The island has since moved on, but it is now a faded version of its former self, and a sense of dread hangs over its residents.

Ned at the diner struggles to make ends meet after the paper factory closed. The Captain says the fish he catches talk about him behind his back, a strange hairy creature has been seen in the nature preserve, and Ted from the mainland university has detected disturbing ground vibrations. The tectonic activity resembles what happened on the night of the fire. As Archer and Sam uncover the island’s secrets, their adventure grows stranger and wilder.

Explore and solve puzzles

Each scene contains things to inspect and interact with, items to collect, non-player characters to talk to and puzzles to solve. You explore the island as Archer and Sam, learning its deeper lore along the way. The game includes more than 100 scenes, ranging from mountain peaks and underground lakes to abandoned factories and townie bars.

Endings and characters

The story has two main endings and a third secret ending, which requires solving numerous optional puzzles. Along the way, you meet the island’s residents and follow smaller questions, including whether the twins’ uncle will find the courage to ask out the head librarian and whether the pie shop will ever have pie in stock.

The game uses hand-created pixel art with a style between NES and SNES graphics.