Adorable Adventures is an open-world collection game where you sniff around to find your siblings and tons of other objects hidden across a beautiful nature reserve.
You play as Boris the boar. Your goal is to find your siblings so you can slam open a shed and free your mother boar. It’s a very simple but fun premise. Along the way you meet other animals like bunnies and discover many objects that help you learn more about the world. While the story is simple, the core mechanics are equally straightforward: you smell, follow a trail, and find the item. That’s basically the heart of the game. Even though it sounds basic, there is plenty to do to keep you entertained for at least a few hours.
Besides your siblings, you can search for mushrooms, flowers, random objects, and much more. I had a blast just exploring the entire map and collecting everything. The smell mechanic works great most of the time, though it did glitch occasionally near the end when I was almost finished. I got stuck on one sibling related to honey, the trail kept leading me to an area I couldn’t access without all siblings, which was a bit frustrating. Still, most items required some extra thinking and exploration. For example, one sibling was in a dark cave, so I had to find a glow mushroom to light the way.
The map looks absolutely amazing and is much bigger than I expected. There are lots of secret areas, races, trash cleanup, rocks to knock down, and picture challenges. I personally didn’t enjoy the picture challenges that much, but I can see they’re a great addition for players who like that sort of thing. There are also hidden challenges you discover naturally, like placing four different items in a circle which summoned a massive ghost boar, that moment was awesome and made me wish there were more surprises like it.
Besides some minor issues, I enjoyed every second with Adorable Adventures. However, my biggest complaint is the price compared to the playtime. I finished the main story in about 3 hours and needed around 4 hours for 100% completion (including side activities). For a €20 game, that feels a bit short. If it were around €15 it would feel much better priced. Because this doesn’t reflect on the quality of the game itself, which is absolutely charming, I didn’t factor it into the final score, but I still wanted to mention it.
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