A girl’s life unfolds through a series of moves from childhood to the birth of her first child. As you unpack and place her belongings into their correct locations, you’ll experience the ups and downs of her journey through childhood, adolescence, and beyond…
Time to learn: 30 min
Total length: <10 hours
Why Should You Play?
- Mystery and storytelling: The story unfolds subtly behind the gameplay, leaving it up to you to piece together what is happening in the character’s life.
- Satisfying and non-competitive: Ever been the type to like putting things exactly in the right place? Do it ten times faster than in real life and admire the results of your work without breaking a sweat.
- Pick-up and play style: No need to learn new rules or controls—just move the objects based on what feels natural. The game will highlight any misplaced items at the end of each level.
Who Should You Play With?
We recommend playing this with family or loved ones, so you can talk through the story together and share some of your own memories of moving from place to place.
The main character sets up her first office.
The main character unpacks her first apartment room after moving out of college.
Newcomer Score
We rate playability across 5 different metrics based on our many hours of playing games then average them into a playability score:
Legibility: How clear and easy to read are the game’s visuals?
While there is no reading needed for this game, objects in the game can be pixelated at times requiring the player to zoom in to identify the objects.
Control Difficulty: How intuitive and manageable are the game’s controls?
Only a computer mouse is used for controlling the game, no extraneous keyboard input.
Learning Curve: How quickly can a new player understand and start playing the game effectively?
Extremely simple, reminiscent of some early point and click games from the 90s. However, the game features no tutorials and expect you to learn on the fly.
Device Support: How many and which devices is the game available on?
Game is available on almost all platforms, no console needed.
Relaxation Level: How relaxing and stress-free is the gameplay experience?
The gameplay is extremely laid back, with no timers of any kind allowing you to play at your own pace.
Tips and Tricks
Unpacking has a lot options to help you play the way you want! Access the settings menu from the main menu.
If you would like larger icons, swap the icon size in the Accessibilty Menu. This affects the different clickable elements in the game
Additionally, if you would like to play Unpacking without any of the puzzle elements (it’ll be like decorating your own doll house). Feel free to enable “Allow items anywhere”. However, we recommend at least playing through the game once without the option enabled as the puzzles cleverly tell a really nice story!
If you do not like the music of the game, head into the Audio menu. The Master Vol controls all sound. Music controls the background music of the game, and Sound FX affects all the clicking/tapping/placing/etc. sounds.