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Backfirewall_

Developed by Naraven

About the game — TGN editorial note

Backfirewall_ is a comic puzzle adventure that takes place inside a smartphone, where the player works through levels to sabotage the device and stop its operating system from installing an update. Critics singled out its writing, puzzle design and unusual setting when it launched. Swiss independent studio Naraven developed the game, All in! Games published it in 2023, and it holds a Metacritic score of 82.