Nairi is a cute graphic adventure with adorable visuals, yet compelling characters within a darkly troubled world that is sure to delight anyone looking for a strong narrative and puzzle experience.
About the story
Let us tell you the story of Nairi, an upper-class lady who escaped the city and now lives among the people. Meeting Rex, her gangster-turned-scholar sidekick, they worked together to uncover the secrets behind the Tower of Shirin, solving puzzles and making friends (and enemies!) along the way. NAIRI: Tower of Shirin is a charming graphic adventure with adorable characters within a troubled world that is sure to delight people of all ages looking for a strong narrative and puzzle experience! So, what have we got in store for you? A graphic adventure, you will be taken back to a more troubled time, in a story that appeals to all, regardless of age or species. With an adorable style, it's sure to whet the appetite of many a Studio Ghibli and The Last Airbender fan. Test your intellect with mind-bending puzzles and brainteasers. Cute and colourful characters that will melt your heart. And some that might freeze it! An immersive story of friendship and fate in a fantastical world. Collect an array of crazy items, each one wackier (and more useful) than the last. Beautiful original music that will transport you to the sands of Shirin.
Platforms
Switch PCGenres
Adventure Indie Platform Point-and-click PuzzleThemes
Drama Kids Mystery
Languages: English and 9 more
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Media
Critic Reviews
Worth Playing
By Cody MedellinDespite this, Nairi: Tower of Shirin remains a charming and engaging point-and-click adventure game. The story is conveyed well via good writing, with enough twists and revelations that make it feel like a children's show due to the subject matter and higher stakes involved. The puzzles are great brain teasers but also have the good sense to not fall into the trap of being difficult for the sake of it. Most of all, that art style is too attractive to pass up, with every character being extremely likeable. Provided you don't mind the cliffhanger ending, Nairi is a worthy pickup for adventure fans.
Cubed3
By Renan FontesWhile the journey is more important than the destination, the fact NAIRI lacks a traditional conclusion - leaving many arcs and themes in a resolution limbo - hurts the narrative considerably. Considering just how much the story focuses on Nairi as a character, a cliff-hanger ending that places emphasis on plot comes off structurally inappropriate at best. That said, the script, atmosphere, and puzzles all warrant at least one playthrough. Tower of Shirin might fall much flatter than it needed to thanks to a poorly realised ending, but NAIRI, as a whole, is a charming point-and-click with plenty of heart.
GamePitt
By Rob PittI really enjoyed my time with NAIRI: Tower of Shirin, it felt like an interactive storybook with delightful puzzles. Visually, this game is up there with the most artistically beautiful games of the last 12 months yet it also has a decent selection of unique and interesting puzzles to help it stand up as a great game to play. I had a few mild annoyances with the UX such as the lack of a map/fast travel, no interactive highlighters, and it’s rather easy to accidentally click to move to another screen, but I still felt compelled to move on and venture further into the story. Despite the lack of voice acting, NAIRI: Tower of Shirin‘s narrative is funny and witty along with the overall story the further into the game you get. Don’t be put off by the lack of voices though, use your imagination and make the characters sound however you imagine them to sound.
Cat with Monocle
By Seth HayNAIRI: Tower of Shirin is a colorful point-and-click adventure with a solid story you will sink into, but some of its puzzles will test your problem-solving skills till your brain taps out. Nairi’s tale isn’t over yet, so look forward to the next exciting episode when additional content becomes available!
Pure Nintendo
By Trevor GouldNAIRI: Tower of Shirin is solid, but it lacks that certain something that dialogue-heavy games need. That said there is a charm with the characters and presentation, music especially. Fans of visual novels with puzzles might want to look into it further. Just beware of certain things – backtracking, the duration, pacing issues, potential puzzle frustration, and an unsatisfying story arc – when deciding if it's worth the reasonable ten dollar cost.
