A teenager pulled out of 1994 and dropped onto an alien planet on the brink of rebellion, all of it hand-drawn.

When the community picks on gut feeling, with no criterion at all, Hiveswap: Act 1 only edges ahead of 6% of games. That is low. And the detailed view does not rescue it: desert island, attachment and controller feel all leave it at the very bottom of the rankings. Fun and the wish to rediscover it never take off either. The only lines lifting their head are the art style and the soundtrack, ahead of roughly 7% of games, which is still modest. Keep in mind that all of this rests on very few votes, three to six duels per criterion. The early votes suggest a low profile, not a final verdict.

This is a point-and-click that openly worships the '90s, a genre that lives off its writing, its humor and its drawings rather than its intensity. Against games built for adrenaline or the big emotional punch, a short and talkative first act starts with a structural handicap. It is not the same race.

So, who is it for? For you if you love hand-drawn adventures, offbeat writing, puzzles that take their time, and if the Homestuck universe already speaks to you. Much less so if you want a game that grabs the controller and never lets go, or a story that runs from start to finish.