Another Day of My Life
Another Day of My Life is a horror point-and-click game with a perfect mix between cuteness and creepiness. It starts on a bright and innocent note, with the main character being a little girl who assembles a family photo as a birthday gift for her mom. But when she can’t find her mother in her usual art studio, and her father is so absorbed in his work at the PC that he barely acknowledges her presence, you can already sense that something unsettling is about to unfold. As the story progresses and strange things start to happen, this unease slowly tightens its grip, sending shivers up your spine. The game isn’t frightening in a traditional sense, as there are no jump scares, but its psychological horror slowly draws you in one puzzle at a time.
The puzzles vary in difficulty, most of them leaning toward the easier side once you understand their goals. On the other hand, the puzzles that require unlock codes hide their hints within the environment, and these clues are sometimes unintuitive, even for seasoned point-and-click players. To help with this, the developers added an in-game set of hint images after release, covering the main puzzles (but not all). These offer nudges rather than outright solutions and won’t show you where to find every required element. If you prefer playing with a full walkthrough, you can also check the guide I wrote, though be warned that it’s heavy on spoilers. Additionally, there’s no hotspot map, but item hunting is straightforward enough that it never becomes a real issue, and there are few interactions outside the items required for puzzles.
Another Day of My Life features eight Steam achievements, of which four are story-related and the other four are highly missable, including one for collecting all 13 family photos in a single playthrough. The lack of a chapter selection feature or manual saves (the game relies solely on autosaves) means that missing an achievement requires restarting the game from the beginning if you’re aiming for 100% completion. Beyond that, my only real gripe is the UI, which is a tad cumbersome to use. Accessing inventory items always requires an extra click for opening the backpack, and combining items can boot you out of the inventory entirely, depending on the case. It’s not infuriating, but these extra clicks do add up, making the UI feel like it could use some refinement.
All-in-all, Another Day of My Life is a short but memorable experience spanning three chapters, each symbolically tied to one of the family members. From the mother’s unsettling paintings to the father’s bizarre brain-powered machines, the game takes you on a strange and intriguing journey. Expect a playtime of about 3–4 hours if you’re solving puzzles organically, or roughly 2 hours if you follow a step-by-step guide.