Sayonara Wild Hearts

Developer Simogo

Publisher Annapurna Interactive

Format iOS, PS4, Switch (tested)

Release Out now

hat difficult eighth album? Five years in the making, is comfortably the longest we’ve had to wait for a Simogo game. You’ll quickly realise exactly why it took so long, and yet it bears the weight of its developer’s hopes and the expectations of critics and players with remarkable grace. It’s positively sprightly, in fact – its suit of cups overflows with ideas, yet it’s the opposite of bloated. Its 23 stages each cover a bewildering amount of ground in a matter of moments, with new themes, mechanics and even perspective shifts introduced and cast aside, frequently leaving you gasping for more. suggests it might be the secret to videogames, too.