“Not all who wander are lost.“

So, while I may have spent an inordinate amount of time as a child looking at I Spy books, I’m new to the point-and-click collectathon games. Normally, this is a realm of games that my co-editor Mark AKA WeAwokenTheHive dabbles with (for more, check out his Hidden Cats in Christmas review). But a few weeks back, I found myself on the receiving end of a new title for Gamer Social Club – Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter.

Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter is the third installment in the Whisker Wanderlust series from MEOW STORE GAMES and Gamer Sky Games. The prior entries, Whisker Wanderlust: The Mosaic of Souls and Whisker Wanderlust: The Wondrous Journey, both released in 2025 to positive reviews on Steam.

Let’s not dance around the topic – let’s just dive right into what this game is about, and what I liked, and didn’t like!

The World & The Story

These are basically one in the same, as there really isn’t a whole ton of world and story to speak of. The gameplay follows the kitty’s owner (who is nameless) and their fluffy cat, who has been pulled into a magical circle to another world. The owner must traverse several landscapes to find their furry friend – all while helping various denizens of this realm along the way. And by helping, I mean finding stuff for them.

There isn’t a whole lot else to this – especially as the gameplay is literally just locating objects in a large and detailed picture.

The Gameplay

Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter is, at the end of the day, a hidden object game. Each of the ten levels are incredibly detailed and require you to locate various objects scattered across the scenery. Find all the objects and progress to the next level! And if you’re very daring, find the gems located across all of the levels. If all of them are located (spoiler – I did not locate them), then you’ll unlock a hidden eleventh level.

And that’s…it, to be honest. There’s nothing else to really discuss with this game, when it comes to gameplay. This is actually one of the shortest reviews that I have probably ever written, solely due to how…minimal the game itself is. I honestly, and I dislike saying this, hesitate to even call it a game.

The Good

Incredibly Detailed Art

Credit where credit is due, Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter features incredibly dense and detailed landscapes to peruse while you locate the hidden objects. What was even more surprising, and a nice little touch, was that if you know your art, there are extensive references to other artists and artistic pieces that have been created over the centuries of human history.

That’s just the tip of the artistic iceberg as each level has references and nods to other creative individuals from history.

Relaxing Gameplay

As much as I don’t feel that Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter is an actual game, I cannot deny that it was relaxing to play. After work, it was nice to turn on some music (not the in-game music – we’ll get to that) and just get lost in a painting. And with each level taking about…fifteen to thirty minutes, it was just the right amount of time.

The Bad

Comically Short Playtime

Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter was short. Even without finding the hidden eleventh level, I spent less than three hours on the entire game. Now, that very well might be the normal amount of time that one would expect such a game to be. But…I don’t know – this seems too short. And for a normal retail price of $4.99 on Steam, is that worth the cost?

Repetitive Sound Design and Music

After only ten minutes in the game, I ended up muting the music in-game. The looping got to be…a bit much. It’s not to take away from the individuals behind the sound design. I just need more variety when it comes to in-game music that I’m going to be listening to for extensive chunks of time. And that point also leads into my next concern.

Broken Audio Settings

So, you would think that muting both the Music and Sound Effects of the game would effectively silence the game? Nope – not in Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter. Despite both settings being completely zero’ed out, there were still facets of the audio that still played. The biggest culprit was the level titled “Joyful Festival”, which is meant to take place in a busy street festival. With the audio muted on both ends, everything is gone – except the murmuring of the crowd. Which continues regardless of the audio settings. The only solution to this was going into my PC settings and forcibly muting the application itself.

Accessibility in Certain Levels

In the level titled “Whimsical Garden”, you’re tasked with finding various branches that are scattered around the level. While there are only 66 branches, if you have any issues around color-blindness/vision, you’ll be in for a rough time.

This is one example of many, in which a brown stick is sitting on top of a brown background. I have relatively good vision and was having to utilize the helpful Magic Wand to locate many of these. This was solely due to the near identical colors of branches and the locations in which they were placed.

The Overall

 I can confidently say that while I did to a certain extent enjoy my time with Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter, the amount of flaws that were present ultimately won out. Between the minimal gameplay time, the audio issues, and what I see as accessibility issues, I really cannot recommend this title, outside of those who are really into these types of games.

Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter is currently available on PC (Steam).

Gamer Social Club was provided an early access copy of this game for the purposes of this review. This review was played on PC (Steam).