Stacking is the tale of Charlie Blackmore. The story is set during the Industrial Age, where an evil industrialist, The Baron, is forcing children to work. The Blackmore family, whose father mysteriously disappears, falls into debt and the whole family is forced into work to pay it off, except for the smallest Blackmore, Charlie. Soon, Charlie learns his family is being forced to work as slaves with no chance of escape. Using his ability to hop into and control other dolls as well as use their unique abilities, it is up to Charlie to rescue his family, stop The Baron, and stop child labour once and for all. The gameplay of stacking is impressive and ingenious to say the least. The idea that you play as a Russian stacking Matryoshka doll, that fits into other bigger dolls, is original, and makes the game able to be in a category all it’s own. There are multiple ways to solve a puzzle with each way unlocking new things to look at in your hideout. There are plenty of hidden characters to find and collect. The one down side of this game is that some of the puzzles are extremely easy to solve, but an upside to that is that there are multiple ways to solve each puzzle. Some are not so difficult, but definitely need outside the box thinking. Stacking is an ingenious idea that is executed flawlessly. Hours of game play plus multiple ways to solve puzzles and plenty of secrets to find make it well worth the price tag.

-Frankie