Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren’s Call is a top tier title in its casual gaming genre. From game mechanics to visuals, everything is polished to max out the entertainment this kind of game can offer. It’s also a great stress relief. The game makes you forget your mundane worries for the time spent on weather-beaten alleys and hidden rooms of Kingsmouth.
The Siren’s Call, and the whole Artifex Mundi catalogue as a whole, is a great ‘filler’ when you need a break from shooting enemies, squealing tires, or the cheeer of the crowd in any sports game, as it can easily be played in short bursts.
The hidden object and puzzle gameplay is solid, and is only let-down by the clunky mahjong controls. However, the story is an enjoyable romp across a cursed island. If it's one thing that Artifex Mundi fans have learned, it's that you never go anywhere on a dark and stormy night when there is no shortage of supernatural threats.
Nightmares from the Deep 2 The Siren's Call is the sequel to The Cursed Heart and better than its predecessor. With more puzzles and a better story, it will take you on a grand trip. Not grand-grand, but still a fun trip.
I can only hope that Nightmares from the Deep 2 is not a sign of what is to come, and only lasts as a single misstep from a developer that I quite like.