Windows 8 Mystery Game App: The Strix

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: The Strix is a free mystery game app developed for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices. When you install and launch the game, you will be presented with the main screen of the game which allows you to easily play by selecting a difficulty level. The game has interactive tutorial as well which will help you to understand what the game is actually about, and how to play it. The game is full of mini games like puzzles and hidden object scenes which yield evidences as the reward. In the game, you have to collect the objects by clicking on them, and you will be able to easily collect them. These objects go to your inventory and can be used later in the game.

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: The Strix is available as a free download from the Windows App Store.

Tales from the dragon mountain the strix splash screen

Main features of Tales from the Dragon Mountain: The Strix for Windows 8:

When you install and launch Tales from the Dragon Mountain: The Strix on your Windows 8 device, you will be presented with the below screen. As you can see below, this is the screen where you have to enter your name.

Tales from the dragon mountain the strix enter player name

When you have entered your name in the above shown screen, you will be taken to the next screen which is the main menu of the game. It is here that you can choose to start new levels for playing them. When you have clicked on the Play button and selected a difficulty level, you will be shown a short movie which will tell you something about the story of the game. You can watch it or you can also choose to skip through it via the conveniently located Skip button at the top right.

Tales from the dragon mountain the strix movie

Now, you will be taken to the main game play screen. Here, you will be prompted if you want to start an interactive tutorial. It is recommended that if it is your first time playing the game, you should play the tutorial to know how to play the game.

Tales from the dragon mountain the strix tutorial prompt

Throughout the game, you can interact with objects by clicking on them. At the bottom of the screen is your inventory closet, and at the bottom left is the hints button. At the bottom right, you can see various toggles that allow you to easily open your book of clues, access the game’s menu or to see your tasks at hand. You can see so in detail in the below screenshot.

Tales from the dragon mountain the strix inventory

The game is full of mini game levels that will reward you with valuable inventory or necessary clues. This basically sums up the brief features of this game.

You can also check out the Left in the Dark: No One on Board and Ape of Steel games for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

The verdict:

Tales from the Dragon Mountain: The Strix is a great game for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices that is sure to keep you hooked for a long time. The best part is that the game is free from ads, and hence makes for a great app to download and have on your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 device. I do hope that you will have fun playing this game on your device!

I rate it a 4 out of 5!

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