Nuts is an appropriate name for a game that is not only about squirrels, but also made me feel like I was going slightly mad by the end of it. There's definitely something paranoia-inducing about sitting alone in the woods, trying to uncover the night-time habits of small furry creatures. What are they up to? What are they planning? Am I watching them, or are they... watching me?
Nuts couldn't help but remind me of that episode of Rick and Morty, where Morty accidentally discovers that squirrels run the entire world from the shadows. It has this sense of slightly ominous tension, which is kind of at odds with the beautiful scenery of the game's setting: Melmoth Forest.
In Nuts you play as a grad student seconded on a research trip to carry out a wildlife survey of the forest. The professor that hired you, Dr. Nina Scholz, is hoping that the survey will dissuade the construction of a dam in the region that would necessitate the forest being logged, and disturb the squirrels delicate ecosystem.
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