Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard is stellar from start to finish. Directed by the creator of the excellent Wool Ball series of custom Doom WADs (and featuring a much more polished aesthetic), it's a fitting tribute to DOS-era adventure games that provides a good story, gorgeous artwork, and challenging, thoughtfully-designed puzzles; I watched my girlfriend play it all yesterday and chimed in with genre-specific tips when she seemed stuck, though no walkthrough was deployed at any point. About the worst thing you can say about it is some of the English dialogue is worded a little clunky, I personally think it adds to the charm.
I'd rank it alongside Freedom Planet 2 in the realm of furry/adjacent indie games that sit cozily alongside their inspirations, if not well above them. Those two and Super Lesbian Animal RPG (which is next on my personal playlist) mean this year's Ursa Majors are going to be a sight to witness, a three-way competition of games people clearly put their heart and soul into for a crown I really hope Pokemon S/V doesn't ultimately steal
I was charmed by Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard from its intro cutscene through its grand finale. I have little experience with the LucasArts point-and-click adventure genre (I'd completed the first Sam & Max and Monkey Island games with @lobst's help), but the artistically-rendered backgrounds in Owlsgard prevent key items from getting lost between the pixels, and Finn's external monologue provides helpful context clues on where further investigation may or may not be needed (the game also provides a "Modern mode" where objects of interests stand out even more). The puzzles made me feel clever for solving them, the writing and voice-acting made me want to explore every dialogue option, and the story kept me gripped through its twists and turns.
Also the starring character is a cute and chipper roebuck, so of course I'm into it. :3
Owlsgard is currently dirt-cheap on Steam as part of the Summer Sale; if you’re enticed by the words my partner-in-crime and I wrote about it a year and a half ago, my recommendation comes just as strongly today. :>