The magic needle mechanic in Ginkgo is incredibly cool and really helps to set the game apart from some of its peers. It also allows the developer to throw in some incredibly unique puzzles, which often require players to think out of the box in order to solve them. That's far from all that the game has going for it though.

The East Asian influences that inspired the game contribute their fair share of fantastic monsters and also have a big impact on the game's setting. The sound design is excellent too, although this is all let down somewhat by a few bad glitches here and there. For a free game though, this is perhaps to be expected.