Emotional, well-written story
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It made me cry so many times especially because it reflected parts of my own life I've been healing with myself.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%DONTNOD Entertainment2020Choose Your Own Adventure · Walking Simulator · Adventure
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A slow, emotional Dontnod story about twins, memory and a trans protagonist, set in beautiful Alaska. Skip it if you want real gameplay or fast pacing.
Great for
Patient Life is Strange fans who want an emotional family drama and trans representation
Main risk
Very slow pacing with almost no gameplay can leave you bored
What changed in the last 30 days
32 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite boredom, padding, weak story and the LGBT focus. No specific patch or bug is identified; the cause is unclear.
32 recent reviews
What players love
Believable twin bond and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Tyler and Alyson are lowkey one of the best sibling duos i've played”
Steam review · 137.7 h played ↗
Beautiful Alaska setting and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the Alaska setting is beautiful in both seasons. I took A LOT of screenshots because so many locations looked so good.”
Steam review · 12.7 h played ↗
Strong trans representation
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“As a queer and trans person i really love this game and how transmen are rappresented.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Free-on-promo, good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the fact that this game is free every single year for a whole month is genuinely amazing”
Steam review · 28.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Painfully slow and boring
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The timer showed 11.7 hours, but honestly, if I subtract the two hours I spent falling asleep while playing, it was less than that”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Weak story and unlikable characters
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Tyler is the kind of person you'd avoid at all costs in real life.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Perceived heavy-handed LGBT agenda
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the game’s handling of its social themes can feel overly preachy”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Little real gameplay, mostly cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It’s just a glorified walking simulator with zero actual gameplay.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Choices don't matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Decision making has no effect anywhere except of the Chapter's 3 second half”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Clunky controls, slow walking, tedious interactions
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“UR FORCED TO WALK SO DAMN SLOW THE ENTIRE GAME.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit version 1903 or higher
ProcessorIntel core i3 4130 (3.4 Ghz 2C / 4T) AMD FX 4300 (3.8 Ghz 4C / 4T)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750Ti or Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon R7 260X or AMD Radeon RX 560
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64-bit version 1903 or higher
ProcessorIntel i5 4570 (3.2 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X (3.5 GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 970 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or AMD Radeon RX 480
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit version 1903 or higher
ProcessorIntel core i3 4130 (3.4 Ghz 2C / 4T) AMD FX 4300 (3.8 Ghz 4C / 4T)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750Ti or Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon R7 260X or AMD Radeon RX 560
Storage25 GB available space
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