Excellent soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“And honestly, the game’s entire playlist is magnificent”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
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Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Digixart2021Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Adventure
$19.96
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
Atmospheric, character-driven political road trip with a great soundtrack, but choices matter less than advertised and the politics are heavy-handed. Skip it if you want real branching or nuance.
Great for
Story-first players who like Telltale or Life is Strange style games, strong music and quirky characters
Main risk
Choices feel illusory and the one-sided political story gets repetitive, so it disappoints if you expect depth
What players love
Memorable, well-written characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The characters are definitely one of the biggest highlights. Each of them has their own personality, problems and stories to tell.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Beautiful art style and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is very pretty. The graphics are beautiful and it is overall very aesthetically pleasing.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Every run feels different
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“because each run is procedurally arranged, no two road trips feel exactly the same”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Choices that feel meaningful
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Your choices actually feel like they matter.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Choices don't really matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Never seen a game where "choice" isn't even an illusion, it just does NOT exist”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Heavy-handed, one-sided politics
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This game lacks any political nuance; it forces you to subscribe to a simply "blue good, red bad" mindset”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Weak writing and cringe dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The game's dialogue is very immature and childish.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Repetitive gameplay and minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“mind-bogglingly repetitive gameplay-loop that barely challenges the player”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Bad voice acting and audio issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“I had a persistent bug where the audio of a character didn't actually play where the character stood”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Fragmented story from randomized episodes
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“the random segments are disconnected and frequently contradict each other”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5700
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 2060 Super or RX 5700XT
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5700
Storage15 GB available space
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