Emotional, unique story and cast
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“By the end, the story hit me way harder than I expected.”
Steam review · 131.3 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS2022Walking Simulator · Adventure · Action
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A slow, atmospheric Kojima delivery-trek with a standout story, music and visuals. Skip it if long cutscenes, repetitive hauling or clunky vehicles put you off, or if you're on AMD hardware.
Great for
Patient players who love story, atmosphere, music and meditative traversal
Main risk
Slow, repetitive delivery gameplay and a cutscene-heavy start that bores you before it clicks
What players love
Great atmosphere, music and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The atmosphere of the game is some of the best on the market and the soundtrack has become something I listen to daily.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Clicks after a slow start
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It's one of those games that may not click for you at first (or at all), but if or when it does, it [b]really[/b] clicks.”
Steam review · 171.1 h played ↗
Satisfying route-planning traversal
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“This game turns the simple act of traveling across rough terrain into an addictive rewarding puzzle.”
Steam review · 113.4 h played ↗
Asynchronous multiplayer feels connecting
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“You rarely meet another player, yet their ladders, bridges, signs and structures can suddenly save your delivery.”
Steam review · 58.9 h played ↗
Runs well and looks stunning
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Graphics are great and really well optimised; it ran on my old potato just fine.”
Steam review · 219.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, repetitive delivery gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“The gameplay loop is genuinely one of the most boring things a AAA studio has ever shipped: pick up packages, walk to destination, put down packages, repeat.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Too many and too long cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It takes almost THREE HOURS of cutscenes.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Pretentious, convoluted writing and over-explaining
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The god-awful, non-stop exposition infodumps for every single thing in the game.”
Steam review · 45.8 h played ↗
Clunky vehicles and movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“When youre on the bike that ♥♥♥♥ cant even go over a little pebble and then the BTs catch up with you”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Crashes and access violation errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“it will constantly crash while loading, specifically when it hits 50%.”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Cluttered UI and constant confirmations
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“it's "are you sure" prompt simulatior., everything needs to be confirmed”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support80 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1050 4 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB
Storage80 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10
ProcessorIntel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590
Storage80 GB available space
OSWindows® 10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1050 4 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB
Storage80 GB available space
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