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Mixed · 58%Mixed · 58%2014

Free to play

US Steam price, checked 6 h ago

The verdict

A free, bizarre surreal puzzle-adventure with memorable voice acting, but cryptic puzzles, no settings or subtitles, and broken achievements frustrate many. Skip it if you want polish.

Great for

Players who enjoy weird, surreal, janky free experiments and don't mind using a walkthrough

Main risk

Cryptic puzzles, no subtitles or settings, and buggy achievements make it frustrating

What players love

Striking visuals, music and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“it boast incredible graphics which are both awe inspiring and stunning.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

“Only if is excellent sound and wonderful voice acting that you want to listen to again and again.”
Steam review · translated · 7.3 h played ↗

Free and worth trying

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“Overall, for a free game? Hell yeah it's getting a positive review.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“Arthouse stuff. Definitely positive for a free game.”
Steam review · translated · 2 h played ↗

Surreal, memorable dreamlike experience

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“Idk why I think about this game from time to time 10 years after I've played it. Very liminal.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗

“a wonderfully surreal mind-f***. I can definitely say that I've never played a game like it before.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗

“this is more of a experience rather then a game, but in a good way. it's crazy, it's weird”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗

Creative, rewarding puzzles

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“Some of the puzzles in this game, when you finally figure them out are actually satisfying”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗

“the puzzles may seem odd by themselves but are very intuitive and creative.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗

Great, funny voice acting and dialogue

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“the constant conversations between the main protagonist and the antagonist radio guy cursing each other out is freakin' funny as heck.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗

“Its voice acting is hilarious, there're interesting puzzles, the visuals are very bright and vivid.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗

“The voice acting in the game is so lively and impulsive that it will leave few indifferent.”
Steam review · translated · 3 h played ↗

What players complain about

Cryptic, nonsensical puzzles with no guidance

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“punishes the player for not being able to read the creator's mind.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“the puzzles are nonsensical and just assumes you know mechanics”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗

“At some point the game asks you to type an answer, and how are you supposed to figure that out?”
Steam review · translated · 3.4 h played ↗

No settings, subtitles or save system

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“for a game that you have to listen to voices it is unacceptable to not have subtitles.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“you have to remember the name of the room your in, and type it in when selecting continue on the main menu.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

Frustrating trial-and-error, E-mashing and platforming

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“I recommend having a autohotkey script that constantly mashes E while you play.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“you play for 10 to 15 seconds, then die. Wait for another 15 seconds of cinematics to play”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗

Broken achievements need file verification

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“you need to [b]Verify Integrity Of Game Files[/b] each time after unlocking one of the achievements!”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗

“A billion bugs, you have to verify file integrity after every achievement.”
Steam review · translated · 3.2 h played ↗

Unbalanced, hard-to-hear audio and harsh voice

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews

“almost always struggling to hear the voice on the radio, even when standing next to it.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

“To hear the speech I had to raise the volume while being deafened by the music.”
Steam review · translated · 0.6 h played ↗

Motion sickness and awkward camera

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“This game needs a motion sickness warning.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“The fixed camera and sensitivity caused significant motion sickness for me.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows XP (SP2 or higher), Vista, 7, or 8

ProcessorDual Core CPU @ 2.2 GHz

Memory2 GB RAM

GraphicsNvidia GeForce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 4770

Storage1 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 7 or 8

ProcessorDual Core CPU @ 2.4 GHz

Memory3 GB RAM

GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 280 / ATI Radeon HD 5830

Storage2 GB available space

OSWindows XP (SP2 or higher), Vista, 7, or 8

ProcessorDual Core CPU @ 2.2 GHz

Memory2 GB RAM

GraphicsNvidia GeForce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 4770

Storage1 GB available space

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