Powerful emotional impact
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“There are very few games that made me ugly cry, this is one of them”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Everything Unlimited Ltd.2015Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror · Adventure
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A short, narrator-driven walking sim about creativity and friendship that hits some players hard. Skip it if you want real gameplay, Stanley Parable-style humor, or dislike its message.
Great for
Creatives, game developers and narrative fans who want a short, introspective story to think about
Main risk
Almost no gameplay and a monologue that can feel pretentious for the price
What players love
Thought-provoking story about art and understanding others
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The game made me think about how easily we can misunderstand other people, even when we believe we know them well.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Resonates with creatives and game developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“A game for game developers from game developers.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Short, worthwhile experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Go in blind, it only takes 90 minutes. You'll come out better for it”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Strong narration, atmosphere and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The locations deserve special praise: simple, but they make full use of the Source engine's features.”
Steam review · translated · 1.6 h played ↗
Unique storytelling that only works as a game
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“you can't make this into a movie or a book or a poem or anything else.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pretentious, shallow or melodramatic writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It's a Source 1 mod with pretentious narration that thinks it's telling a deep story.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Little to no gameplay, just walking and listening
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you're just pressing your w key for over an hour.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Boring, tedious and slow pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“At about 40 minutes I was starting to get semi-bored but kept playing”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Disappointing or unsatisfying ending and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Plenty of build up, but a disappointing and unsatisfying ending.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Too short and expensive for the content
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Price is high for 75 minutes of gameplay.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Uncomfortable narrator and ethics of the story
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The reveal that the narrator shared Coda's games and edited them without his approval shows what a horrible friend the narrator was to Coda.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
Processor3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Intel Express graphics card).
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
Processor3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Intel Express graphics card).
Storage4 GB available space
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