Soaking in a story in an interactive way that feels very smart and genuine.

The concept is simple: you come home after a year of traveling to find no one has come to greet you, no one is home, what happened?
The gameplay simpler: move around the house, pick up objects and subtle clues as to what had happened in the past year.

The main story arch about the protagonists sister is told through audio diaries (of which the voice acting is superb). All the characters in the story though, you get to know through several objects riddled all around the place. Connect it all together and you'll genuinely be enjoying yourself. If you're smart enough, you'll figure it out half way through. The compelling atmosphere and soundtrack just strengthens it all. It's 1AM, rainy outside, creepy old house in the woods... goes hand in hand with a story about missing people.

There can be arguments made that this is not a game due to the lack of the "failure state" but in all honesty, that was the last thing running through my mind while playing it. The characters feel genuine enough that you become interested in how it all ends and forget about any other gameplay elements it could have included.

Generally I will recommend this game but only at a reduced price. The original full price does not feel fair to me as it is just the product of its own hype. For 3 hours of content, no. If you are looking for something unique and easy on the mind, wish to discover colorful characters and like to investigate the scene to understand whats going on - look no further, this is the best it's going to get.

Soaking in a story in an interactive way that feels very smart and genuine. The concept is simple: you come home after a year of traveling to find no one has come to greet you, no one is home, what happened? The gameplay simpler: move around the house, pick up objects and subtle clues as to what had happened in the past year. The main story arch about the protagonists sister is told through audio diaries (of which the voice acting is superb). All the characters in the story though, you get to know through several objects riddled all around the place. Connect it all together and you'll genuinely be enjoying yourself. If you're smart enough, you'll figure it out half way through. The compelling atmosphere and soundtrack just strengthens it all. It's 1AM, rainy outside, creepy old house in the woods... goes hand in hand with a story about missing people. There can be arguments made that this is not a game due to the lack of the "failure state" but in all honesty, that was the last thing running through my mind while playing it. The characters feel genuine enough that you become interested in how it all ends and forget about any other gameplay elements it could have included. Generally I will recommend this game but only at a reduced price. The original full price does not feel fair to me as it is just the product of its own hype. For 3 hours of content, no. If you are looking for something unique and easy on the mind, wish to discover colorful characters and like to investigate the scene to understand whats going on - look no further, this is the best it's going to get.