What can I say, about Coffee Run. Coffee Run is a game that goes beyond what one might expect from a game. Generally, one expects level progression, an actual 'goal', and 'gameplay'. This game does not have any of this, which to a more inexperienced player would seem like a negative thing. But, this is how the game developer decided to tell his narrative.

Now, if you have already played this game you would most likely be asking, "But how does this game have anything resembling a 'narrative'?" Well, you are looking for the wrong things. The player character is a man in his 20s or 30s who can't stop running, and what keeps him going, coffee. This basic premise tells us something about him. That he needs to keep running, but why? Well, he needs to collect more coins so that he can purchase the things he needs to survive. Here, the game functions as a metaphor for late-stage capitalism.

In our new age of technological innovation workers never stop working, not because 'there is more work to be done' but because our bosses tell us we have to, or else we lose our jobs. We work, endlessly running and trying to reach each paycheck so that we can pay for our ever-increasing rents. This endless treadmill we call 'life' is what this game aims to represent. It's endless levels, and downright frustrating moments all serve in uplifting this game from a mere video game and into the realm of art.

7/10