Players Like...

❤ Exploration and Atmosphere

Players can navigate the game's atmospheric, post-apocalyptic setting of the abandoned town of Ruddleside. Reviewers praise the ability to create an eerie, desolate ambiance through the stylized 3D environments, expressing feelings of immersion in the lonely, ominous world as they explore.

❤ Choices and Consequences

A major focus of the gameplay is the choices players make, which reviewers highlight as directly influencing the protagonist Ted's personality, relationships, and ultimately, his fate. Many note the game provides a "choices matter" experience similar to Telltale's The Walking Dead, with reviewers earning multiple distinct endings based on their decisions.

❤ Puzzles and Collectibles

Players must solve various puzzles scattered throughout the town to uncover its mysteries, as well as find collectibles, which reviewers describe as adding challenge and intensity to the experience.

❤ Quick-Time Events

The game incorporates quick-time events, particularly during action sequences involving the dangerous "Nocturnals". Reviewers mention these QTEs can be tense and nerve-wracking, as failing them can lead to brutal death animations for Ted.

❤ Replayability

Reviewers highlight the game's replayability due to the multiple possible endings, expressing replaying the game multiple times to experience the different narrative paths and unlock all the endings, further enhancing the "choices matter" aspect.