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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 0.7 hrs on record (0.6 hrs at review time)
Posted: 19 Jan, 2022 @ 4:59pm
Updated: 14 Feb, 2022 @ 10:47am

This...game...Is seriously something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLHA2ANBq_w

And i think this will be the last time i actually going to use "Titles" in this review and use Screenshots for them now.

"You Will (Not) Remain" is a very short "novel" like adventure game. It has no action, no items to collect inside nor Stats or similar. Its just You and a Dog and a story which goes deep under the skin - if youre willing to understand the meaning behind this game.

Since this game is maybe about 30 minutes long and free, i can already say here, give it a go. I will still go with a deeper review as usual...

Said here, some spoiler warnings.

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2725041534
You Will (Not) Remain keeps place in a small apartment complex with "You" as player which kinda resamples a human.
You wake up, drink coffee, water your plant and all the usual stuff you do...
Well but thats not what this game is "about"...

This game basicly tries to explain how it feels and how it is to have been plagued with mental sicknesses and serious subjects like loneliness, depression and suicide. There is no violence nor blood or similar to see in this game but as simple as the game "is", as much did it also affect me since i would say i suffer though said things on a daily base - and this game shows how it feels to be in such state, day by day, very good...

And thats something you can see in some other reviews since such people mostly dont understand how it is and feels to deal with such stuff - because said things are not something to joke about. That doesnt mean i "blame" them here but, as i said before, they dont understand how it "feels" to be in such "state".
So again, I dont blame them but they might should at least "try" to see for "who" this game is made for. It is something a lot people go through but other people dont understand, most just shrug it off and tell you to "cheer up" but cant feel the sorrow from the person. Its not how it works, we cant just "press a button" and "all is ok" again, trust me. Its not that i wish someone to feel the inner pain such people go through but they might would understand this game and the people better if they do - if you know how i mean that of course. But here i can say one thing for sure: Some of us sure would wish it would be so easy, that there would be a "happy button" and we all would feel good again...

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2725044122
One thing i love about this game is how it basicly hitted the nail on the head. As for someone who DOES suffer from such stuff and might doesnt have the motivation to actually "enjoy" longer games, this actually has the right lengh to enjoy the story told in this game. Not only this, how the story is told and how the pixel style and sounds are made, fits the story and the motivation behind it to well - mostly, the simple "music" which, if you listen closely to it, mostly changes only in the tone. You can seriously "hear" the mood of the game. If its a normal "i dont care" feeling, the music is calming but still somewhat sad in tone. If you kinda think its better, its just a bit more upbeat. If you are catched in your dream and want to forget the world and how it is, its getting very deep and dark.

Serious to say, i think if i would have my "moments" i could...actually hear to this music non stop but im sure i also would somehow somewhat cry for no real reason - and thats so nice about this games music and style...

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2725046086
I can not and want not explain this game any further without spoilering to much. All i say is, if you have 30-40 minutes to spare and might suffer though such stuff, i beg you give this game a go. its not long nor big as download and sure worth said time playing.

HIGHLY Recommended.

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2725048477
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