This is a free Visual Novel, made with Ren'Py, by an indie dev. The setting is post-apocalyptic, after a virus outbreak which turns humans into monstrous killer mutants. The concept of the story is awesome, but the telling of the story... not so much. The current story of the survivors is shallow and only mildy interesting, and there is barely any background story to speak of.
The Store Page has the tag "[i]Choices matter[/i]". Well... some choices matter, and some don't. The Store Page also has the tag "[i]horror[/i]", but I would not categorize this game as true horror. It is not scary at all. I would use terms like disturbing, thought-provoking, unnerving, and suspenseful. I really wish this story had been fleshed out some more. It had so much potential.
[b]WARNING!! The Store Page does [b]not[/b] have the tag "[i]LGBTQ+[/i]", but the story does contain 2 female gay characters. There is no kissing or anything. They just exist. It also contains 1 character who goes by "[i]they/them[/i]" pronouns, so do not play this if you are easily triggered by such things. If you are physically and/or mentally sensitive, the game also contains flashes, adult language, blood, deadly violence, a panic attack, a pet death, and a reference to suicide.[/b]
You play as Spencer, 1 of 7 survivors living in a bunker out in the woods. Amber found the bunker first, and other people have moved in over time. You start out on the evening of day #398 since the mutant virus outbreak occurred. Spencer awakens from a nap just as Luca and Valentina return from a scavenging trip. Each day, two people go out to scavenge for food and supplies.
If you are one of the people who goes out on scavenging trips, you will find some items in the woods which may be used later in the game. If you survive long enough, you will play through a condensed version of 6 days and nights. On the evening of day #404, you will interview each person in the bunker. You are testing their reactions to your questions to see if anybody is infected. There are 6 endings to the story, and they are based on the choices you made which mattered.
There are 10 achievements, but they do not count on your Profile. Also, there are neither trading cards, nor Point Shop items, so once you get all of the achievements, there is no replayability. The game should take you a total of between 2.0 to 3.0 hours to get all 6 endings and all of the achievements. It should take between 60 to 90 minutes to complete the story for your first run.
The rest of the time will be spent both on your second run, and on reloading your saves trying to get the different outcomes which are available. As usual with Ren'Py, the game has pretty good cartoon graphics. It also has some really cool sound effects when the mutants are nearby. I'd love to see a sequel. The game ran perfectly fine too. I experienced no bugs or glitches.
