Game2019

AlienAfterlife

ActionAdventureCasual

Developer Jeremy Couillard

Step into a radiant dimension where souls reboot as data. Recover your reincarnation machine from alien terrorists and explore glowing temples of memory, logic, and light. A surreal odyssey through death, rebirth, and the beauty of being lost. From the Steam store page

59 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

93
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55 positive · 4 negative
95% range 84–97%

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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
62 of 67 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

95% recommend · 52 yes, 3 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 55 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (64 of 68 positive).

Players describe AlienAfterlife as a surreal, psychedelic experience that blurs the line between game and art. [1][2][3] Many note its short length and simple gameplay, with some finding it boring. [4][5][6] Some reviewers recommend it for its creativity and originality, despite its flaws. [7][8][9]

Liked
Disliked
  • Gameplay is mostly walking around mazes [6]
  • Very short, around an hour [4][5]
  • Style over substance, boring gameplay [5]
  • Not for everyone, may require specific mindset [17][2][15]
Representative posts
  • [5]Steam user Steam user …7215Steam review · Sep 30, 2023 · Not recommended

    Takes about an hour to get through... you'll find yourself hoping it becomes fun at some point. Spoiler: It will not. Looks really interesting, but this is the exact definition of style over substance. The game-play is boring. The message is nonsensical. You will finish this game and regret having spent the hour playing it. Don't waste your time.

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …4760Steam review · Oct 4, 2019 · Recommended

    So you die in a hospital while a doctor fiddles with his iPad and ascend into the great unknown. Only things never go that smoothly do they? Alien terrorists who I assume are against the idea of reincarnation decide to suicide bomb your afterlife waiting room before you get shipped off to be reborn. Now you have to take matters into your own hands and rebuild the device so you can be birthed once again. Sounds …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …7466Steam review · Feb 12, 2019 · Recommended

    Video (gameplay + commentary): https://youtu.be/3YQppJ2XrxM Review: I enjoyed Alien Afterlife quite a bit. It's the kind of experience that I played once, then played again, and now that it's sat with me, I'll probably go in and play it a third time. THAT SAID, I think it's important to emphasize that just like the game's description mentions, it's not for everyone, and I found it useful to go into it thinking of …

  • [7]Steam user Steam user …2627Steam review · Feb 13, 2019 · Recommended

    I'm recommending this one for one reason and one reason only... This is a great educational game and one can learn the dire consequences of developing a game when you are high on drugs. If your standard indie game is your brain, then "AlienAfterLife" is your brain on some serious drugs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puNzK-LGYH4&feature=youtu.be "Just Say No" ..to drugs, and probably to this game. It's not good. …

  • [3]Steam user Steam user …9267Steam review · Oct 18, 2023 · Recommended

    A feast for your senses, with brilliant and unique design, an interesting concept and just enough gameplay variation to keep it fun and engaging. All in all a very cool experience!

Summarised from 26 of the 55 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

95% of the 55 Steam reviewers we collected recommend AlienAfterlife. The complaint that keeps coming up: gameplay is mostly walking around mazes. Deal-breaker or nitpick?

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  • Steam user Steam user …4760Steam reviews · Oct 4, 2019 · 2 h played

    So you die in a hospital while a doctor fiddles with his iPad and ascend into the great unknown. Only things never go that smoothly do they? Alien terrorists who I assume are against the idea of reincarnation decide to suicide bomb your afterlife waiting room before you get shipped off to be reborn. Now you have to take matters into your own hands and rebuild the device so you can be birthed once again. Sounds simple enough right? _______________________ PROS + Jeremy Couillard. I am…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9413Steam reviews · May 19, 2019 · 1 h played

    [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/32482033/]Crim's Humble Opinion Curator Aliens Hijacked My Afterlife A strange premise for a game followed up by an even more surrealistic experience. AlienAfterlife is a short and seemingly unexplainable collage of colors, shapes, and dialogue. That's not a bad thing at all; but it does mean it isn't for everyone. You start out by dying and ascending to the afterlife; but during the process in your reincarnation aliens destroy the machine you need.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7466Steam reviews · Feb 12, 2019 · 2 h played

    Video (gameplay + commentary): https://youtu.be/3YQppJ2XrxM Review: I enjoyed Alien Afterlife quite a bit. It's the kind of experience that I played once, then played again, and now that it's sat with me, I'll probably go in and play it a third time. THAT SAID, I think it's important to emphasize that just like the game's description mentions, it's not for everyone, and I found it useful to go into it thinking of the game as something of an art installation as much as (or more than) a game.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6374Steam reviews · Feb 12, 2019 · 1 h played

    An incredibly surreal experience. From the art design, sound design, premise, it is all basically insane. I love it though. https://youtu.be/SZeYj2FencU

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  • Steam user Steam user …0252Steam reviews · Oct 8, 2023 · 2 h played

    Visually fun and nice calm gameplay. After playing Escape from Lavender Island I tried this game by the same dev. Was not dissapointed. Updating my review because I thought the game was broken but when I went back and played again and realized that I the game isn't broken it was me duh :-P So basically I couldn't figure out how to get the alien alphabet out of the head on a post. I thought you collect them and then put them in the proper heads. When I went back to try again I saw that the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2627Steam reviews · Feb 13, 2019

    I'm recommending this one for one reason and one reason only... This is a great educational game and one can learn the dire consequences of developing a game when you are high on drugs. If your standard indie game is your brain, then "AlienAfterLife" is your brain on some serious drugs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puNzK-LGYH4&feature=youtu.be "Just Say No" ..to drugs, and probably to this game. It's not good. But like I say, I'm recommending it for creativity, originality, and as an…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9267Steam reviews · Oct 18, 2023 · 2 h played

    A feast for your senses, with brilliant and unique design, an interesting concept and just enough gameplay variation to keep it fun and engaging. All in all a very cool experience!

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  • Steam user Steam user …5744Steam reviews · Mar 24, 2019 · 2 h played

    If you've ever done drugs, you owe yourself this game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7599Steam reviews · Mar 1, 2019 · 1 h played

    Easily one of the weirdest games I've played so far this year. I don't even know if anything I would describe would do justice to the things that happen in this game. If the screenshots look interesting to you, I'd go ahead and give it a shot because at the very least, you'll have a good laugh. I started a video series on Youtube if you want to see the game in action and decide for yourselves if this is something you might like:…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0906Steam reviews · Dec 25, 2025 · 1 h played

    Truly I'm a patron of the arts, ending up playing games like these. I definitely saw new things. And came out of a few things!

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  • Steam user Steam user …4730Steam reviews · Apr 23, 2019 · 1 h played

    I played this game stoned as hell, and it was the absolute best gaming experience I have ever had. This game is more than a walking simulator. This is an experience, that you don't even need to be stoned to enjoy. First off, the game is absolutely beautiful, but not in the same way most people believe. The imagery can be very unsettling for people who aren't going into this game with the right mindset. If you're going to play this game, expect to be unnerved, a little nervous even. But that…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2213Steam reviews · Feb 23, 2019 · 1 h played

    This is what smoking DMT at the peak of a jedi flip must feel like. This game or this unique experience, as the creator calls it, is so absurd and random but yet so aesthetically pleasing to the eye, it's well worth the low price (even though i received it as a gift). If you have a few bucks to spare, no invest, then buy it. To sum it up, it's short, wack and a great way to experience psychedelic drugs when sober.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9870Steam reviews · Sep 12, 2023

    My friend robert gifted this to me. We played it together while I streamed it for him and his brother. It was a good bonding experience. They were screaming "Please stop turn it off aaaaaaaaaaaaa".

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  • Steam user Steam user …2982Steam reviews · Nov 26, 2019 · 1 h played

    certainly interesting.. The last "level" lags quite a bit on my pc. I like the fact that it lets you figure out what to do, and that the story, while incredible bizarre, makes sense.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9365Steam reviews · Jun 11, 2026 · 1 h played

    Wouldnt recommend doing drugs or drinking before this game as it would be a waste, this game in itself is a very good and powerful mind trip, one should probably make use of drugs after the game so maybe they can understand what the hell they just played

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  • Steam user Steam user …0853Steam reviews · Jan 21, 2026 · 2 h played

    I truly cannot make sense of this game. Art, I suppose? It's nice to see someone put effort into making something like this!

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  • Steam user Steam user …1027Steam reviews · Sep 10, 2023 · 1 h played

    Jeremy Couillard is an amazing artist that is blurring the boundaries between games and art and philosophy.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5643Steam reviews · May 29, 2021 · 2 h played

    Brilliant and surreal, this game is a surreal exploration and art gallery experience.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3423Steam reviews · Mar 10, 2020 · 1 h played

    absolute masterpiece

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  • Steam user Steam user …0902Steam reviews · Sep 4, 2019 · 1 h played

    No sound, but still highly recommended for the price. First off, naming the main character Bardo was genius. I love the fact that there is controller support, and at 89 cents it was a steal that I managed to mostly understand (I think) without any sound coming from the game. 8/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …2508Steam reviews · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 h played

    It's totally experimental stuff. 6-7 /10 More weird game: P1: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45665580 P2: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46219602

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  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Sep 5, 2026 · 9 h played

    AlienAfterlife is a surreal first-person adventure that explores death, consciousness, technology, and reincarnation through an intentionally bizarre science-fiction lens. Developed by Jeremy Couillard and published by Akupara Games, it is far more interested in creating a strange interactive experience than following the conventions of a traditional action game. The premise places the player in an afterlife where consciousness behaves almost like digital information, immediately establishing a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6753Steam reviews · Sep 8, 2025 · 2 h played

    Nice trip into the Alien Afterlife

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  • Steam user Steam user …7215Steam reviews · Sep 30, 2023 · 1 h played

    Takes about an hour to get through... you'll find yourself hoping it becomes fun at some point. Spoiler: It will not. Looks really interesting, but this is the exact definition of style over substance. The game-play is boring. The message is nonsensical. You will finish this game and regret having spent the hour playing it. Don't waste your time.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2249Steam reviews · Sep 19, 2023 · 1 h played

    Very, very strange game. It's decently cheap, and generally worth it. It's around 4 small levels with normal objectives and very not normal areas. very short, very odd, not entirely sure what to think about it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7301Steam reviews · Nov 1, 2021 · 2 h played

    amazing psychedelic alien art game where you fight some baddies, do some puzzles and explore.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1408Steam reviews · Mar 18, 2020 · 2 h played

    it looks great but really all you do is walk around in mazes. i wish there was more to it because the graphics are crazy

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  • Steam user Steam user …0274Steam reviews · Nov 1, 2026 · 1 h played

    If you have the unquenchable desire to take a trip past hell into some other ethereal realm, then this is the game for you. This isn't really the type of experience that is easily described. It feels like taking a trip through someone else's memories, and that strange feeling is definitely intentional. This game just kind of takes you along for the ride regardless of whether or not you're capable of comprehending it, and that's what makes it fun and intriguing. It doesn't make any sense at all…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5679Steam reviews · Oct 21, 2026 · 1 h played

    An art installation masquerading as a surreal first-person adventure that begins with the protagonist dying in a hospital, while a doctor fiddles with his iPad, only for alien terrorists to bomb the afterlife facility and steal the machine needed to be reborn. Recovering its four missing parts leads through the Bardo's (from the tibetan Bardo Thödöl Chenmo) bizarre temples and landscapes, where souls exist like data and spiritual reincarnation collides with alien technology. It is closer to an…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2319Steam reviews · Oct 16, 2026 · 3 h played

    I like that it there is a mission were I have to kill this weird looking long eyes/noses human lookalike creature. when I had to collect these 10 green aliens with their stomach gutted out and you see there intestines is gone, which made feel gross... but after reuniting them to the coalition these 10 people synchronize into this beautiful harmony. but that was all a lie, these green aliens are just the catalyst for what needed to spawn the 10 archetypes of representation. that puzzle when you…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3606Steam reviews · Oct 15, 2026 · 2 h played

    It is honestly mind blowing to me that more people do not know about this game. It was the last Jeremy Couillard game I played (before he released SIC) so I had super high expectations before going into this one. For his very first project as a solo self taught Dev it is absolutely breathtaking. The amount of love and passion put in this game was very apparent. The story was goofy and trippy and the environments were wonderfully crafted with top tier colors and aesthetics. This is a definite…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0831Steam reviews · Oct 12, 2026 · 1 h played

    game is worth $80, top 5 games oat

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  • Steam user Steam user …6266Steam reviews · Sep 26, 2026 · 1 h played

    I quit when the backwards ASMR whispering started. no thanks.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3432Steam reviews · Sep 15, 2026 · 2 h played

    was a goood little adventure .

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  • Steam user Steam user …1280Steam reviews · Sep 12, 2026 · 1 h played

    This game is an artpiece

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  • Steam user Steam user …6577Steam reviews · Sep 9, 2026 · 2 h played

    Feels like a raw, imaginative core to a lot of Jeremy Couillard's other games. Definitely rough around the edges and janky, feeling like a game made in the direct afterglow of a hardcore psychedelic experience (not being reductive here). Only took me an hour to beat and is dirt cheap - try it out, but would not recommend before Fuzz Dungeon, Jef, etc.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1634Steam reviews · Jun 7, 2026 · 1 h played

    I don't know what just happened... but I loved it. First game of the series and its kind of touched something amazing in a way. I highly recommend this one. Go in blind and figure it out too, it'll hit all the dopamine receptors.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1519Steam reviews · Jun 6, 2026

    I don't know if there's enough LSD in the world to enjoy this. I tried.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8823Steam reviews · Apr 24, 2026 · 1 h played

    This is not a normal game, and neither for normal people, nor to be played under normal circumstances. 8/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …0483Steam reviews · Mar 23, 2026 · 1 h played

    Weird trippy and short.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0593Steam reviews · Jan 15, 2026 · 3 h played

    Cool short experience. 6/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …8538Steam reviews · Jan 11, 2026 · 3 h played

    Short experience with 4 phases, if you like surreal walking sims, this might be up your alley. Feels more like a proof of concept demo - given the trippy art style it seems obvious this was an influence for later titles like "escape from lavender island" That being said, I like the trippy visuals. ...buy on sale.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5911Steam reviews · Nov 4, 2025 · 1 h played

    Interesting and short surreal adventure. Each level has different objectives to provide the motivation to explore the fascinating environments. Worth checking out if the art looks at all appealing to you.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2885Steam reviews · Aug 30, 2025 · 3 h played

    Not sure what to say about this, but I'm glad there are indie devs making weird, surreal stuff like this.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9088Steam reviews · Jun 10, 2025 · 2 h played

    Marijuana overdose with a lot of art references

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  • Steam user Steam user …9928Steam reviews · Feb 21, 2025 · 1 h played

    Lavender Island brought me here, and i am loving the weird!

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  • Steam user Steam user …9586Steam reviews · Sep 8, 2024 · 1 h played

    As a Budhist saying that there is no such thing as reincarnation really rubs me raw and makes me unfathomably uncomfortable... 11/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …4867Steam reviews · Oct 31, 2023 · 2 h played

    The gameplay is bare bones, but it's certainly a interesting environment that doesn't overstay it's welcome with the four levels different mechanics.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7249Steam reviews · Sep 25, 2022

    so i got lost for 20 minutes, which is usually a deal breaker, but i put up with it, which im gla, but then it crashed. damn i dont think i coming back too this one.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3169Steam reviews · Jul 30, 2022

    I believe the game development was interrupted because it has no "second level" or I don't know how to proceed Anyhow, the aesthetic is trippy and lisergic. The story is grotesque and fun. Also, it's free and lasts like 20 minutes. Totally worth it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2809Steam reviews · Mar 8, 2022 · 3 h played

    i absolutely love this game. wish i could buy the soundtrack!!!

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  • Steam user Steam user …3395Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2021 · 1 h played

    This game is a really weird experience. It's extremely absurd in many ways, which is something that I love so that's a good thing. I enjoyed this a lot. Many of the environments were visually very odd, which I liked, and the music is also very strange and fitting for how bizarre this game is. I have a couple of issues however. The forest level isn't very fun in my opinion, the whole thing is so visually similar at every point, so it's hard to find your way around. Another thing I didn't really…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3433Steam reviews · Aug 31, 2021

    Played this while on acid. Couldn't make heads or tail of anything. 10/10 would highly recommend.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6325Steam reviews · Aug 21, 2021 · 2 h played

    Not as great as the creator's more recent art game efforts such as JEF, but still an interesting journey through a psychedelic artist's fizzled mind. Despite his games being relaxing wanders, I came to frustration twice, once while looking for the final piece of a puzzle in a large environment under constant droning noises, and again while wandering around in the black & white shampoo forest. Desaturating the colours rather than removing them would have been enough, but how it is started to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3221Steam reviews · Nov 26, 2020 · 1 h played

    Great game if you enjoy surreal walking simulators with some light game play. Lots of great high quality trippy animation loops. Sound design is nice. The only challenge is the forest level, which is easy if you draw a map. So glad I picked this up.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0295Steam reviews · Oct 19, 2020 · 1 h played

    Awesome piece of art

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  • Steam user Steam user …0552Steam reviews · Oct 16, 2020 · 2 h played

    This could have been a thoroughly enjoyable and recommendable, bizarre little surreal experience if it wasn't for the Can Town level because while all the other environments are straight-forward and rather short, this one took me more than half my total playing time and drove me nuts because of an apparent bug/glitch and wrong spawn that made me run around for a good 35 minutes or so. Besides that letdown tho, I appreciate the creativity and art direction at play here. What seems wonky and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4950Steam reviews · Sep 1, 2020 · 1 h played

    This product may cause motion sickness and ego death.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3284Steam reviews · Jul 11, 2020 · 3 h played

    I don't like the static noise in some parts of the game. Is there a way to filter the static out?

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