Creatures Such as We (2017)

Developer

Choice of Games

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Genres

Adventure, Indie, RPG

Rating

4.6 of 5, 36 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 2.5 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A slow, thoughtful text-based romance where you chat with game designers on a lonely moon, exploring meaning and choice without urgency.

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What players say

Players praise the story as beautiful and thought-provoking, especially the meta layers of a game within a game. The lack of stats lets choices feel free, not driven by numbers. The realistic moon setting and focus on character relationships, including trans options, stand out. A minority find it boring or pretentious, with typos and shallow choices.

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