Underplayed Gems

Freshman Year (2015)

Freshman Year cover
Developer
Nina Freeman, Laura Knetzger, Stephen Lawrence Clark
Publisher
N/A
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie
Rating
3.1 of 5, 215 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 8 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A quiet, intimate night of anxious socializing where you wait and text while navigating a college party alone.

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What players say

Players finish it in 2 to 15 minutes and call it more of an interactive story than a game. It depicts a college freshman's experience with sexual assault, and while some find the art and writing powerful, others say choices have no real impact and the story feels incomplete.

Screenshots

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