50 Minutes 'Til Impact

Wow. Apples

An impressive student project. Wish these new devs long and happy careers :)

I like the idea of the game, but the characters look grotesque! The dialogue between the characters is great, and the drawing of the avatars is very beautiful. However, when the character looks at you, it's macabre. [h1] From Clara to Jamal. [/h1]

Walter sweep, awesome guy.

I really enjoyed my playthrough of this game. It was a short experience, about 2 hours for me, and I felt it was really well paced. The way the story and puzzles were put together was really nice, and I thought the time-loop was a great way to make the game feel less 'linear', which is something puzzle games can struggle with sometimes. I felt a ton of Persona inspiration in this one (which is a good thing). I really enjoyed the characters and the voice acting. There were unfortunately some audio mixing issues, and some of the characters' voices sounded like they were recorded with echo or equipment issues, but I was able to get past this, and really enjoyed all the performances given. Clara, Edith, and Walter were particularly likeable characters with great voice acting in my opinion (this is not to knock the other characters at all, these 3 had a lot of screen time which helps). The story was nice, the UI felt good, artstyle was beatiful, everything ran smooth. Especially for a free game, I really really enjoyed my time, and recommend for anyone who's into story-driven linear games, as well as simple escape room puzzles

This game looks like a project from a group of Game Development students. But they did a well job, just the playtesting is a little rough.

Didn’t expect a VN on a retro-futuristic space train to hook me this hard. The ~50-minute time-loop structure actually works: each run I picked up a new clue, a code, or an item and it meaningfully pushed the story forward. You’re not just clicking dialogue walking the cars, checking terminals, and piecing together passcodes gives it a light adventure vibe that keeps the pace up. Characters are fun (the bar car scenes are great) and the art/music sell the whole “luxury train headed for disaster” mood. Couple of nitpicks: pathing can feel a bit stiff when you’re trying to line up with an interactable, and I’d love a quick journal/log that auto-records discovered codes & hints between loops. But overall, smart puzzles, clear feedback when you progress, and a neat premise that doesn’t overstay its welcome. If you like narrative adventures with actual exploration and deduction, this is an easy recommend.

I had fun playing this!