Alone in the crowd

Alone in the crowd is a really nice puzzle game where you investigate peoples lives and behaviours. You are using some very interesting gadgets to follow them around with cameras and to view and create some documents about what they are doing and when. The companion tells you which documents exactly you need and which people you have to spy on, however finding them amongst thousands of people is a real challenge. There even is a little bit of story involved, but it's not too important and not a key part of the game. The story is also where the game gets its (admittedly rather minor) replayability from. Dependening on some choices you make, the story is completely different. However, this has almost no effect on the gameplay, so replayability is a bit low in my opinion. I didn't find the puzzles (getting the right documents) too hard, the first playthrough took me about 6 hours. Completing the game with 100% achievements unlocked by getting every story ending would take around 30 hours (rough estimate). But all in all, the puzzles are really fun so I would definitely recommend this game, especially considering its low price.

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This game is the most fun and challenging game I have played in a long time. And the variety of people means you can play it over and over again.

Es un Papers Please, pero con bugs en el tutorial. Se hace un poco monótono por la historia tan débil

This game gets more and more complex the further you get into the game, which is why I have to praise the tutorials the game has. At no point did I feel lost or helpless. A little clueless maybe, but that's to be expected when learning something new. My biggest complaint of the game is that it took a total of eight playthroughs to get all the achievements and after some fumbles I ended up having to beat the game 10 times. However, it didn't feel nearly as tedious as it sounds because the core gameplay loop was really enjoyable and offered some great replayability.

This game made my head hurt but in a good way. great game!

This will be an enjoyable little game if you enjoy papers please, not tonight, beholder, etc. The mechanism is very innovative with well-designed logic and interesting conversations/tasks. Tho the dystopian plot is a bit too classic, and finished rather abruptly.

I have mixed feelings about this game. On one hand, the idea behind the game is very interesting. Turning Guess Who into something as dystopic as spy on people and digging for their personal info ? Hats off. The visuals are very nice and immersive, capturing the uneasy feeling of being stuck in a closed space. But on the other, the game feels unfinished. A couple of bugs here and there (like not getting the codes in time until you close the game and launch it again, not being able to select the voice option in the blind ruler question, or the "Be Cool" judgment not working half of the time, and the lack of proofreading (a typo in one of the bot's texts, as well as phrasing mistakes like being asked for a data card when it's an action file). Not to mention the repetitiveness, which is a problem that quickly reveals itself in a multiple ending game. It's lacking fun in the replayability department. Sure, the people are different from each seed, meaning you'll have to work harder on your answers. But : - The inquiries are still the same (Minus the Judgment part that changes depending on your path). - The bot has the same dialogue (Again, minus the pivotal questions that decide which path you chose). The cheats unlocked after each ending are amusing, but not rewarding at all for sitting through the same game again. Making completing the game BORING. Which is a shame, because a good concept like this should have been exploited more. But alas ... I would still recommend this for casual players who are curious about the premise of the game, or someone who wants to scratch the itch of voyeurism as they spy on random people (ethics be damned in the world of pixels and codes).