Alone With You

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Если честно, уже и не помню, по какой именно причине "Alone With You" появилась в моей библиотеке. Приобрёл я её в марте 2020 года за копейки, и лишь в августе 2022 года я прошёл её. Достойна ли игра прохождения? Давайте разбираться. Перед нами визуальная новелла с элементами квеста и [i]намёком на нелинейность[/i]. С таким я лишь отчасти смирился (об этом позже). Сам сюжет достаточно прост: главный герой (т.е мы) остаётся один на планете ввиду некой катастрофы, из-за которой ещё и саму космическую программу свернули, едет на станцию, на которой еле-еле живой ИИ пытается нам помочь улететь. А вот персонажи, которые нам буду встречаться по пути, очень хорошо прописаны: у каждого свой характер, своя история (и личная, и то, что было на станции), свои взаимоотношения друг с другом, и всем этим ты реально проникаешься (да тут даже ИИ - очень даже хороший собеседник) и начинаешь сопереживать им. Вдобавок к этому, звук, эмбиент и сам пиксель-дизайн ещё сильнее погружает тебя в такой пост-апокалипсис, отчего начинаешь получать ещё большее удовольствие от прохождения. Но остальное как-то хромает сильно. Во-первых, геймплей тут монотонный: просыпаешься, приезжаешь на локацию, исследуешь её вдоль и поперёк, решая лёгкие загадки (разве что на паре из них мне пришлось смотреть в прохождение, т.к. я жёстко тупил), возвращаешься, общаешься с одним из персонажей, идёшь спать и начинаешь всё заново; причём изменений каких-либо за всё время прохождения либо нет, либо они незначительны. Во-вторых, нам выдаётся возможность выбирать различные реплики, которая как бы намекает на нелинейность в истории... Но как я понимаю, её тут нет. Да, я лишь один раз проходил игру, но ближе к концу было стойкое ощущение, что до финальной главы ты мог выбирать что угодно, а уже в ней самой тебе предоставлялся выбор, ведущий к различным концовкам (т.е. твой выбор, сделанный на протяжении всей игры, тупо обесценивается в этот момент). Да и если честно, сам выбор-то никак не отражается на геймплее: все с тобой спокойно общаются, никто не мешает тебе исследовать локации. И это сильно удручает. В общем и целом, лично для меня "Alone With You" - [u][b]средняя игра[/b][/u], и именно такую оценку я бы поставил, была бы такая возможность в Steam. С одной стороны, тут качественно переданная атмосфера и раскрытые персонажи; с другой - монотонный геймплей, простой сюжет и мнимая нелинейность. Но из двух зол я выбрал положительную оценку, потому что за всё время игры я не испытывал отрицательный эмоций, а моментами чувствовал удовольствие.

Comprei o jogo pois gostei muito da ideia da trama, mas na prática ficou bem monótono.

I was excited to play this game, as the description suggested that it matched what I like: space colony, disaster looming, conversations with AI, romance, visual novels - all up my alley. However, after 2 hours of gameplay and 4 missions complete I can only say that it didn't live up to expectations at all. - The dialogue choices are basic and don't add anything to your personality, and it seems the characters will just keep on talking about their failures in life regardless of your reaction. - The interactions with them are super short, so with most of them there was no emotional bond, so caring about their fate was difficult (except one of them, perhaps). - The romance was nowhere to be found (like sure, some characters were having crushes on each other, but it's just bits and pieces). If it was further on and I never reached it - I get it, but I also doubt I would've gotten invested in the characters with the little insight you get into their personalities. - There was also little left from the visual novels style that usually have a lot of prose plus visuals - The gameplay primarily consists in going through doors and inspecting items found in ruins, without too much deep insight or backstory. It's a slog, especially since 99% of the time you find nothing of interest I wouldn't say the game doesn't have anything commendable, so here you go: - The art style is quite nice and does reflect the sense of loneliness and doom - The music was alright, although sometimes there were noises where I wasn't sure if they're random, or indicate an interaction button I really tried to get through, but just could bring myself to care about the story. Wouldn't recommend.

Alone With You, developed and published by BancyCo, is a quietly powerful narrative adventure that trades mechanical complexity for emotional depth and atmosphere. Set on a remote space colony on the brink of destruction, the game places you in the role of its last surviving human inhabitant, tasked with escaping before the planet collapses entirely. It’s a premise that could easily lean into urgency and spectacle, but instead the game chooses a far more introspective direction, focusing on solitude, memory, and the fragile connections that persist even in isolation. The structure unfolds through a repeating daily cycle that becomes central to the experience. Each day, you explore different sections of the abandoned colony, piecing together fragments of what happened while solving light environmental puzzles tied to your escape plan. These sections are deliberately understated, emphasizing exploration and discovery rather than challenge. As night falls, the game shifts its focus inward, bringing you back to your base where you interact with a small group of holographic companions and the station’s AI. These conversations form the emotional core of the game, gradually revealing personal stories, unresolved conflicts, and glimpses of life before everything fell apart. What makes these interactions compelling is how grounded they feel. The characters are not exaggerated or overly dramatic; instead, they are written with a sense of restraint that makes their struggles more believable. Through branching dialogue choices, you shape your relationships with each of them, deciding how much you open up, which connections you prioritize, and ultimately how your story unfolds. The game handles these choices with subtlety, rarely signaling their long-term impact, which makes the resulting narrative feel more organic. Over time, these relationships evolve in ways that feel earned, culminating in endings that reflect both your decisions and your emotional investment. Gameplay remains intentionally minimal throughout. Movement is simple, puzzles are accessible, and the overall challenge level is low. This design ensures that nothing distracts from the narrative, but it also means that the experience can feel repetitive at times. Revisiting areas and completing similar tasks becomes part of the routine, reinforcing the sense of isolation but occasionally slowing the pacing. Whether this works for you largely depends on how engaged you are with the story—if the characters and themes resonate, the simplicity feels purposeful; if not, the lack of mechanical variety may become more noticeable. Visually, the game adopts a retro-inspired pixel art style that balances nostalgia with expressive detail. The environments are carefully designed to convey both the emptiness of the colony and the remnants of its former life, using color and lighting to distinguish different areas and moods. Character portraits and small animated touches add personality to interactions, while the decision to keep the protagonist unseen allows players to project themselves more easily into the role. The soundtrack complements this approach with a blend of ambient tones and subtle melodies that enhance the feeling of quiet solitude. One of the game’s strengths lies in how it handles its themes. It explores loneliness, identity, and the nature of human connection without resorting to heavy-handed storytelling. The presence of artificial companions raises questions about what it means to relate to others when those others are not entirely real, and the game approaches these ideas with a thoughtful, measured tone. While some of its sci-fi elements may feel familiar, the way they are presented—through personal stories rather than grand exposition—gives them a more intimate impact. That said, the game is not without its limitations. Its reliance on dialogue and slow pacing may not appeal to players looking for more interactive or action-oriented experiences. The structure, while effective in reinforcing its themes, can feel repetitive over time, and the narrative, though engaging, occasionally follows familiar emotional beats. Additionally, its relatively short length means that some players may wish for more time to explore its world and characters. Despite these shortcomings, Alone With You succeeds because of its clarity of purpose. It doesn’t try to be everything at once; instead, it focuses on delivering a cohesive, emotionally driven experience that lingers beyond its runtime. It invites players to slow down, reflect, and engage with its world on a more personal level, offering something that feels distinct from more conventional games. In the end, Alone With You is a thoughtful and atmospheric journey that prioritizes storytelling and character over complexity. It may not offer the depth of mechanics or variety found in larger titles, but it delivers a memorable experience that resonates through its themes and relationships. For those willing to embrace its slower pace, it offers a quietly affecting story that stays with you long after it ends. Rating: 8/10

Pixels, puzzles, and point & click vibes - its a game / choose your own adventure style novel. I really enjoyed it - I enjoyed the conversations with the AI and sim characters, the quests, choosing a path and experiencing the story unfold. I've had one play through and may play again for some different endings eventually. The only thing I'd change is to be able to pick up the story from different save points, which would make replaying the game much more of an enticing prospect

It's basically a walking sim, but it lacks much of anything to keep it interesting. It definitely had the chance to be a great game. But having to watch the same door opening animation about 400 times and being forced to go back to base after every single little thing really makes it tedious to play. Can't recommend it sadly.

Talked to an AI in orbit now it’s my confidant and my cat is officially jealous.

This game made me feel things. Honestly one of my fave games, I still think about it years later. Highly recommend playing, really beautiful story-telling <3

If you hope for an experience that can move you and empowers you, look eleswhere. Better try [u]The Altars[/u] also here on Steam: it's in first person with side-scrolling scene during the moments we bond with the relatively virutal crew. This, however... Personaly I didn't find this experience relatable or interesting, and I don't understand the hype and the qualification for the awards - it only qualified, didn't win, tho. The experience was very lackluster, shallow and boring. The settings are a classic of science fiction: abandonned facilities on another planet, we have to make do with the feltovers resources and AI of hte dead crew. I though it would be something like the game [u]The Turing Test[/u], (also here on Steam), where the AI is an important character and actually tht main protagonist, But no, this is mostly all about being forced to please the virutal copies of four very mainstraim, predictable, and relatively, either morally immature or shallow human beings, from varied ethnies - and each wasn't designed to have look pleasing for most people. But the fact that they are virutal copies isn't exploited at all, the AI isn't an interesting character and actually thinks like a human being (not in the good sense, more in the sense of... being gratuitously both casual and bossy...it just doesn't speak like an AI from a space station usually does in scifi games, movies, or books - I don't know how to explain) Everything feels slow, dead, depressing and scripted: even the conversation with the holograms. Most of the game is a point and click, but you don't have much agency about anything, most things you can do is pass arbitrary political moral judgments expressed through positive,negative or non commital answer each time. The only thing you get to decide about your live come late, at first everything is superficial choices and obyeing direct orders from the AI that barely explain itself. You can also decide how much of your like you will risk to find out what's wrong with the planet... but, even through this seems interesting, the experience of going through it is long winded and bland. The relationship with the hologram we chose is forced on us and the atmosphere is depressing after long exposure unless youa re really, really into being lost on a nighmarish but also boring planet with mainstring minded pixelated chad looking snowflaxes that monologues and barely have any dynamic conversation, just expositing events from before their death in a forced flirty way, because. the main appeal this game seems to try to offer is all about reading mainstream human feelings and unasked for flirting to survive. Is that what the devs call romance? If they had done a visual novel and spared us the walking simulator moments and the depressiong atmosphere, it might have been less long-winded and empty feeling.