
You find a secret passage at your new flat leading to other people’s homes. Unpack your stuff, collect items and solve the mysteries of each of the apartments to unlock the story of the apartment block. You might not feel so lonely, after all.
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About
It’s 1996 and it's raining. Your first apartment, your first quiet night away on your own. Soon after unpacking your first box, finding what your siblings packed away for you, arranging your cassette tapes, and hanging up your favourite denim jacket you accidentally crack open the back of your wardrobe, revealing a portal into your neighbours lives. Interacting and solving puzzles with their personal belongings, you begin to learn who they are, what their lives are like, and how through the lens of loneliness, you can feel connected.
Korter 1996 is an exploration of loneliness in a point and click adventure game. You can organise and decorate your new apartment and go on expeditions to other people's homes to find more items. While exploring different apartments on the block, you get to solve puzzles that will lead you to more information on each of the inhabitants. How you interact with the items in their apartments will move forward their story and through item dialogues you get to know about their lives.
Features
Move around items and organise to your heart's content (or make a mess)
Hear the thoughts of people who have interacted with the items you find
Unlock new locations and uncover their mysteries
Progress at your own pace
Collect stickers
Unlock the catalogue
Fill your apartment with stuff
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 38 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
What a lovely little thing this was! Focused on what it wanted to do with its personalities and light-but-engaging puzzles. I never got stuck but it wasn't so brainless I didn't have to think and pay attention either. I like the specificity of place and time; it felt both familiar and unfamiliar. In contrast to other games about arranging and collecting I've played, I like how it mixed the sweet [i]and[/i] the sinister. The ending is brief but a provides a gentle little "aha!" moment
Nice concept, very nostalgic. Came for the vibes, stayed for the mysteries.
Cute and mysterious game. I like the vibes. I was sometimes stuck because I wasn't sure what the notebook wanted me to do to progress. I did figure it out after poking around but I think the instructions could be a bit more detailed. Just try to click on things and combine objects.
A really special experience! Relatively short but focused, the perfect length for this kind of experience, as well as the balance between gameplay/exploration and organic environmental storytelling. Really unique feeling pixel art and style throughout. Enjoyed the small interactions and secrets, makes me want to keep diving deeper until I've seen it all. Lovely music and sound design that really adds to the atmosphere, definitely recommend if you're looking for a cozy & contemplative experience.
This is such a cool game! The atmosphere is mysterious and cozy thanks to great art and sound design. It is very interesting to explore and click everything, there is small bits of the story of different people living in the apartment building to find everywhere and I'm constantly surprised and rewarded with new discoveries. I love finding a sticker and seeing where it ends up in my book! I'm really looking forward to solving more puzzles, organising my (and other peoples) things and find out how the story ends. I can definitely recommend this game!
Very cute little aesthetic game, love the vibes. a little tricky at sometimes but very fun still
The best way I can describe this experience is Unpacking meets liminal space game meets escape room. The visual style is charming and reminiscent of old experimental Macromedia Director CD-ROM games, and the setting is, appropriately, a kind of cozy, magical realist version of 90s urban Estonia. This is a highly original experience, focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, and so far, I've enjoyed the game a lot. The UI is a bit quirky and the gameplay can be at times confusing (navigating the interdimensional corridor is particularly disorienting for my spatially challenged brain), but I feel like an element of confusion is meant to be part of the experience. And, thankfully, the game keeps a to-do list so I don't feel lost in terms of my current goals. I'd recommend the game to anyone who is into adventure games (from classic point-and-click games to escape rooms and hidden object games ), magical realism/low fantasy stories, and/or quirky indie titles. I am looking forward to playing more and seeing how the parallel storylines connect!
Wholesome game with a great atmosphere! I'll leave a better review later when I've got time, but just wanted to endorse this now while it's fresh out o' the box.
Lovely relaxing game. The sense of loneliness is really evocative, so many things around and yet no-one is home. Really like the soundtrack. It's always a rainy day letting you find out the secrets of your home. Felt like the difficulty was just right, some puzzles to make you think but the game does a good job letting you know what you've done and what you have to do. Thanks for a great game!
The vibes are immaculate
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