
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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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
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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
Such a beautiful and mysterious game! I haven't seen all the content yet, but so far the unpacking and unraveling has been very enjoyable <3
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce jeu ! Mais j'ai l'impression d'être coincée à la fin, la dernière quête ne s'est jamais validée malgré l'apparition des crédits ! c'est frustrant. Mais super ambiance, très cosy et agréable à jouer !
It's a nice little game. I liked the aesthetics. One little bug almost drove me insane briefly but starting a new save doesn't take long. I'd play another game from them.
This is a charming game and really well put together. Lovely atmospheric storytelling, with some puzzle elements reminiscent of the Witness. I really enjoyed it!
Interesting game, love the art. Plays just fine. It's a quiet game, which I enjoyed. The way the stories are told is interesting and fun. Not much else to say. Was just a nice, relaxing game that didn't take too long. I feel the length is just fine.
alright, this is a tough game to review. i'd give it middle thumb if that was an option. pros: - the game style is great, visually really appealing - i like the premise and the style of organizing and unpacking - good, not too complicated puzzles cons: - the save function (as of 6/22/2025) does not work properly. i didn't know how long the game would be, so i saved it and when i reloaded it didn't properly save my progress. for example, rooms were emptier, complete puzzles were seemingly unfinished. it was a major problem for me, and i had to replay the game several times. - the story was not that great, or well, it had potential, but it felt very inconclusive. i also feel like it would've been better if we learned more about each neighbor, since it all feels very shallow. the ending was probably the weakest part in my opinion. i've played open ended stuff and liked it, but this just didn't mean anything to me. - and finally, the price of the game is completely unfair. once i knew what to do, i finished the game in 40 minutes. i suggest buying on sale. overall, it was a game i have very mixed feelings on. it really had potential but just some parts made it very tiring. i like the art style and everything, i just recommend only if you play in one sitting, but as of now, i don't recommend until its patched, and also due to the (in my opinion) unfair pricing. 5/10 ( also i've got a new yt channel please support my playthrough here, thanks!! https://youtu.be/KNF_vQZhrec?si=ksHGRGXXHJHH1ycO )
Dreamy and surreal point'n'click. I didn't get this style of experience with moving out so it probably hits more when it triggers nostalgia. Also arranging the flat initially seems like the gameplay but when the story takes over, there is no need for it anymore. I bet there are people who have 30+ hours in the game just rearranging items tho. The ending seemed a bit undeserved.
Short and sweet! It plays a bit like Unpacking, but the vibe is different - from the removed techno-weirdness of the 1990s to the "breaking/bending of reality" weirdness I personally love. And it's cozy, too, of course. I did have an issue (twice) where items in the to do list didn't check off properly, and then DID check off but it was pretty unclear to me what exactly did it, which was a bit frustrating, but not game-breaking. My one other issue is, I wish I could have petted that cat more.
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