Year Unknown

this short game explores a deep, unsettling question that everyone has at the backend of their mind. what I understood from it, is that the game explores two primal and unsettling fears: fear of ceasing to exist and fear of eternity. there are many beliefs on what might happen after the death or, in this case, [spoiler] heat death of universe. humanity found a way to stop it, or at least hinder it [/spoiler] . if you are religious and firmly believe in afterlife, the idea of eternity is still haunting, even if you earn to go to heaven, you will stay there for billions of years, trillions of years, quadrillions of years, bazillions of years, and numbers keep appearing and appearing until you find out numbers has no end. and if you are an atheist, simply ceasing to exist, no conclusion, meaning or anything to the long life you live being nothing immediately, that fear of death, nothing but darkness but in this case you can't even feel or understand the darkness. anyone ever remember the time BEFORE they are born? no. do you even try to think about it? try to remember it? what do you even supposed to feel about the time before you were conceived inside your mother's womb? the question of life is answered by death, in this game, if we assume this game's scenario is real, BO's decision is the only solution because at least, there will be ONE MORE answer you will find. in just one hour this game made me go through a lot of thinking and I like it. only thing I wish is that it was longer to explore more of this topic or present different ideas or beliefs to help us with our decision. I think 56 minutes is too few time to think about this choice no?

its funny that the word Library, Limbo and Labyrinth starts with the same letter

Wish it was longer but the philosophical story is very well made.

Short and to the point. Year Unknown picked one philosophical concept and over the course of an hour, let you grasp its meaning. It's rare for me to find games where I can really put myself in the shoes of the main character and Year Unknown, despite being text-based story telling, truly managed to capture my imagination. The ambient sound design, music and overall vibe of the structure was well done. Maybe lacking a bit of architecture, I would have loved more cyclopean sights. In the end it was a pleasant visual and philosophical journey.

Even though theres not a lot of content i still really liked the game, the world it created was very accurate for how it felt. It made me care about both AIs and made me sad that i couldnt give them both what they wanted.

Rendben van.

The game is not worth its cost unless you get it in a bundle, the entire game is very pretty as an architect I really appreciate what they have done, the megastructure collection bundle was very much worth it and this is definitely a nice short gem. You have a few options in the game I believe. Spoiler post completion: [spoiler] Not choosing BO is clearly an act of cruelty, reject eternal suffering for the sake of continued existence [/spoiler]

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Can it even be called a "Universe" anymore? If you keep it from naturally evolving, is it still the same reality?

I love the little robot guys even if one of them wants me dead 💛 great story! Great art! Great game!!!!