In a simple gameplay loop I found myself enthralled by every character, myself (Sleeper) included. Every ending got me broken: I wanted to be someone for everyone, able to change The Eye. Yet, in the end, I couldn't.

Citizen Sleeper is an heart-warming and heart-breaking experience at the same time. Every ending feels right, depending on how you look at The Eye: love it or hate it, you always have a nice choice available. Reaching the endings is not difficult, and that is maybe the only downside of the game: once you got rid of certain storylines around early-mid game, you can easily "snowball" and finish Citizen Sleeper in just a few cycles because you already have everything you need.
Nevertheless, the writing pulls you in so quickly that you don't even realise it. It's just an incredible text-based RPG that definitely deserves much more attention.

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2023


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