This is officially my most fav game of all time. I will forever think about this game and I will continue to replay it at least once per year. this game is what made me fall in love with video games as a vessel for storytelling and art, beyond just something for socializing and fun. I am in love with the midwestern/rustbelt gothic. The queer subtext. the depersonalization. the spooky story. the generational trauma. the GAMEPLAY - people will call this a "walking simulator" but this is a game of discovery. this is a game about caring and searching- about seeking out ways to integrate into the community and care for your friends and neighbours. it is a game about community and personal strife and healing. as a queer mentally ill person who almost dropped out of university in my final year- as someone who's family hails from an ex mining town- everything about this game is pertinent and important to me. PLAY THIS GAME