Citizen Sleeper

Pros: - Vividly written characters - Dice system that has an element of chance but doesn't incentivize savescumming - Gorgeous art style - Impactful choices. Cons: - The game is organized such that its flaws are so drastically overshadowed by its strengths that they aren't really noticeable. One of my favorite games ever, and especially great if you are balancing school or a job. If you don't have a lot of time to spend gaming, this is a fantastic way to spend that time.

I knew almost nothing about the game when I bought it. I like sci-fi, role-playing, and dice, so Citizen Sleeper made a good impression on me. I didn't expect to be plunged into such a deep sense of loneliness, with so many unanswered questions about identity and belonging. A surprisingly intense experience that I'll remember for a long time.

It was great. I remember most of the characters all the way to the end. It doesn’t blow me out of the water like Disco Elysium does, since its complications are relatively flat, but it still stuck with me all the same.

The game is unbelievably good, its message is profound and becoming more and more relevant every day, it has a lot to say and the way it relays the message not just with its mountains of dialogue, but also in its own mechanics is very admirable. Time is your main currency, you are stuck in an endless cycle of expending yourself in order to keep yourself alive, every effort you make to survive another day breaks you down a little more until you can barely do two things a day, this painful cycle is incredibly well made and how much it resonates with you will be the decider on whether you will enjoy this game or not, it's not a game that will challenge reflexes, or provide action, it's a contemplative exercise with a lot of reading and a lot of pondering.

This game is beautifully written and has a lot of hidden corners that required multiple playthroughs to unlock (I did one as each of the three starting archetypes). The dice system feels fantastic because it adds randomness to all of your days, but gives you full information at the start of the day that allows you to plan carefully around poor rolls. The narrative and mechanics all help to engender the feeling of scarcity and forcing you to make tough choices. While the visuals and soundtrack wrap you up in the unique vibe of the space station. Overall I would highly recommend, and I am excited to play the sequel which is sat in my library now.

This game is a testament to what a small team can do. The story is haunting. The writing is very very good. The choices actually matter. The art design and music are right on point. Worth. Every. Penny.

relaxing story and nice mechanics.

A well-written, heavy text-based tabletop cRPG with a superb cast of characters, rich sci-fi world-building, and a unique dice system. The story captivated me, and while I was trying to survive each cycle in The Eye, I was left enthralled by its tranquil music and atmosphere. I recommend it a lot.

On one hand, a cool narrative management game with an interesting premise. On the other hand, here we have yet another game that's entire gameplay premise relies purely on RNG, with the negative RNG coming in clutch exactly when you don't need it to. If you can't out-plan the bad rolls, the game sucks and that's all there is to it. Also, you have to play as a dirty clanker.

Citizen Sleeper is a well-polished adventure game that tries to transform a narrative VN-style into something more replayable. It nearly delivers. Unfortunately, the improvements made to extend the game with strategy and luck just aren't that interesting and result in the loss of saved game backtracking. The game assets and story are fine, but the mechanics are a little weak.