Isolania

How can a lonely game with one room have so many hours of enjoyable escapism, find out, if we are happier apart in ISOLANIA. Well, apparently anything can be good when you have a stellar world-building that probes your mind for every feeling of joy and sorrow it can find. You are a new podder in a society where nobody is allowed to leave their designated cell, the sadness is the sickness that you get from other people, and you must stay inside because isolation is the key to salvation. Everything that you need to stay alive is done within your room, and if you question your existence, there are consequences. I want to say it took the game maybe 4 seconds to get my attention because the voice of 'authority' is so compelling, and for the most part it manages to maintain that level of story-telling, even during the moments of downtime, I was always looking forward to the next day. Now the game has a 'waiting' aspect to it which usually amounts to several minutes per day, after you are don...

it can be actually a really good game i like the theme and story. but too many damn bugs make it annoying and unplayable. they keep updating and fixing the bugs but none of them are solved so yeah here i am

I'll update this review as I play the game. I'm only on Day 4 but I would absolutely recommend this game at this point. It's inspired by one of my favorite games of all time - Presentable Liberty and it wears it's influence on its sleeve. You are in a cell that you cannot leave (other than for a little bit of work time each day where you solve a puzzle). It's very much like prison in that you have a routine that you need to follow in order to get through the day without going insane. It captures the feeling of solitude and being trapped pretty well. There are a lot of different meters that you have to keep track of in order to keep your character healthy but if you're clever they're easily managed in the early game. Save your food as long as possible, use some of the water available to you (but watch you don't run out). Play games and watch TV to pass time. Buy stuff from the store. The games you can play are pretty hard just like in Presentable Liberty but you'll have plenty of ti...

brilliant game it will test your patience with great mini games in a game pick what you do wisely or you wont have the ending you are hoping for will you find freedom or will the Central Authority trick you you decide....

Patience and Pay off Thats the best way to describe my experience with Isolania so far. This game is dripping with mystery and requires you to truly think about how you play the game to progess. Getting into the motion and realising that you need to think about how you spend your time, where to take risks, and what questions to ask in this game is extremely fun. The game play is solid, the voice acting has character and the graphics are impressive for an indie studio. You'll spend a majority of your time in this game learning, and though it takes a while, its absolutely worth the progression. They key here is patience. There is plenty to do while you snowball your way into the deeper lore of Isolania and from where I am in the game, I KNOW its getting deeper, the writing is very good! I'm still playing, but my imagination is captivated, WHAT IS THE SECRET OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD? WHAT IS REALLY GOI-- [This message has been edited by Central Authority]

Too many bugs. Cannot get scanned, cannot exercise, cannot go to work. Cannot avoid being penalized....

A really interesting concept marred by bugs, a sketchy economy and a bad saving system. Bugs encountered in the first 90 minutes: 2 crashes Ministry sent a letter scolding me for not showing up to work in addition to the letter they already sent for being late (I did show up, I was just late) The position where you have to stand to be scanned is almost pixel-perfect, and the tutorial does not adequately explain this or prepare you for it. Running into walls makes your camera flicker Saving system: The game charges you in-game money to perform a manual save, so players will naturally be stingy with their saves. This system could work if the game was extremely stable and had a near-zero percent chance of crashing; however, as demonstrated by my 2 crashes in 90 minutes, the game is not stable, so I ended up losing a lot of progress each time it crashed. Economy: You get $100 per day for working. At first, this seems pretty fair, since the most expensive item in the store is $500. As so...

Couldn't pass the game, but its alot of fun!

Good game. Very immersive.

Good game, sadly no one to sex