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2017PC58 % positive

You play a nameless serial-numbered person in the last bastion of a shattered Earth, slowly uncovering the truth behind that world. A small, story-driven indie adventure with a bleak sci-fi mood.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Lore and world history
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes A Second Before Us special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Cloud Climber

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2020PC91 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about A Second Before Us: a post-apocalyptic setting, a dark atmosphere and a relaxed difficulty.

A small, atmospheric indie adventure in which you explore humanity's last monuments as one of the few survivors, coming to terms with a bleak future.

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Paradise Lost

Lore and world history

An atmospheric first-person narrative adventure in which you wander a vast underground bunker in an alternate post-war world, confronting grief, loss and retrofuturistic technology. The pace is slow and gameplay takes a back seat to the story.

Beautiful Desolation

Lore and world history

An isometric point-and-click adventure set in a surreal, post-apocalyptic Africa, where two brothers uncover a family story after a mysterious monolith appears. Its strengths are atmosphere, a striking look and exploration.

The Old City: Leviathan

Lore and world history

You wander as a reclusive sewer dweller through the decaying ruins of a long-gone civilization. The story unfolds almost entirely through the environment and your character's musings, with no combat at all.

Opus: Rocket of Whispers

Strong, story-driven narrative

You wander snowy wastelands as survivors of a dying world, gathering rocket parts to send the dead off on a final journey to the stars. A calm, emotional narrative adventure with a moving soundtrack and a melancholic mood.

Tacoma

Strong, story-driven narrative

Tacoma is a quiet narrative adventure on an abandoned space station, where you piece together the crew's fate through augmented-reality recordings. Its appeal lies in the small human details and the relationships between the characters.

Some Distant Memory

Lore and world history

As the Professor, you search the ruined wastes for the sunken city of Houston while a toxic algae bloom closes in on humanity's last colonies. Its strength lies in a quiet, melancholic story and the bond with the AI companion ARORA.

Once Alive

Lore and world history

You set out for HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world, and try to uncover where its last survivors vanished. The game focuses on exploring and slowly piecing together its mystery rather than on combat.

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