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2017PC

You play Aaron, one week before high school graduation, when his best friend Robert suddenly stops showing up. It is a grounded first-person narrative about growing up on Chicago's South and West Sides, where you must decide whom to trust.

  • Emotional impact
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes We Are Chicago special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Before I Forget

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2020USK 12PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch87 % positive6.59 €

Brings what grabs you about We Are Chicago: emotional impact, a strong story and a relaxed difficulty.

You piece together a life from the rooms and fragments of a woman whose memories keep slipping away. This short narrative exploration handles dementia, love and loss with quiet, affecting restraint.

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Dark, serious atmosphere

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You follow Sveta, a stifled bank intern, and Vlad, a lone-wolf freelancer, as a forced collaboration on a high-profile project pulls them out of their routines. The appeal lies in its quiet, character-driven story about whether two very different people can find common ground.

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