The Berlin Apartment

A decent story game exploring the lives of 4 different people in the same Berlin apartment during different times (1933, 1945, 1967 and 1989) plus an overarching one taking place in 2020. Really makes you wonder who lived in the apartment before you. It is a little bit buggy and a bit annoying when it decides to save your progress but overall nothing major or gamebreaking. Works without any issues on Linux with Proton (11.0-2).

It is a beautiful concept for a game. Uncovering the stories left behind by people who experienced heartbreak and hard times in Berlin over the last 100 years. There are also a lot of redeeming factors about the game: art design, sound design, charming characters. However, the 1967 portion fell flat for me. The metaphor didn't really work and fell into the millennial cringe bucket for me. I was hoping for a game that lived up to the levels of Edith Finch, but it did not reach those heights for me. It is still a good game, just not a great one. I am glad I got it on sale because for the runtime, I think it needed to hit harder than it did to justify $25.

it's a good game. the concept is really good though i hoped the writing would pull on your emotions a bit more. i recommend getting it on discount though.