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BURIED STARS

82% positive of 2,128 Steam reviews

To 100%: 130 h
Released: 2021
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, PlayStation

Made by LINE Games Corporation.

About the game

A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

Tagged by players

Conspiracy
Dynamic Narration
Thriller
Dialogue Heavy
Investigation
Psychological
Interactive Fiction
Emotional
Cinematic
2.5D
Choose Your Own Adventure
Visual Novel

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Mostly Positive

What players say

Recommended
This game falls into a kind of genre I like that I've come to call "Trapped Group". That alone is a big draw for me. I enjoy seeing how a cast of characters struggle between suspicion, self-interest, empathy, and teamwork. Buried Stars has some interesting potential deaths, enough uncertainty at points to keep it interesting. It explores questions of identity and perception while doing a great job of making social…
130 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 4 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Amazing game, coming from someone who has an almost pathological obsession with murder mysteries. I came into this hoping to be entertained and intrigued, but it was so much more than your typical mystery VN. For one, the dynamics didn't fall into typical tropes. The characters actually had depth- you were endeared by them or annoyed, but they didn't feel like a walking stereotype that could be replicated anywhere.…
25 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Tedious and boring. I love visual novels, I love mysteries. I can't even get to the mystery, because the communication rounds are endless blabbering about stuff that isnt important to the situation at all. You have 5 people with the same 11 topics or more EACH. And you dont know which ones to pick to continue the story. Then there is the rapport and sanity system. Some conversations just randomly drop or increase…
11 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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