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Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out

67% positive of 28 Steam reviews

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Released
2020
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Tin Man Games.

About the game

Take part in one of the most complex interactive adventure stories ever written! What if the sun inexplicably vanished only to return hours later? Investigate with your AI companion, Moti. Uncover conspiracies. Discover ancient religions. Travel the globe.

Tagged by players

  • Noir
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Text-Based
  • Science
  • Detective
  • Multiple Endings
  • Mystery
  • Sci-fi
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Visual Novel
  • Minimalist

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out is a text-driven science fiction adventure developed and published by Tin Man Games that embraces the classic spirit of interactive fiction while presenting a mystery on a surprisingly grand scale. The game's central premise is simple yet captivating: one day, the sun vanishes from the sky for several hours before inexplicably returning. That single event sends shockwaves…

    13 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    This isn't necessarily a bad game, and if I could leave a neutral rating I would. I went in expecting a Choose Your Own Adventure game in the vein of those old, wonderful books. I got something a little different. I replayed the beginning ~10 minutes multiple times doing all the different choices I could to see roughly what the game was like. Pros +The writing is excellent, and what I briefly saw there were no…

    45 min played when written. 77 found it helpful.

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