This game was recommended to me by a fellow girlie on Matrix…and holy shit did I underestimate it 😭

This game takes place in 1999. You play as a teenage trans girl, Alex, who has yet to realize herself. The story mostly progresses through “DM-style” chats with 4 (really 5) other characters.

I must say…this game surprised me in the most pleasant way. For 4$ on Steam, I wasn’t expecting that much…oh boy was I wrong 😆

The story is simply amazing. The journey of self-discovery on the early internet…imo, it was extremely well done.
I really liked the visuals too. The game takes place in a fictional operating system, SanctuaryOS. And I must say…even though I haven’t experienced that side of the early internet (I was born in 2006), I felt nostalgic myself. The whole game’s vibe just seemed strangely fitting to me…

This game hit me right in the feels (it’ll probably do the same to you 😆). It made me cry…multiple times, in a good way lol. I recommend this game so freaking much, omgg.
It’s not too long either, about 4 hours, and for the price…I’m thinking of buying it again on Itch.io, just to support the developer. She did an outstanding job! ❤️

Seriously, if you didn’t know about this game before (it is a bit niche…), go check it out! I can’t recommend it enough.
Steam link

Thank you, Victoria Dominowski, for making such a masterpiece of a game 💜

And to all of you girlies, everyone who’s questioning, searching for or has already found themselves…don’t worry. You’ll figure it out. Because you’re all amazing 🩷

Gameplay spoilers

God, the terminal section was difficult tho! I feel so stupid now that I know what to do…I totally knew the password, just screwed up the case-sensitivity 😭

Also, the file on my desktop…that took me a while to find. That really doesn’t reflect well on my problem-solving skills 😂

Was still really fun tho. Enjoyed every moment 🩷

  • Lily@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    21 days ago

    Now I have to check his out :3

    I am technically still a millennial (barely) so that will be nostalgic. I mostly lived with second hand game/consoles so… Yeah.

    Emily is away was a going back in time a little. I remember MSN, MySpace even though I never bothered. Blogs when that was a thing. I had internet access really late in 2005.

    Sometimes I wish I knew sooner that I was trans but at the same time what would have been the outcome before… because of the bigger struggle / transphobia and health specialist would probably even worse and would still label this as a mental illness.

    • Miisha ♀️@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      20 days ago

      Check it out! Nostalgia is really nice!

      Sometimes I wish I knew sooner that I was trans but at the same time what would have been the outcome before… because of the bigger struggle / transphobia and health specialist would probably even worse and would still label this as a mental illness

      Sis, I get it 🫂
      Not starting sooner is my biggest regret in life, and I know I’m not the only one. But…my life would have taken a completely different turn. I probably wouldn’t have met my bf or the amazing people of Lemmy.
      Don’t worry. It’ll all be okay. We’ll figure it out ❤️