Creatures Such as We

Choice of Games LLC

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About this game

"Creatures Such As We" is a philosophical interactive romance novel by Lynnea Glasser, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Living on the moon is lonely, and stressful, and exhausting. Video games have always offered you an escape to a better life. The easy, happy life you wish you had. Which makes it so frustrating when the game you've been playing ends badly. But you have a chance to figure it out, because the next tourist group is the designers. You can debate with them about art, inspire them with the beauty of outer space, get closer to any one specific designer in particular, and finally find out how to get the ending you always wanted.

Awarded Second Place in the 20th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (IFComp)
"You absolutely need to play through Creatures Such As We" -- Leigh Alexander
"Well-paced and richly written" -- Emily Short
"I couldn't tear myself away" -- Game Theory Podcast

• Immerse in the beautiful setting of a moon-bound tourist destination a tourist destination.
• Explore the meaning of gaming as a form of artistic expression with a cast of game designers.
• Inspire profound discussions, courage, and even love with the visiting space tourists.
• Six unique character paths, with options to be romantic or maintain strict professionalism.
• Play both your character, and the character of the game-within-a-game.
• Decide for yourself the best way to bridge the gap between game players and designers.
• Inclusive options for gender identity, orientation, race, and age.

Ratings and reviews

It isn't just a romance story but a philosophical one too! It goes over so possible many options and dialogues with each character as you get to know more about them, about the structure and hardships of making video games and comparing that to art which I find enlightening and entertaining. It's something that I personally find uplifting anytime I play it.

I absolutely love it. I played through it once, and I'm doing it again! I'll be sure to buy more in the future. (Edit) Hey hey, im back. 5 years later i decided to play this game again, and its just as wonderful as i remember. Maybe even more. Looking back i think this is the game that not only hooked on these choose your own story games, but also what inspired me to create games and narratives on my own. Serious props to the writer, and even more for the story addition. You are an inspiration!

This was... an absolutely amazing story. For one, I am INTENSELY GRATEFUL that it was free. All I had to do was wait a certain amount of time. The story itself was engaging and I found myself eagerly waiting for the next chapter. Also, the whole concept of a game within a game was so interesting! But the ending.... gosh.. I wont put any spoilers but man... that got me. 😭😭 I recommend this to everyone!!!

What's new

Fixed a bug (for real, this time) where the app could lose progress when the app goes into the background. If you enjoy "Creatures Such as We", please leave us a written review. It really helps!