The Passenger

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About this game

Do you like monsters? Do you think they are the best part of their respective movies, books, and shows? Then you have to play The Passenger.

"vThe Passenger" is a 380,000-word interactive cosmic horror novel by Jime Rolón. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

When your eldritch existence is threatened by another unthinkable creature, you find yourself jumping dimensions to escape your ghastly fate. Safe for now, your moment of respite is short-lived as you realize you're stuck on Earth, trapped inside a dumb human larva, and with no clue of how much energy you'll need to leave this horrible place behind.

Twenty-six years later you're still stranded on an absurd planet, you have a mom and a sister, and a job delivering baked goods. Not only that, but the creature that almost ate you all those years ago never really stopped looking for you. However, there’s no way it will pinpoint your actual location… right?

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary
• You can be trans, cis, gay, straight, bi, ace, partnering aro, or choose to stay single.
• Pursue romance with a headstrong waitress, a moody store clerk, a mystifying newcomer, or an unconventional cult leader.
• Four monogamous routes, and one polyamorous route.

Will you break free from your prison of flesh?

Ratings and reviews

I downloaded The Passenger to try something new and I ended up loving it! I only played the first three chapters, but can't wait to see how it ends (and how many endings)! I am not typically a horror fan, but I was immediately engrossed with the story. I loved the stats element too. There are a ton of choices to make (lending to the replay value) and it's all fueled by the imagination! I was weary of a game with no graphics, but it turns out all you need is a good story for a good game! ❤️

What a delightful story! The horror elements are chilling and the character interactions are so fun. I've already done two runs and I'm excited to start a third. There's a pleasing diversity in development of your eldritch being and in the choices you can make. I love all of the romantic options and am excited to see what the others have in store for me. Something to note is that you can't save and reload, which makes decisions all the more nerve-wracking and mistouches unfortunate.

The beginning moved a little slow for my taste but it had lots of character development. Roach is an excellent romance option so choosing gender has its uses for those who would prefer more traditional gender roles. There is more than one ending which gives this game decent replayability. The ending is where this story really shines: everything was tied up properly except for the fate of that white truck. That poor man, probably a skeleton in a discarded truck at the end.

What's new

Bug fixes. If you enjoy "The Passenger", please leave us a written review. It really helps!