BlueSuburbia
alienmelon · 2023 · Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Point & Click, Visual Novel, Walking Simulator
PC
Mostly Positive79% · 39 📉 Recent reviews down 69%
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About BlueSuburbia
BlueSuburbia is interactive poetry and literature.
It is a haunted dreamscape where you explore poems through immersive environments. Wander through the world of poetry, seek out dark secrets, confront your demons, and delve deeper into a dream that dances between beautiful and terrible.
Forgotten dreamscapes and open worlds are yours to explore as you venture on your quest to find hope in the darkness.
BlueSuburbia is about struggle, survival, tenacity, strength, and hope... along with a healthy dose of existentialism. It is a commentary on strength and persistence despite the world trying to destroy you... the light you feel inside that does not let you give up, even when the world around you is at its darkest.
It is a beautiful horror.
Features include large open worlds to explore, with poetry and writing that you uncover in these haunted spaces. It is immersive literature.
This is a reboot of the 1999 cult classic Flash website.
It is currently under production. Regular updates to the demo will be released until it is finished.
It is a haunted dreamscape where you explore poems through immersive environments. Wander through the world of poetry, seek out dark secrets, confront your demons, and delve deeper into a dream that dances between beautiful and terrible.
Forgotten dreamscapes and open worlds are yours to explore as you venture on your quest to find hope in the darkness.
BlueSuburbia is about struggle, survival, tenacity, strength, and hope... along with a healthy dose of existentialism. It is a commentary on strength and persistence despite the world trying to destroy you... the light you feel inside that does not let you give up, even when the world around you is at its darkest.
It is a beautiful horror.
Features include large open worlds to explore, with poetry and writing that you uncover in these haunted spaces. It is immersive literature.
This is a reboot of the 1999 cult classic Flash website.
It is currently under production. Regular updates to the demo will be released until it is finished.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Blue Suburbia is an ambitious, poetic experimental game that deeply resonates with players who appreciate maximalist art and emotional intensity, praised for its unique aesthetic and powerful exploration of difficult themes like trauma and darkness. However, it's a deliberately challenging experience with flashing lights and high-pitched sounds that won't appeal to everyone—some find the presentation alienating or the content overwhelming, requiring patience and emotional openness to engage with.
I don't think I was meant be the inteded audience here. The experience felt like reading through a 13-year old's diary while being subjected to random, iritating flashing lights and occasional high piched sounds. Tapped out after 15 minutes, sorry! I would recommend Blue Suburbia to you if your favourite words are "darkness", "trauma" and "hate".16 found this helpful
[h2] BlueSuburbia[/h2] Well, I'm Lost.2 found this helpful
Blue Suburbia pushes against the norms of games in the best way. Walking Simulators took it back to basics, but this is maximalist in the most poetic of manners.1 found this helpful
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game is completely broken and hijacks the mouse, can only be closed with alt f4, avoid this malware
This was good, really good. Blue Suburbia is a slow-burn mix of poetry and exploration. A little hint but there might be more if you look hard enough. As a stated bias I really like this author's writings. I stumbled across them while I was experiencing extreme hardship in the pre-covid days with "Everything is Going to be Okay" and even though with this story (and even some of the last one) , the incitement may not align with my experiences but holy molly batman the feelings are same to a vindicating level. It might not be for everyone but for those with patience and an a woeful wake behind them, I would kindly suggest giving this a chance. Although I think "Everything is Going to be Okay" gets the point across better for those who know nothing of of what it truly feels to be in "Bottom of the Pit" with no light and no seeable way out. However, this work intentions are different. This story is personal. If that isn't a problem and slow-pacing isn't barrier. Then by all means, take a trip to the heartache and beauty of BlueSuburbia.
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