Don't Get Your Hopes Up

[h3]Kaaskop![/h3] If you know what that means, then this game is for you. If you don't then this game is going to immerse you in some Dutch culture, it might get a bit wet, so get on your bike and pedal fast. [h3]Mechanics[/h3] In a very simple game engine it's so much easier to just get the point you want across and nothing more, nothing less. And so this short game has pretty much no game mechanics, sometimes you will find yourself clicking the mouse madly as fast as humanly possible, and then later on you wonder what happens if you don't? At one point you will want to quite the game, and then forget to save. And at another point, you will hit the Skip button, which speed-plays the game automatically, or at least tries to. But then you will have to go back, well maybe not to that apartment, it was weird, let's put in an offer on the other place before we are too late. [h3]Choices Matter[/h3] Hell yeah, this is your future and a chance to keep a roof over your head, of course every dialog choice matters, or maybe the system is rigged against you and nothing at all matters? Maybe, Pay attention, and maybe you will find a house to rent, and if you don't? Well if you fail to secur…

A fantastically realized vision that will help you re-live your experiences as an expat in the Netherlands, but this time in the soothing and exhilirating format of art. I felt understood and laughed a lot. Very inspiring work. I hope the dev keeps making art. Played on the Steam Machine with the Xbox controller. It all worked.

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This is honestly so insightful and relatable. As a young adult living in the US I completely understand what it's like to be living amidst a housing crisis, but I feel like I learned so much about the situation in Amsterdam from this visual novel. It's very abstract and talks about other local issues, like driving out native species for the sake of money and expansion, as well as other things that honestly don't get enough attention. Plus the vibes are cool and it has a good soundtrack. Overall it's pretty well-rounded, plus it's short and free. If you like games of this genre, give it a try.

A moving art piece that deserves more attention, especially today with the price of everything skyrocketing. Everything we need feels so close and so far away at the same time. Beautiful work that hides within metaphors and loss of self.

Delightfully creative and mesmerizing. This has reminded me of dark weeks hunting for apartments in New York that I thought I had forever buried in a place deep underneath the stilts of my happiness.