

Stuck in the Present
Dusk Wave Arts LLC · 2025 · Psychological Horror, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure, Multiple Endings, Escape Room
PC
Mostly Positive70% · 10 📈 Making a comeback 81%
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About Stuck in the Present
Just as Faye and Rich’s painful memories resurface, the two friends are ensnared in the distorted corridors of a decrepit subway station beneath a city still foreign to Faye. To find any path through, they need to decipher all that they have so desperately tried to forget.
Face the past—it’s the only way forward.
Illustration and Reflection
Discover and illustrate meaningful objects and people to decipher Faye’s history.Living Memories
Explore living memories of Faye and Rich’s past as they manifest around the stations.Choice and Change
Forge a new relationship between Faye and Rich as they collide with their hidden traumas and recent frictions.Dissipation of Agency
Navigate Faye’s anxieties as distance between her and Rich propagates greater dangers around the station.Close-up Clues
Interact with objects and structures more intimately to decipher their connection to Faye’s past, or the distortion of the station.Face the past—it’s the only way forward.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I thought this game was beautiful and an intriguing story, but I can't really say it's a game. It's more of a visual novel, unfolding poetically. But there's not much to do in terms of strategy. I'd say it's about 40% running right or left, and 60% watching animations about the characters' stories. If you go into it with that expectation, like you're watching a movie, you may enjoy it more than I did. But I thought there would be puzzles and mysteries for me to solve. But you sort of just watch the game solve itself. Still very pretty and interesting.5 found this helpful
nakakatuwa maglaro at support filipino stories!!! very heartbreaking yet bittersweet... cried at the end lol. thank you for this game!!4 found this helpful
I loved the game. I really liked the psychological aspects of it. I related to both of the main characters on so many levels, being immigrant in a new country and having to deal with bureaucratic issues, and especially the anxiety of both, the social anxiety of Faye and the obsession for punctuality and routine of Rich. Not to mention the story that went into a completely unexpected direction. Finally, the voice acting was superb. I will definitely replay it in the future!3 found this helpful
I had a great time with this game. The story is emotional and engaging, and I really enjoyed seeing how everything unfolded. The art style is also incredibly unique and gives the game a memorable identity. One of my favorite parts was the songs from Rich! My only disappointment was the length. I was expecting the game to last around 3–5 hours, but I finished it in roughly 1–3 hours. It left me wanting more because I was so invested in the story and characters. Overall, it's a beautiful narrative experience with a distinctive visual style, an excellent soundtrack, and a compelling story. I just wish it had been a little longer.1 found this helpful
The game took about an hour to complete very quick game. Great story and all, did get a little stuck on the game had to watch some videos on it but I figured it out. Was a good game a few things could have been a bit better but I highly recommend. It played well on a 2021 M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16”1 found this helpful
I'm in love how the game setting represents where I live xD especially the ads in the subway is so familiar to what I see at my own subway. I also did not know this was a Filipino based story, which is very interesting :]. Unfortunately I refunded this game because it was very glitchy and has lots of bugs ... I am always repeating a specific day and cannot progress the story... (unsure if this is part of the story....) I'll give this a negative for now, hopefully the game developers can fix this. I would not mind re-buying and play this game again when I see some future reviews or updates that this issue has been fixed.
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