The August Before

The lore made me cry and the game is super cozy

After completing Chapter One of The August Before, I was keen to play through the full game. It's a short and sweet story that can be completed in one evening. The meditative tidying, calming music and light puzzles created a relaxing experience that I really loved 🤍

Pretty good. I got in in a Humble Bundle and I must admit I am glad I got it as a discount. There's not a huge amount of gameplay and no re-play value. The art style is cute but the textures sometimes confused me. It is a little buggy sometimes with items not slotting into place when they clearly should (and do after restarting). The controls are a little clunky at times. Ultimately, I enjoyed it. It's easy to play and you can knock it out in one sitting. I wouldn't pay full price for it because of how frustrating the bugs get at times but I'm glad I got it in a bundle.

I feel a bit torn about this game, I like the artstyle and the story, and usually I enjoy organization and puzzle gameplay, yet I didn't enjoy it here. What are the reasons for my lack of enjoyment? It was really frustrating. Most organization games are fun after a long day at work to just let go of stress, but this game has pretty bad controls, doesn't save at all during gameplay unless you do so and overall is pretty clunky. I didn't manage to fully complete any of the rooms even though the checklists were complete and there was virtually nothing else to put into it's place. That was highly frustrating. Some of the puzzles were a bit buggy and unclear as well. Actually I think that while writing this I may have come off as not recommending the game, and I guess I really don't? I lost my save progress in the third room yesterday because the lights went off in my house. So as I was already frustrated in the game that was the cherry on top. TLDR: I recommend it if you don't care about clunky gameplay and a tidy up game that does not feel gratifying. Otherwise avoid it.

Very nice and relaxing game.I found it really fun how you can discover so much about a person with their objects. Wished it was longer. Would recommend.

good game, its a little buggy xD