The Gallery

The Gallery is an interactive FMV thriller that demonstrates how cinematic storytelling can become just as engaging as traditional gameplay when executed with confidence. Developed and published by PRM Games, the title places players in the center of a gripping hostage crisis that quickly evolves into a layered psychological mystery. A respected art curator finds herself imprisoned by a disturbed portrait artist whose demands set off a tense chain of events. Rather than relying on action or complex mechanics, the game focuses on decision-making, emotional tension, and narrative consequences. What makes the premise especially compelling is its dual-timeline approach, weaving together two separate stories set four decades apart. As players uncover connections between the events of 1981 and 2021, the narrative gradually reveals how history, personal choices, and hidden truths continue to shape the present. The game's strongest quality is its commitment to meaningful player agency. Every decision feels important because the branching narrative extends far beyond cosmetic dialogue changes. Conversations influence relationships, alter character motivations, and determine how major confl…

It's a shame that the last few achievements are glitched and refuse to unlock for me, I've followed several guides religiously to make sure I would get them, and have gotten the events in question that should trigger those achievement unlocks, but those stubborn last two achievement unlocks still evade me. I'm too tired to keep trying. Maybe if it was just one, I'd keep trying, but the game isn't even good enough to merit me keep trying.

No offense to the talents who've worked on this game, but as a whole, it SUCKS. It's a preachy, pretentious, railroading story (two of them, actually) full of leftist truisms. Not to mention how tedious it is to play through the same bits and pieces of dialogue twice. A deeply unpleasant experience.

My favourite FMV game. The two lead actors are quite unrecognisable swapping roles as protagonist and antagonist in two timelines respectively. The choices available in each timeline lead into plenty of multiple endings, adding replay value. It's interesting to experience more or less the same story forty years apart, with differences in technology, politics, culture etc. The entire game is beautifully written, acted, directed, and produced throughout. It may even teach you new things about art history and leave you with a greater appreciation of the visual arts, especially painted portraiture. 10/10

Hot garbage. Within the first 8 minutes I was shagged by a broad-shouldered ♥♥♥♥♥♥ dude named Nikki whether I wanted to or not. And the game just got worse from there. A time capsule from Covid-masked Britain of the early 2020s. Neither the times nor the game make us want to remember them fondly.

I can recommend this FMV game. I prefer 1981 because it's more artistically presented overall. 2021 felt very strange after I'd played through 1981 three times, and it just didn't quite have the same feel as 1981, but that shouldn't affect my opinion. I understand the message the game wants to convey. Sorry to say this, but I find the TS scene repulsive and shocking. And the message about what that woman has to do with it.