

The Man Came Around
Thierry Brim · August 9, 2023 · Thriller, Noir, Point & Click, Difficult, Survival
The Man Came Around is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.
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The Man Came Around is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.
About The Man Came Around

The Man Came Around is a survival game filled with thorny moral dilemmas.
Occida, one of the world's most powerful nations, is shaken by mass protests. As the fight between The Many -an activist organization- and the government intensifies, the protesters face brutal repression.
Play five citizens trying to leave this mess.
Your only hope is to cross the Northern Border, a heavily guarded fence lost in the mountains.
You'll face grave dangers during your journey, from harsh elements to corrupt cops. Manage your scarce resources, take tough decisions, and make the best of your group's abilities to escape this lethal maze.
But remember: sometimes staying alive is not the same as doing the right thing… Will you sacrifice your principles to survive?


Moral Choices: Sacrificing a member, making shady deals, or letting other innocents die to survive ... You'll face tough decisions during the adventure.
Interactive Narration: Let your choices change the story. Replay to discover all possibilities.
Group Survival: Permadeath for the characters! It's up to you to finish the game with five or only one survivor.
Trauma System: Stress and guilt will impact your characters.
Replayability: Each play-through will be different, thanks to some added randomness.
Unique Art Style: The hand-drawn graphics are inspired by minimalism and speed painting.

The Man Came Around — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
⠀8 found this helpful
The Man Came Around successfully builds an engaging narrative survival experience by blending resource management layouts with a bleak, choice-driven environment focused on political evasion. While the premise of guiding five activists through a hostile, authoritarian landscape initially looks like a standard tactical routine, spending exactly 3 hours inside the client is more than enough to see that the execution delivers an intense, highly atmosphere-centric psychological fix.The central feature that reinforces the experience is its punishing moral alignment loop. Instead of mindless scavenging or predictable narrative phases, the core gameplay channels entirely into heavy, resource-scarce decision windows where keeping your group alive or betraying your core principles dictates the entire progression layout. It functions perfectly as a stable, cinematic prototype framework that challenges tactical thinking without bloating your time with superficial mechanics. On the positive side, it successfully respects your active Steam showcase by completely omitting tedious, broken tracking achievements, while fully respecting your actual gaming time for a memorable, mature narrative sessi…2 found this helpful
A short, sweet point-and-click survival with an explicitly socialist/anti-capitalist story. The gameplay isn't groundbreaking, and consists of moving your group of survivors across a forest, avoiding police patrols, while managing their warmth and hunger. It took me an hour and a half to beat, and it felt worth my time. The visuals are unique, and the ambient music is enjoyable enough to make this a fun game that doesn't overstay its welcome.1 found this helpful
I paid money for this game before it became free I'm so sad (positive review because I still like the game)
It's a short survival point and click game with a cool art style. The messaging is a bit on the nose, but ultimately completely necessary especially with how things are currently. If you got 2 hours I think it's worth it. Especially if you try to keep all the survivors alive.
Игра 'The Man Came Around' - это атмосферное и медитативное приключение, заставляющее задуматься о простых вещах. Визуально игра выполнена в минималистичном, но очень стильном ключе, что отлично подчеркивает гнетущую атмосферу надвигающегося апокалипсиса. Геймплей сводится к исследованию умирающего мира, поиску ресурсов и взаимодействию с другими персонажами, каждый из которых имеет свою историю и моральные принципы. Сюжет не рассказывает напрямую, что происходит, оставляя игроку самому собирать кусочки информации из окружения и диалогов. Это создает ощущение вовлеченности и заставляет почувствовать себя настоящим участником событий. Музыкальное сопровождение идеально дополняет общую картину и усиливает эмоциональное воздействие игры. 'The Man Came Around' - это не просто игра, это опыт, который надолго остается в памяти. Рекомендую всем, кто ценит глубокие и атмосферные инди-проекты, заставляющие задуматься о жизни и смерти.
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