Apartment Story review

Apartment Story review

As a seasoned gamer and someone who’s had more than their fair share of real-life apartment stories, I found Apartment Story to be a captivating and eerily relatable journey. The game’s simplicity, combined with its immersive narrative, makes it a must-play for those seeking a unique gaming experience that doesn’t overstay its welcome.


Apartment Story is a brief yet engaging game offering an intriguing narrative without overstaying its welcome. In essence, you find yourself limited within the four walls of your own apartment, where you’ll encounter ordinary tasks and activities to participate in. Furthermore, the day-night cycle challenges you to pass time until the next plot development unfolds. Interestingly, it serves as a somewhat disquieting mirror to my personal life, although that tale is more suitable for therapy discussions. Let us now delve into what makes Blue Rider Interactive’s debut an intriguing playthrough.

While relaxing in your home, you’re unexpectedly visited by Diane, an ex-roommate who is currently being pursued by a potentially harmful individual. At first, she doesn’t fully disclose the gravity of her predicament, suggesting she lives in her car instead of revealing the full extent of her situation. You spend time together, listen to music, talk, but she eventually departs, leaving you to continue your day. After another meeting, it becomes clear that Diane is being stalked by a highly dangerous man and he gradually intrudes upon your daily routine.

Apartment Story review

In your apartment, you need to maintain several meters that affect your “wellness” level, including hunger, sleep, mental state, restroom needs, and hygiene. You can prepare a meal or have a drink in the kitchen, retire to bed for sleep, read a book or watch TV for mental stimulation, use the bathroom, and take a shower to keep these levels optimal. As the narrative progresses, it’s crucial to balance these tasks to keep Arthur alive, but I found it easy to manage them, which leaves me questioning if he eventually meets his end.

In Apartment Story, you can spend your time in various ways: watching explicit content or performing the five-finger exercise, enjoying marijuana while grooving to the excellent soundtrack on a connected player, or cleaning up. There’s rarely a moment of boredom as you wait for something to unfold. However, it’s when the plot thickens with a break-in at your home by a stalker that things become intriguing. Diane shares this information with you following some intimate moments and a smoke, leading both of you to decide on acquiring a firearm to handle the situation.

Apartment Story review

I won’t ruin the rest of the story, but there are different ways to take care of the situation. It’s a simple premise, yet planning your time and tasks around the text messages you get from Diane telling you when she’ll be round never became boring thanks to the short length of the game. At one point, I was able to fill my time by tidying up my apartment, putting DVDs and books back into boxes, and cleaning up the kitchen, which was satisfying to say the least.

There’s not too much more I can add without spoiling it, but I thoroughly enjoyed the game Apartment Story. Its PS2-era graphics allow for a lot of intricate detail, though they may appear slightly blurred. The assortment of tasks kept me busy as I defended my home from a lunatic. If you’re looking for something unique that can be finished in one session, I highly recommend giving it a try. However, be warned: if you’re like me (and I hope you’re not!), you might notice some melancholy parallels. Enjoy your… gaming experience.

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2024-09-26 17:16