The most common sentiment I see about this game is that it just came out of nowhere and completely gripped the reviewer for its entire playtime. That was basically also my experience. Citizen Sleeper is an excellent game, and well worth its price. Even more worth it if you're getting it for free off Game Pass.
Like Disco Elysium almost all of Citizen Sleepers' gameplay is in the form of reading, the RPG elements start off light and only become less present as the game goes on. But the writing is for the most part excellent, with a strong and interestingly built world. I do wish more was done with the game's RPG elements, but if you're playing this game then you're here for the story.
A few small flaws keep me from giving this game a perfect 5 - I wish some of the endings had been better telegraphed, and I wish fewer events had been locked to binary either/or choices. I also had a couple minor bugs, nothing game breaking, but something I didn't really expect in a game with this few moving parts. But these are very minor complaints about a game that I overall loved and would strongly recommend.
Like Disco Elysium almost all of Citizen Sleepers' gameplay is in the form of reading, the RPG elements start off light and only become less present as the game goes on. But the writing is for the most part excellent, with a strong and interestingly built world. I do wish more was done with the game's RPG elements, but if you're playing this game then you're here for the story.
A few small flaws keep me from giving this game a perfect 5 - I wish some of the endings had been better telegraphed, and I wish fewer events had been locked to binary either/or choices. I also had a couple minor bugs, nothing game breaking, but something I didn't really expect in a game with this few moving parts. But these are very minor complaints about a game that I overall loved and would strongly recommend.