I have a real soft spot for this sort of labor-of-love project from very small development teams or even single creators, and I absolutely love my horror games to have a healthy dose of sad. Omori bears all the quirks of a project that has spent a little too long living in its creator's head: It is unevenly paced, unnecessarily long, emotionally overwrought, and is bloated with dead-end plot threads, missed payoffs, and perplexing character writing. It is also charming, heartbreaking, genuinely unnerving, and a joy to play. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Omori. There is something really special about seeing a creator get to make precisely the thing that they wanted to make without having to compromise, and I wouldn't want this game any other way.

(Important edit: shortly after completing this game I became aware that the composer, Slimegirls, has faced credible allegations of abuse, which as far as I can tell the creator has taken no steps to address or acknowledge. I obviously cannot condone this behavior and it makes it difficult for me to recommend this game)