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A Place for the Unwilling

A Place for the Unwilling

|Spain|Role-playing (RPG), Indie

7.2 /10

Pretty good

Niche

73 ratings
Rating sources
Steam · Player score7.2/1072 ratingsIGDB · Player score7.0/101 ratings
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Why play it

“A Place for the Unwilling” is a narrative adventure game where the city is the actual protagonist. No puzzles or “game over” screens, just you, the city and the dozens of stories which are taking place in there. Days pass and the fate of the city is yet to be decided.

Story and worldbuilding

I do exist. There are others like me which are nothing but streets of empty buildings decorated with monuments and street lights, but that’s not my case. I have a body, but also a brain and a heart. I can feel people moving inside of me, I can hear hundreds of conversations taking place in my streets right now and even see beings from other realities. These are the shadows, you may call them people. They’re all different, but at the same time they look alike to my eyes. Sometimes, if I pay attention I can hear them whispering their names to each other, and once I hear them, I no longer see a blurry shadow, but an unique person with dreams and nightmares. These are the streets that shape me. Twisted paths where filth and plagues await in every corner. Some of the shadows live surrounded by luxury while others struggle to survive. Both God and Devil were born in my veins, and they never left. I have been feeling ill lately. There’s something inside of me that does not belong here. I don’t know how it entered or why, but it may be wise to fear it, the dark lurks even in the brightest places and nobody is safe. The following days will play a very important role in the life of the shadows. The pieces are already on the board and the game is about to start. Now, pick your move stranger, knowing that once it has begun neither of us will be able to stop it. There is only one thing that we can be sure of, it will be an interesting journey. Who knows? Maybe even I can die.

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Pretty good: 7.2/10 across 73 ratings. Overall vibes are good; safe to add to your backlog.

Play style

Leans into Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure — a quick read on whether that fantasy matches what you usually enjoy.

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAlice Bell · 25 Jul, 2019

The main thing preventing me from enjoying A Place For The Unwilling is that currently there are dozens of little things that don’t work quite the way they’re supposed to, and while they don’t exactly stop you from playing the game, they’re still bloody annoying.

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One More GameVincent Ternida · 14 Apr, 2022
7/10

Personally, I appreciated A Place For The Unwilling due to its atmosphere and unique way of interacting with the world. The title really makes you feel the alienation and awkwardness of being a stranger in a strange land, while always having you be on your toes for an unseen danger. However, from a gameplay perspective, it is marred with inconsistencies that rob the game of its enjoyment.

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AnaitGamesMarta Trivi · 30 Jul, 2019
6/10

A little too big and a little too unpolished, you can't be mad at A Place for the Unwilling for its high ambitions --you just wish they were properly fulfilled.

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IGN SpainInés Barriocanal · 26 Jul, 2019
7.6/10

A unique an interesting narrative driven that could be more polished but that it's engaging experience if you are willing to suffer it's not so good beginning hours.

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GameSkinnyJoshua Broadwell · 25 Jul, 2019
8/10

A Place for the Unwilling offers a delightfully sinister tale of mystery and destruction with a staggering number of branching paths that guarantee no playthrough will be the same.

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