Season: A Letter to the Future

Scavenger Studio's semi-open-world adventure game is equal parts poetry, memoir, and mindfulness exercise.

An intimite, mindful story of journalling what matters hits a few small bumps in the road.

A gorgeous world is denied a chance to tell its own tale.

Season is about every little thing we can value in a life as fleeting as the seasons, and it’s one of my favorite games in years.

Season's ability to tell small human stories is admirable amidst its calming gameplay, even if it doesn't fully explore its big talking points.

A girl is trying to record her world at the end of an era, but what promises to be an emotional experience can often feel artificial

A gorgeous cycling road trip about documenting your travels through a melancholy post-war world that'll soon be washed away in a great flood. An adventure with a poetic outlook and deliberately slow pace, Season keeps pulling you in deeper and deeper.

Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy them a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled.

I disliked Season’s belief in its own profundity. Its mysticism felt like cod-Buddhist leftovers, while its nonchalant efficacy of prayer undermined its attempts at agnostic universalism, all crushed under the weight of the sheer banality of all your actions being delivered as if creating a vital tome of historical significance.

While the voice acting is a little below par, the writing is superb, crafting meaningful, emotional moments seemingly at will, while walking a delicate tonal line between sadness and catharsis. What you're left with is a fascinating, emotionally powerful experience not soon to leave you.