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The World After

The World After

May 5, 2021|Point-and-click, Adventure

6.5 /10

Okay

Niche

78 ratings
Rating sources
Steam · Player score7.5/1077 ratingsIGDB · Critic score6.0/101 ratings
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Why play it

Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After is a FMV point & click adventure game that tells the story of a man who tries to uncover the truth behind his strange nightmares and the mystery of the village he's living in. The World After is a brand new sci-fi full-motion video point and click adventure game, created during the 2020 French pandemic lockdown by movie designers and artists. Starring Jean-Claude Dreyfus (The City of Lost Children, Delicatessen), this game is the perfect match between old-school point and click mechanics and modern cinematography technology.

Story and worldbuilding

Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After tells the story of Vincent, a writer that fled the city in order to work on his new book. Recurring strange dreams push him to look for the truth behind the village mystery. As he investigates an old castle, he finds a way to switch between night and day and start being chased by a dreadful monster, The Nightwatcher. Will he be able to find answers? What lies beyond the Tannhäuser Gate? Who or what is The Nightwatcher? What is the meaning of the strange messages he keeps on finding?

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Okay: 6.5/10 across 78 ratings. Decent score — check if the gameplay loop clicks for you.

Play style

Leans into Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie — a quick read on whether that fantasy matches what you usually enjoy.

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FingerGunsSean Davies · 31 May, 2021
6/10

The World After is a product of a very interesting time in video game history, set and produced during a pandemic. Combining sci-fi trappings with the French countryside in a hybrid of FMV and point-and-click adventure gives this game an entirely unique thematic feel. There’s questionable narrative decisions leading to an anti-climactic story arc but for fans of FMV games, The World After will fill an evening or two.

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KeenGamerJustin Skiles · 27 May, 2021
6/10

The World After looks at the pandemic lifestyle through the lens of a point-and-click game. With science fiction elements and an FMV style, the game works hard to set its self apart. But will the impact of this game last, or will it end along with the pandemic?

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