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Alum

69% positive of 42 Steam reviews

Released: 2015
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Crashable Studios.

About the game

Guide Alum on his journey through the "Land of Tide". Help him discover the truth about his city, Kosmos, and the mysterious epidemic known as "The Vague". As the tale unfolds, it will keep you enthralled all the way up to its epic conclusion. Alum is an original point-and-click adventure game. Alum is written as a sort of Christian Allegory along the lines of Pilgrims Progress or The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Tagged by players

Epic
Comic Book
JRPG
Detective
Dystopian
Dialogue Heavy
Point & Click
Logic
Hand-drawn
Choices Matter
Anime
Exploration

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Mixed

What players say

Recommended
It's a great graphic adventure, one that puts the narrative at the center of the stage, and does so successfully.
6 min played when written. 9 found it helpful.
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Recommended
It's surprisingly good game! Only few minor annoyances Pros: + Lengthy! + Fully voiced with good actors + Great story + Likable characters + Good puzzles + Option to skip action sequences + Beautiful visuals Cons: - Death scenarios are sometimes frustrating - Completely linear dialogue structure - Issues with music/dialogue volume. If you're fan of classic point & click games, this one needs at least to be tried! I…
7.3 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
The puzzles and setting are pretty interesting and well done, but the voice acting and story being told is so clumsily handled that it becomes increasingly annoying to endure. I did have to toggle it into windowed mode at a fairly small resolution to even get it to run as some aspects of the build haven't aged well. I would be interested in what this developer could put out with a touch more polish and subtlety.
9.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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