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After Us
Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.
Details
- Released
- May 23, 2023
- Developer
- Piccolo Studio
- Publisher
- Private Division
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
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After Us Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
After Us brings a different view of what the world is turning into with an incredibly touching story. It has endless layers underneath the overall design, but going deeper is what makes every second spent playing the game so much more rewarding.
Set in a world that died, After Us is a great example of an industrial apocalypse story done correctly — standing strong in its story, visuals, and ambiance that breath new life into the genre.
Private Division’s latest game After Us has arrived across multiple platforms (with some anticipation mind you) and we had the chance of checking this out on
An ocean of miscellaneous garbage stretches endlessly across the horizon. Hissing industrial flames scorch the sky, as thick acrid rain drizzles lazily into steaming sumps. Lumbering, crimson-eyed ghasts snarl and claw at any sign of life, greedy husks of the beings they once were. Amid the desolation, a glowing being darts desperately through, healing and cleansing whatever fragments of nature they can. This is the setting of After Us, an atmospheric puzzle-platformer that tasks you with sal...
Not even two months ago, I reviewed an environmentally-friendly game by Devolver Digital called Terra Nil. A game which, despite not being exactly one of the indie label’s most prolific hits in recent times, managed to come up with a neat gameplay loop while also managing to deliver its ecological message without ever sounding overly pedantic. Sadly, games like this are a rarity. Such is the case with After Us. Between its “in your face” attempts at telling us what we already know (huma...
Unreliable performance and some underdeveloped mechanics do hurt the impact and atmosphere of After Us, but its intriguing post-apocalyptic world and satisfying movement still make for a worthy adventure.
After Us is a decent 3D platformer that captures and holds your attention with the surrealist nature of its world design and compelling environmental storytelling.
After Us is a riveting exploration adventure where you explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.
After Us is a surrealist dream showing the effects of human devastation, though it has some issues in other aspects and the Steam Deck performance.
For better and worse, After Us is yet another beautiful but otherwise boring and overly artistic game that does very little to advance the medium.
This game is a delightful breath of fresh gameplay in the game industry!
Despite wishing that the story and enemies were more engaging, After Us is a good time. The gameplay is enjoyable, with simple mechanics and additional abilities that add diversity to the gameplay. The level design is clever and strikes the perfect balance between simplicity and complexity, resulting in a fun experience. The game doesn’t introduce any new elements to the platforming genre, but it doesn’t need to. If you’re in the market for an engaging platformer that tackles the topic of global rehabilitation, After Us is definitely worth considering.