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As Long As You're Here

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100%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
100% User Score Based on 329 reviews

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About As Long As You're Here

As Long As You're Here is a single player simulation game with drama and mystery themes. It was developed by Autoscopia Interactive and was released on October 28, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

A first-person emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. When Annie is forced to move from her long-time home, her children try to cope with reversed caretaking roles. As they clash over how to care for her, Annie's life slowly unravels, and memories of her long-dead brother start bleeding into the present.

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 329 reviews
emotional169 positive mentions
replayability2 negative mentions
  • Powerful and deeply emotional storytelling that provides a heartfelt, respectful, and authentic portrayal of dementia and Alzheimer's disease from the perspective of the sufferer.
  • Innovative use of environmental changes and simple gameplay mechanics to simulate the confusion and memory loss experienced by those living with dementia, enhancing empathy and understanding.
  • Beautiful art style, soothing music, and immersive atmosphere that together create a touching experience that lingers long after play, offering insight and comfort to players, especially those affected by dementia.
  • Relatively short game length, typically around 1 to 2 hours, which some players feel limits deeper exploration and replayability.
  • Minimalistic and simple gameplay focused on narrative and exploration, which might not satisfy players looking for more interactive or challenging mechanics.
  • Minor technical issues reported such as camera problems, occasional forced view angles, and motion sickness concerns that could disrupt the experience for some players.

  • emotional

    169 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    "As Long As You're Here" delivers a profoundly emotional and heartbreaking experience centered on dementia and Alzheimer's, resonating deeply with players through its tender storytelling, realistic portrayal, and evocative art and music. Many reviewers were moved to tears, praising its intimate narrative and ability to foster empathy and reflection despite its short length. This game is widely regarded as a heartfelt, impactful tribute that powerfully captures the fragility of memory and family bonds.

    • “If someone close to you, or someone you love like a family member or a friend, has dementia, then this game is heartbreaking.”
    • “From the moment it started, I could feel how much heart had been poured into it, and by the end I was just sitting there, emotional and grateful that I got to experience something so deeply human.”
    • “As long as you’re here is a heartbreaking, but a powerful reminder of how much we rely on our memories and how lost you can feel when they fade away—and when we know it’s happening and can do nothing about it.”

  • story

    119 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    35% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The story is a deeply emotional, beautifully crafted narrative about Alzheimer's and dementia, told through the perspective of an elderly woman named Annie. Though short and linear, it is praised for its powerful, immersive storytelling that evokes empathy, reflection, and a lasting impact on players, especially those with personal connections to memory loss. The game's subtle environmental storytelling, soothing art, and music enhance the heartfelt, bittersweet experience.

    • “The story feels complete, perfectly paced, and beautifully told from start to finish.”
    • “The team did an incredible job utilizing the medium of an interactive game to tell this story and to give players an experience that could help them relate to someone experiencing cognitive and memory decline.”
    • “This was a really beautiful and moving experience that was put together very lovingly and creatively -- the way the gameplay embodies disorientation and confusion is so perfectly achieved (the use of space and time throughout is extremely clever and effective), and the way the story unfolds gradually is incredibly emotionally impactful.”
    • “❌ Very short runtime — it tells a complete story, but it doesn’t last long.”
    • “The slow pacing may not appeal to everyone, but it reinforces the reflective nature of the story.”
    • “Experience games are always a hit or miss because they’re so simple and most devs don’t know how to come up with stuff to do around telling the story.”

  • gameplay

    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    22% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The gameplay in "As Long As You’re Here" is intentionally simple and minimalistic, focusing on exploration and emotional storytelling rather than traditional challenges or complexity. Its mechanics effectively convey the experience of dementia, creating an immersive and deeply moving narrative that resonates through subtle interactions and atmosphere. While some may find the gameplay limited and brief, its thoughtful design powerfully enhances the game's emotional impact.

    • “The use of game mechanics to put you in the shoes of someone with dementia was very effective for me and contributed to the powerful narrative.”
    • “It does what only the best narrative games do: takes seemingly simple game mechanics and objectives and turns them into a feeling and an unforgettable experience.”
    • “Once the game gets going, it expertly uses gameplay mechanisms generally reserved for psychological horror games to gradually instill confusion and doubt about your sense of time, place, and self.”
    • “However, the game’s focus on narrative and atmosphere means that its gameplay mechanics remain limited.”
    • “Is very little on gameplay apart from walking here, interact with this and interact with that.”
    • “Once the game gets going though it doesn't hold any punches, expertly using gameplay mechanisms generally reserved for psychological horror games to gradually instill confusion and doubt about your sense of time, place, and self.”

  • graphics

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features beautiful, soft, and painterly graphics that poignantly enhance its emotional and heartfelt storyline. Its simple yet stunning art style creates a cozy, immersive atmosphere that deeply resonates with players and complements the game's powerful narrative.

    • “Visually, the game adopts a soft, painterly art style that reinforces its emotional tone.”
    • “The storytelling is powerful without needing words, and the artwork is stunning and full of emotion.”
    • “"As long as you’re here" has such a simple yet beautiful art style and beneath that simplicity lies a story that quietly breaks your heart.”

  • music

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is consistently described as beautiful, soothing, and fitting perfectly with the game's art and story, enhancing emotional moments without overpowering the experience. It contributes to a nostalgic, dream-like atmosphere and is praised for its ability to evoke strong emotions and complement the overall pacing and tone.

    • “Music is used sparingly but effectively during emotional moments, allowing certain scenes to carry more weight without overwhelming the quiet tone of the experience.”
    • “The art, the music, everything fits together perfectly and gives this nostalgic, almost dream-like feeling.”
    • “The visuals and music are beautiful, and the story stays with you long after it ends.”

  • atmosphere

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game’s atmosphere is characterized by a calm, intimate, and emotionally grounded presentation, enhanced by polished Scandinavian-style visuals, minimalist art, and immersive sound design. This focus on atmosphere supports a reflective storytelling experience, although it comes at the expense of more complex gameplay mechanics.

    • “The game’s storytelling relies heavily on atmosphere rather than direct exposition.”
    • “Its gentle gameplay, atmospheric presentation, and emotionally grounded narrative create an experience that feels intimate and reflective.”
    • “The polished Scandinavian style creates a calm, intimate atmosphere, and several moments hit surprisingly close to home—especially after seeing loved ones face dementia.”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game offers a short experience of around an hour with minimal to no replay value, making its replayability quite limited. While the price may feel steep for the content length, it is considered fair if purchased on sale.

    • “It is short - around an hour - and there is not much replay value once you have seen it through, but at under ten euros that feels entirely fair.”
    • “Would recommend if you can buy it on sale, $9.99 seems a bit steep for just over an hour's worth of content that has no replayability factor.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in this game is engaging and well-paced, avoiding the tediousness commonly found in similar titles.

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As Long As You're Here is a simulation game with drama and mystery themes. Common tags for As Long As You're Here include first-person, indie, linear, surreal, exploration and others.

As Long As You're Here is available on PC, Mac OS, Steam Deck and Windows.

As Long As You're Here was released on October 28, 2025.

As Long As You're Here was developed by Autoscopia Interactive.

As Long As You're Here has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked As Long As You're Here for its emotional but disliked it for its replayability.

As Long As You're Here is a single player game.