As Long As You're Here

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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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Audience ScoreBased on 293 reviews

emotional153 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

Deeply emotional and impactful experience that builds strong empathy and understanding for Alzheimer's and dementia.
Beautifully crafted storytelling with respectful, touching portrayal of memory loss from the perspective of the afflicted individual.
Atmospheric presentation with painterly art style, subtle environmental changes, and thoughtful sound design that effectively convey dementia symptoms.

Relatively short game length of around 1 to 2 hours, leaving some players wishing for a longer and more in-depth exploration.
Minimal gameplay mechanics focused mainly on simple exploration and interaction, which may not satisfy players looking for challenge or complexity.
A few technical issues such as occasional forced camera angles, frame drops on quick turns, and minor annoyances with text pacing and motion that can detract slightly.

emotional
153 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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As long as you’re here delivers a profoundly emotional and heart-wrenching experience centered on dementia and Alzheimer's, resonating deeply with players who have personal connections to these conditions. Despite its short length, the game’s tender storytelling, immersive narrative, and thoughtful portrayal of memory loss evoke strong feelings of love, loss, and empathy, often moving players to tears. It stands out as a beautifully crafted, intimate journey that highlights the preciousness of memories and family bonds with genuine care and emotional weight.
- “As long as you’re here is an incredibly emotional and intense experience, especially for anyone who has a loved one dealing with the condition portrayed in the game.”
- “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.”
- “As someone who has loved and lost someone close to them from dementia, this game made me cry and it put everything into perspective for me.”
story
107 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is a deeply emotional and beautifully crafted portrayal of Alzheimer’s disease, told through the perspective of an elderly woman named Annie. It uses subtle environmental storytelling and gentle pacing to evoke empathy, reflection, and a strong emotional impact in a short, but complete narrative. Many players found it heartbreaking, poignant, and memorable, praising its honest, compassionate, and immersive approach to a difficult subject.
- “This had me in tears at the end, what a beautiful and bittersweet story to follow.”
- “The storytelling is powerful without needing words, and the artwork is stunning and full of emotion.”
- “The story feels complete, perfectly paced, and beautifully told from start to finish.”
- “❌ Very short runtime — it tells a complete story, but it doesn’t last long.”
- “Up there with Before Your Eyes in storytelling, but a lot shorter.”
- “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
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The gameplay in "As Long as You’re Here" is minimalistic and narrative-driven, focusing on exploration, environmental storytelling, and emotional impact rather than traditional mechanics or challenges. Its simplicity, including basic interactions like collecting photographs and walking, effectively conveys the experience of living with and caring for someone with Alzheimer's, creating a deeply immersive and reflective atmosphere. While some players desired more complexity or length, the well-executed gameplay enhances the game’s emotional weight and storytelling.
- “A central mechanic in the game involves collecting photographs and assembling a family tree that represents Annie’s relationships.”
- “Through exploration and environmental storytelling, the game portrays how memory, time, and identity begin to blur, focusing on lived experience rather than traditional gameplay challenges.”
- “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.”
- “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.”
- “Gameplay: decent”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a soft, painterly art style that beautifully conveys its emotional and poignant narrative. Its simple yet stunning visuals create a cozy, heartfelt atmosphere that deeply enhances the storytelling experience. Overall, the graphics are praised for their emotional impact and artistic elegance.
- “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
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is beautifully composed and used sparingly to enhance emotional moments, complementing the game's nostalgic and dream-like atmosphere. It fits perfectly with the visuals and story, leaving a lasting emotional impact without overwhelming the overall quiet 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.”
- “The music is also fine.”
atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is crafted through evocative storytelling, sound design, and simple yet polished Scandinavian art, creating a calm, intimate, and emotionally reflective experience. This atmospheric focus enhances the narrative's emotional depth but results in limited 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.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in this game is engaging and well-paced, avoiding the typical tediousness found in similar titles.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers limited replayability, with a short playtime of just over an hour, making its full price feel steep. It is better suited for purchase only at a discount.
- “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.”

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As Long As You're Here is a simulation game with drama and mystery themes.

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 this game for its emotional but disliked it for its grinding.

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

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