In Passing

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In Passing is a single player and multiplayer action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by CelleC Games and was released on October 24, 2019. It received positive reviews from players.

A first-person 3D platforming experience through a broken mind turned against you.

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82%Audience ScoreBased on 104 reviews

story22 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

Beautiful and atmospheric visuals create a unique sense of melancholy and immersion.
Challenging and satisfying first-person platforming with smooth and fluid controls, comparable to popular games like Titanfall and Celeste.
Engaging, emotional story with a meaningful message about depression and personal struggle, enhanced by an excellent soundtrack.

The platforming can be frustrating due to unpolished, floaty, and janky controls, and some jumps are overly difficult or imprecise.
Performance issues such as low FPS and lack of graphics options make the game hard to play on many PCs.
Story presentation through distracting on-screen text interferes with gameplay and some find the narrative repetitive or shallow.

story
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is generally praised for being touching, deep, and well-executed, with an atmospheric and emotional narrative that many find engaging despite some clichés and occasional confusion. However, the delivery through floating or on-screen text often conflicts with the challenging parkour gameplay, leading to difficulty in fully absorbing the story during play. The inclusion of an easy or "wing" mode allowing players to focus on the story is appreciated, though opinions vary on how well the story resonates overall.
- “The story is amazing, well executed.”
- “Tight controls, good music, and if you give into the atmosphere, the story will leave you in tears.”
- “A dark story with a splendid ending that makes you want to continue, no matter the struggle that the platforming may be giving you.”
- “While I never encountered anything remotely spooky, one could deduce that this game is mislabeled as such to in fact impart a warning to signify the horrific disaster that is this entire mess whose limp story was carelessly pieced together by what can only be assumed to be a poorly educated 'look at what an ally I am' to anyone suffering from a vague and general, yet extremely narrow perspective of what they deem as depression.”
- “It's a very difficult, yet short 1st person platformer game with very nice but still minimalistic visuals and a deep (although boring and cliché) story.”
- “The story is also confusing and quite annoying at times.”
graphics
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features beautiful, minimalistic yet detailed graphics that enhance its atmospheric and immersive experience. However, a common criticism is the lack of graphics settings, which limits performance customization and causes issues like frame rate drops. While visuals are praised, some find them lose appeal over time, and certain cutscenes receive mixed feedback.
- “Beautiful graphics you can't allow yourself to be distracted by and a story you can't break concentration to read unless you turn off the parkour elements.”
- “This platformer has beautiful visuals, intuitive and skillful controls, and a thematic OST that makes the gameplay experience quite enjoyable.”
- “As soon as I started the introduction I could tell this would be an amazing game — quality graphics, backstory, and atmospheric experiences.”
- “No graphics options and some jumps are impossible, physics in game bounce me off randomly.”
- “It launches SteamVR, the frame rate is poor for a game with basic environments, and there are barely any options to adjust the graphics, and the controls are weak.”
- “Shame there are no graphical options like FOV/motion blur off/quality etc.”
music
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is consistently praised for its quality and strong fit with the game's atmospheric and emotional tone, often enhancing immersion and storytelling. Many reviewers highlight the soundtrack as a standout feature, describing it as beautiful, thoughtful, and integral to the overall enjoyable experience.
- “Right away, you’re immersed in fantastic music that really sets the mood for every level; really well done.”
- “Game is about 2 hours long, is challenging at parts, has very nice graphics and awesome music that sets the tone very well.”
- “With the fluidity of the gameplay backed by the beautiful OST and thoughtful narrative, I would happily recommend this game to anybody.”
- “The music, while it can get boring and repetitive, is pretty good.”
gameplay
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers a mix of challenging platforming mechanics with unique symbolic elements, but suffers from clunky controls, occasional performance issues, and repetitive or slow mechanics that frustrate some players. While the wing mechanic provides helpful assistance, some feel it diminishes the core experience. Despite these drawbacks, many find the platforming fun, fluid, and satisfying, especially when combined with the visuals and soundtrack.
- “The gameplay was awesome and I had so much fun for 5 hours because of it.”
- “This platformer has beautiful visuals, intuitive and skillful controls, and a thematic OST that makes the gameplay experience quite enjoyable.”
- “I've played through the first 5 or so levels, the platforming is really fun, the story or whatever isn't doing much for me so far, half the time I'm missing whatever text is on my screen because I'm busy focusing, but the mechanics are really fun and satisfying so I'm enjoying myself quite a bit.”
- “The level designs and visuals are nothing to sniff at either; however, they can’t be fully appreciated due to poor control layout, lack of proper explanation, and the overall unrefinement of game mechanics.”
- “Poor, repetitive, slow mechanics pushed me to put this game down after the second level.”
- “Wall-running and jumping need fine-tuning as they can be a bit clunky; I needed to use the 'wings' mechanic in some parts I wish I didn't have to.”
atmosphere
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
82%
18%
Users praise the game's atmosphere as richly somber, macabre, and emotionally impactful, blending a grim, supernatural ambiance with immersive storytelling. Despite some criticisms of movement mechanics, the combination of atmospheric music, quality graphics, and a compelling narrative creates a deeply engaging and sometimes haunting experience.
- “In passing combines somber, atmospheric, macabre supernatural pathos with focus-intensive, demanding, hardcore parkour.”
- “Tight controls, good music, and if you give into the atmosphere, the story will leave you in tears.”
- “As soon as I started the introduction I could tell this would be an amazing game - quality graphics, backstory, and atmospheric experiences.”
emotional
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game evokes strong emotional responses, often moving players to tears with its heartfelt and tactful storytelling. Its genuine and wholesome message, combined with a compelling artistic style, resonates deeply without feeling overly sentimental or shallow.
- “I really appreciate how you guys handled the topics presented here - it could have come across as really saccharine, edgy, and/or shallow but it was quite touching and handled with a tactful gentleness that I've not seen very often in a video game.”
- “I did not expect to feel emotional by the end of the game.”
- “The story is touching and the artistic style is interesting enough to hold your gaze.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game shows potential but suffers from noticeable optimization and performance issues that can hinder the experience; while some areas need significant polish, overall it remains a solid title.
- “Sure, it needs some polish in some places, and some parts are in desperate need of optimization, but overall it's a pretty solid game.”
- “It is a nice try at a narrative-based game, but if the gameplay and performance issues get in the way of enjoying it then it's a no go for me.”
- “Overall just not very optimized.”
- “Overall, the game is just not very optimized.”
- “Some parts are in desperate need of optimization.”
- “It needs some polish in some places regarding performance.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game demonstrates strong stability, with users reporting no technical issues or glitches during their experience.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the grinding in the game to be tedious at times, which can interrupt the overall enjoyment and pacing of the experience.