Stay
- May 30, 2018
- Appnormals Team
- 6h median play time
Despite some frustrating and obtuse puzzles that hinder rather than enrich the narrative, STAY is a simple tale told with style and delivers an important lesson that we could all learn from.
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Get on Xbox Games Store"Stay is a single-player drama RPG with an interesting plot and great soundtrack. As the player, you communicate with Quinn, a stranger trapped in a locked room, through a real-time chat interface. Your choices and timeliness shape his escape attempts, with seven different endings, numerous deaths, and various conversation paths available."
Reviews
- story107 mentions
- 34 % positive mentions
- 64 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- gameplay28 mentions
- 7 % positive mentions
- 79 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
- music22 mentions
- 91 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- graphics20 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
- atmosphere12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- funny10 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- emotional8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- replayability8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- ads2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- character development2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
STAY (PC) REVIEW – A Lesson In Loneliness
Despite some frustrating and obtuse puzzles that hinder rather than enrich the narrative, STAY is a simple tale told with style and delivers an important lesson that we could all learn from.
80%STAY Review
STAY is a very unusual experience. Its unique approach to tracking time and using it as an influential factor on a character’s well-being makes it the kind of game you really need to try, but it’s one that comes with enough caveats that might make it less appealing to certain Switch owners. However, with some well-written dialogue, a mysterious house that keeps getting stranger and all manner of narrative paths, items, rooms and endings to unlock, there’s plenty here to warrant repeated plays. Just don’t nod off while you’re playing, or wander out of the house. Poor old Quinn...
70%Stay review
Stay has so much promise, and initially gripped me in a very personal way. As the story goes on though, ridiculous puzzles and multiple restarts will frustrate you, souring the overall experience.
60%
