Over The Alps Review

Posted: 5 months ago.

Overview

Over The Alps is an adventure with intrigue and espionage set in 1939 Switzerland. Designed to look like retro photographs. The story unfolds as you select stamps to indicate how your character should approach interactions. Discover a secret history in a classic story of espionage, double-crosses and adventure. Avoid leaving clues as you go to avoid being caught by the Swiss Police.

Drawing on writing talent from 80 Days and taking a similar approach to its branching narrative as Bury Me My Love, you play a pivotal role in the unfolding 60,000-word drama. But like those games, this is more than choose-your-own-adventure; your decisions influence each chapter's outcome but not always in ways you expected.

Details

Rating: Not rated by PEGI or ESRB

Release Date: 31/03/2020

Platforms: PC and iOS Apple Arcade.

Genres: Adventure, Narrative, Puzzle and Turn-Based.

Tips

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Commitment

Duration: This game will take between 3 hours and 4 and a half hours to complete.

Players: This is a single player game.

Costs

Does not offer in-game purchases, 'loot boxes' or 'battle/season passes'.

There are free additional missions for the game. The first one is called King of the Mountain, coming in Summer 2020. This major update will consist of an entirely new self-contained story, written by Harry Tuffs (Sunless Skies, House of Many Doors), set just before the events of the base game and featuring a brand new main character.

Age Ratings

Rated 12+ in the App Store.

Accessibility

Accessibility for this game is as follows:

System Settings

Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators. iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games... read more about system accessibility settings.

Games Like Over The Alps

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South of the Circle

Change: A Homeless Survival Experience

Frog Detective

Bury Me My Love

Heaven’s Vault

80 Days

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

Her Story

Firewatch

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