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Contemporary indie thriller Apartment Story now available for PC
A videogame about a gun and the three lives it will change forever
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September 26, 2024
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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Blue Rider Interactive :
Glasgow, United Kingdom - September 26th, 2024 - Blue Rider Interactive is today proud to announce that its feature-length, dramatic third-person thriller Apartment Story is now available to download via Steam for £6.00 / €6.83 / $7.00.
To coincide with the launch a vibe-laden new trailer sets the scene for a story that will forever change the life of the three people therein.
Apartment Story - Launch Trailer
https://youtu.be/IIvlKPCmKEs
Apartment Story is a fast-paced, single-player narrative experience about three people and a gun, set within a single apartment. It contrasts the mundanity of modern living with taut and sharp storytelling.
Arthur is a 27-year-old just trying to stay afloat, his mundane life takes a turn when his former roommate Diane shows up at his door. She stays a while and together they party, but soon Blondey enters the picture and the good times soon go bad.
Over a few days in a single apartment, players must help Arthur navigate escalating narrative events and his interpersonal relationships, while maintaining his via an immersive, sim-lite management system - which is all brought to life via a highly-detailed, atmospheric, yet grounded PS2-style aesthetic.
Apartment Story gives players the opportunity to express their own personality through gameplay choices made in the downtime between its narrative beats. Will they choose to participate in a dangerous and dramatic narrative? Or will they keep the front door closed, eating and procrastinating until they’ve shut the world out for good?
Whatever they decide, the cold steel of a handgun lies hidden somewhere within the darkness of the apartment…
Apartment Story Features
Absorb yourself in a fast-paced, dramatic thriller that centres around three distinct personalities which evolve as the gun is introduced and the stakes are raised.
You are invited to take an active role in Arthur’s life and welfare through a deep and immersive needs management system. Eat food, pee, wash your hands, sleep, smoke, write, watch TV, shave, change clothes, nap, shower, take drugs, wash the dishes, turn off the lights, drink beer, listen to music, top up your electric, answer the door and shoot someone with a real gun. Engaging in these activities will keep your Life stats up and Arthur poised for the drama coming his way, if that’s what you’ve chosen.
Tidy and organise the objects within your apartment however you desire by picking up any small object and placing them anywhere within reach.
Real-time night and day cycles.
A feature-length experience, which means you can grab yourself a drink and complete the game within a single night. Playtime: approximately 90-120 minutes.
Apartment Story is now available to download for PC (Steam Deck compatible) via Steam for £6.00 / €6.83 / $7.00.
For more information on Apartment Story and Blue Rider Interactive head over to Twitter, drop by the official site.
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Tom Copeland
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Blue Rider Interactive
Sean Wenham
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About Blue Rider Interactive
Blue Rider Interactive is a video game studio founded by Sean Wenham in 2023. Based in Glasgow, the studio is focused on creating dramatic third-person narrative experiences within realistic, modern day settings. The studio has just launched its debut title, the single-location thriller Apartment Story.
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