Citizen Sleeper

Citizen Sleeper is a visual novel that evades many of the pitfalls which normally derail the genre. The writing is very good without being too in love with itself, and the interface for interacting with it is as beautiful and tactile as everything else in the game.

You play as an android who’s escaped their corporate overlords to take up shelter on a backwater space colony. Every choice you make, from what to say, to where to visit, is mediated by dice rolls. Instead of being tedious or gimmicky, the probability mechanic infuses every trade-off with added stakes and meaning, and turns an otherwise intellectually curious and emotionally arresting graphic novel into a revelatory interactive experience.

A Good Match For: Fans of Dungeons & Dragons, Blade Runner, and anyone ready to stake their claim to a brand new life aboard a decaying space station.

Not A Good Match For: People who hate dice rolls and confronting existential dread.