The Berlin Apartment

"The Berlin Apartment is a risky attempt at making a story-based video game. It puts historical stories and emotional impact above standard game mechanics, combat, and puzzles. Its episode structure, simple gameplay, and careful attention to detail in the environments …"

"Minimalist yet poignant, The Berlin Apartment offers a handful of narrative vignettes allowing players to experience the tumultuous history of Germany across the decades. Though brief, its stories pack an emotional punch that won&s;t be forgotten."

"There are few places that can match the modern history of a city like Berlin. The past century has seen regimes rise and fall in a massive way, due to which we often forget that the city was inhabited by …"

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"The many lives of the same space through five stories in an apartment in the German capital. A set of stories full of hope, despite happening in unhopeful times."

"The Berlin Apartment tells some wonderful little stories that’ll make you feel emotions from both ends of the spectrum, and it gives a heartfelt glimpse into life in Berlin at key moments in its history."

"Treat The Berlin Apartment like a quiet evening experience. Make a hot cup of coffee or tea or chocolate, dim the lights, settle in and let the stories breathe. The Berlin Apartment does not try to entertain you with gameplay, …"

"I like The Berlin Apartment. Some chapters felt a bit long, mostly when I wasn’t sure what the game wanted to show me, but overall, it was a deeply pleasant experience. I think it will resonate most with players who …"

"The Berlin Apartment is more of a good idea than a good execution. There&s;s a good story here, but I feel like all the others fall into the category of "good premise that wasn&s;t explored as it should have been.""

"Beyond aggravating launch-window bugs (on Xbox) that need to be fumigated, The Berlin Apartment is an underwhelming living space managed by a greedy landlord."

"The Berlin Apartment is a small narrative gem that encapsulates a century of history through the lives of ordinary people. Blue Backpack’s work moves, surprises, and invites players to reflect on the weight of memory and the value of change, …"

"The Berlin Apartment is a short but sweet walk through a century of history of the German capital, where the underlying theme is life under oppression; of the Third Reich at first, and of the DDR later. Good voiceover, pleasant …"

"A smart, sensitive walking simulator built around a real, evocative setting rendered with strong style. Josef, Kolja, and the others carry a focused 4–5 hour narrative that stays engaging despite minimal gameplay and limited interactivity. For players who value story-first …"

"The game is much more than "just another indie title", yet it competes precisely in this category and must prove itself there. If one were to isolate the gameplay alone it probably wouldn&s;t win any awards, but overall the game …"

"An interesting and personal feeling set of first person histories that barely constitute a video game and yet wouldn’t really work in any other medium."

"The Berlin Apartment doesn&s;t have any grinding mechanics. The story is the only way to move forward, and the game opens up more as you get deeper into it. It&s;s a slower, more thoughtful kind of progress, where each step …"

"Este es un de esos juegos que no solo te hace reflexionar sobre las historias y vivencias que otras personas ha podido dejar para ti, escondidas dentro de algún objeto sin importancia, si no de las que tu mismo vas …"

"The Berlin Apartment is an intimate and delicate experience, capable of telling small but significant stories through a “simple” apartment in the city of Berlin and a narrative arc spanning almost 120 years. Although it does not shine in terms …"

"The Berlin Apartment is an interesting experiment in historical fiction told in a static setting. We hardly ever see outside the apartment and when we do it is difficult to watch. The moments outside the apartment are reminders of what …"

"The Berlin Apartment is a short but powerful indie experience that uses atmosphere, storytelling, and a unique presentation to vividly capture a century of Berlin’s history."

"With a short but engaging interactive narrative, the four-hour campaign of The Berlin Apartment showcases a century of transformations in the namesake city. The journey through time in Berlin is seen through the windows of an apartment and reflected in …"

"The Berlin Apartment is a charming journey into German history through four well-written stories that manage to leave a strong impression."