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For as long as humans have been living, they’ve been afraid of death. In Psalm 55:4 it says “My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me.” Nobody Nowhere begins with your character being the only living replicant out of a batch consisting of a few failures. The replicants are designed for cheating death by transferring memories into them to extend someone’s lifespan. To celebrate the success of the replicant technology, a press conference has been planned to reveal the technology to the shareholders.

You begin the game playing as the replicant C-601 which is part of the Caleb series. He is later renamed to Julian. Julian resides at the research center and is monitored and given medical exams to verify that everything is in order. As the press conference looms near, Julian must undergo a memory reset. While scheduling this procedure, it comes to light that some of the staff members want to help Julian escape while others detest the replicator project and want him dead.

Nobody Nowhere is a short adventure-style game where you can click on items to interact with them. You’ll get various Steam achievements for eating/drinking (and savoring!) unhealthy food that is typically forbidden. Because this game is short, I don’t want to spoil any more of the story outside of what is on the Steam store page and in my hour long stream.

Aside from the point and clicking, there are a few quick-time-events and multiple hacking mini-games. The mini-games are bullet-heck like in nature where you have to avoid projectiles and warp away from or fire back at your enemies.

The opening of the game has an anime-like animated intro along with some catchy music. Most of Nobody Nowhere is done with pixel art. The end of the game is interactive where you can move around a character while the credits are rolling. A song is sung by a non-native English speaker. There’s a typo for the word seal which is spelled as “seel” in the lyrics’ text.

While playing the game you’ll witness some violent acts and see some substantial bloodshed. There are a few instances of the word d*mn being used. One of the characters is seen smoking which I find unlikely as this game takes place in the 2070s. As you’re exploring the research facility, you’ll come across many works of art which includes some naked statues. Lastly, some of the female characters wear outfits that accentuate their womanly features.

While Nobody Nowhere can be played on the Steam Deck, it’s not recommended by the developers due to issues like lagging and audio-video sync problems during the ending song.

Nobody Nowhere can be completed in a couple of hours. There's a demo available, but I don't know how long that is. Nobody Nowhere is a fun game with a good story. The asking price is a reasonable $9.99. It’s definitely worth adding to your Steam Wishlist if you’re holding out for a better price knowing that’s short and doesn’t have much replay-ability.