The Berlin Apartment

Item: The Berlin Apartment
Rating: 89
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-19

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Summary

Innovative, emotional, engaging storytelling.
Stunning visuals and distinct art style.
Relaxed, multi-era historical exploration.
Core narrative-driven walking simulator.
Short game length, high price point.
Gameplay lacks depth and variety.

Emotions

Appreciation21%Satisfaction17%Enjoyment10%Disappointment7%Hope6%

Reviews (sample size): 41
Helpful reviews: 88%
Unhelpful reviews: 12%
Protest reviews: 0%

89%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
11%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 174
Negative points: 38
Gameplay points: 30
Perf. points: 1
Rec. points: 25
Misc points: 13

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts

Bucket	Neg	Pos
≤ 2h playtime	00% Avg playtime 0h	922% Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime	00% Avg playtime 0h	3278% Avg playtime 4h

Velocity

review pace

Avg/day	31.3 rev/day
Last 30d	1.4 rev/day
Quarterly	0 rev/qtr
Days covered	1.3 days

Point	Description	Importance
Innovative and engaging storytelling Description The game is lauded for its unique narrative structure, using a single apartment across decades to tell intertwining, individual stories. The pacing, varied methods, and 'blank space' technique create a coherent, intriguing, and immersive experience, often compared to playing through a movie. Importance 97%	The game is lauded for its unique narrative structure, using a single apartment across decades to tell intertwining, individual stories. The pacing, varied methods, and 'blank space' technique create a coherent, intriguing, and immersive experience, often compared to playing through a movie.	97%
Deeply emotional and moving stories Description The game's narrative is described as poignant, melancholic, touching, and heartwarming, often bringing players to tears. It delves into serious themes while maintaining a sympathetic and relatable tone, fostering strong empathy with characters and historical events. Importance 85%	The game's narrative is described as poignant, melancholic, touching, and heartwarming, often bringing players to tears. It delves into serious themes while maintaining a sympathetic and relatable tone, fostering strong empathy with characters and historical events.	85%
Stunning visuals and art style Description Players consistently praise the game's beautiful, charming, and unique art style and graphics. The exquisite visual design is highlighted as a major draw and a testament to the developers' love for the project, making the game visually enchanting. Importance 79%	Players consistently praise the game's beautiful, charming, and unique art style and graphics. The exquisite visual design is highlighted as a major draw and a testament to the developers' love for the project, making the game visually enchanting.	79%
Relaxed exploration and discovery Description The gameplay is consistently described as relaxed, cozy, and simple, yet highly rewarding. Players enjoy the atmosphere and the opportunity to discover small details, notes, and objects that gradually expand the overall narrative and sense of lives lived within the apartment. Importance 73%	The gameplay is consistently described as relaxed, cozy, and simple, yet highly rewarding. Players enjoy the atmosphere and the opportunity to discover small details, notes, and objects that gradually expand the overall narrative and sense of lives lived within the apartment.	73%
Rich German historical immersion Description Players deeply appreciate the game's authentic portrayal of German history, particularly in a Berlin apartment setting. The detailed environment and multi-decade narrative make historical events feel tangible, allowing players to experience different eras and gain unique perspectives on the past. Importance 54%	Players deeply appreciate the game's authentic portrayal of German history, particularly in a Berlin apartment setting. The detailed environment and multi-decade narrative make historical events feel tangible, allowing players to experience different eras and gain unique perspectives on the past.	54%
Excellent voice acting and narration Description The quality of the voice acting is consistently praised, with players finding the voices appropriate, believable, and greatly contributing to the emotional impact and immersion of the stories. The well-done audio and narration enhance the overall atmospheric experience. Importance 27%	The quality of the voice acting is consistently praised, with players finding the voices appropriate, believable, and greatly contributing to the emotional impact and immersion of the stories. The well-done audio and narration enhance the overall atmospheric experience.	27%
Improved flow and performance Description Players noticed significant improvements and optimization compared to earlier versions or demos, resulting in a smoother and more natural game flow. While minor bugs may exist, they generally do not detract from the overall gameplay experience. Importance 10%	Players noticed significant improvements and optimization compared to earlier versions or demos, resulting in a smoother and more natural game flow. While minor bugs may exist, they generally do not detract from the overall gameplay experience.	10%

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