SEASON: A letter to the future

 PC
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PC Games
    Feb 16, 2023
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
  2. PC Gamer
    Feb 3, 2023
    69
    While its overbearing narrator robs Season of the wonder and meditation it so clearly aspires to, I still managed to find a little of my own. I just wish its letter to the future was one I got to write, rather than one I only got to carry.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Jan 26, 2023
    60
    SEASON is a poetic, meditative game, but it often bluntly calls too much attention to its intentions, especially with fussy dialogue like “I feel a dulcet tension in the air.” Then again, it does capture the soothing sensation that comes from immersing oneself in another world and learning about it, and with the exception of the game’s final encounter, it’s nothing if not consistent. In the end, SEASON isn’t about answers so much as it is about coping with loss. As one character puts it, repeating one word like a mantra, time always moves on: flow, flow, flow.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jan 26, 2023
    Ultimately, Season is a mercurial game that will likely hit different for everyone who plays it. [RPS Bestest Bests]

Awards & Rankings

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#13 Best PC Game of 2023
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#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 9 out of 25
  1. GVB
    Feb 1, 2023
    3
    It's a shame that a game I've been waiting for so long has been relegated to a bunch of pleasing visuals and sensations that try too quicklyIt's a shame that a game I've been waiting for so long has been relegated to a bunch of pleasing visuals and sensations that try too quickly and too hard to make you feel something. Because feelings can't be awakened with a sledgehammer, shouting to the player: "look how profound this is! Now it's your turn to be sad!!!". If you really have something to tell, you trust that, through the images and the narrative, the player himself will find his place in your story, and will experience the travel in his own terms.

    But no. IMHO, the developers have forgotten to be subtle. To be genuine. And as a result, Season is closer to being a perfume ad than a work of art.    … Full Review »
  2. valosagutas
    Feb 4, 2023
    0
    I blame mushrooms for what kind of BS they developed :DDD

    it's just an interactive insanity program™.there is a certain philosophy and    I blame mushrooms for what kind of BS they developed :DDD

    it's just an interactive insanity program™.there is a certain philosophy and metaphors and subtle messages that can mean anything. I seriously had the impression of how cold war agents used certain popular books to communicate by drawing a line between certain words or using a way to count words according to a numerical password to only read certain words that form a meaningful sentence so I called FBI for this program could be how commie agents communicate with each other around the world. I did my duty as perfect american **** yeah citizen :DDD

    they thought this game would be boring if it was a walking simulator so they added the revolutionary feature of bicycle to ride on. so the game is boring in faster sense just because you can determine how boring the game faster thanks to bicycle

    I have no idea of what's the deal of the character you control. this person looks like a male but why they have an obvious girl voice? did you want to make people surprised, doubt, google if they are male or female, do you want to seem like you support LGBT and SJW BS? only edward kenway wouldn't understand the character is a girl lmao

    cannot make sense of the game because this is not art, it's just pure insanity or codes agents use. what's happening and what's the meaning of the game is not clear just because of all the subjectivity but it seems like a certain person would understand the meaning behind the game like a certain commie agent :DDD

    in high school I had a friend who believed magic and whatnot **** so what's happening at the beginning of the game is what she would do. perhaps witch hunters didn't burn certain women for no reason :DDD

    so all the program is about being forced to take pics and record sounds of everything the game forced you so don't expect to free roam a world and enjoy the world. this is not zelda botw even though they somehow stole its vibe. though craftopia is a better game. in this program you mostly listen to BS and make choices like what you like to smell and what to say to people. alas **** you" wasn't option in dialogues so instead you choose between lots of insane replies lol    … Full Review »
  3. bokarsh-z
    Feb 3, 2023
    4
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    only worth 10 dollar or watch it on utube ========
    - 6-7 hour long. - repetitive boring long walking simulator game, all u do running    ========
    only worth 10 dollar or watch it on utube ========
    - 6-7 hour long.
    - repetitive boring long walking simulator game, all u do running around take pictures and record sounds repeat.
    -only good great visual and good atmosphere.    … Full Review »
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