SEASON: A letter to the future

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  • Summary: Immerse yourself in the world of Season, a third-person atmospheric adventure bicycle road trip game.

    Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Explore, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Finger Guns
    Feb 1, 2023
    90
    SEASON: A letter to the future is a soothing and immersive world of exploration and atmosphere. It’s an easy recommendation for indie lovers with an appetite for adventure and discovery. The game revels in beautiful fidelity and a wonderful art style, containing a journey of memory, storytelling and community.
  2. The Indie Informer
    Jan 26, 2023
    90
    It took me eight hours to reach the conclusion, but Season doesn’t waste a moment — even if at times all I do is sit on a bench and look out over the landscape. I’m not sure I made all the best decisions along the way, and I’m tempted to run through the world again to see how things might have gone differently. It’s not for everyone, but I suspect SEASON: A letter to the future will be one of my favorite games this year.
  3. Oyungezer
    Feb 11, 2023
    85
    I feel like calling SEASON "the Death Stranding of indie games". SEASON is a very meaningful game where you can deeply feel that loneliness, music, sounds and the feeling of "keeping memories alive".
  4. GamingTrend
    Jan 26, 2023
    80
    Despite some odd gameplay choices, Season: A letter to the future provides a unique narrative, highly immersive gameplay experience, and impeccable visuals, making it an easy recommendation for indie game lovers.
  5. Eurogamer Germany
    Feb 8, 2023
    80
    A thought-provoking game that makes you think about Estelle's world, but also about our own, a meditation about what's important to us and worth saving. You'll learn a lot - about Estelle, but also about yourself and the decisions you make in the time that you have left.
  6. PC Invasion
    Jan 26, 2023
    80
    Season: A Letter to the Future might not last long, but it's a lovely experience for anyone who enjoys taking their time, piecing together lore, and photographing everything they see.
  7. 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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
  1. KaribouSpatial
    Feb 8, 2023
    10
    Season is a calm, gentle story about the meaning of memories. As the last observer, it is your duty to explore, record, document and unravelSeason is a calm, gentle story about the meaning of memories. As the last observer, it is your duty to explore, record, document and unravel the mysteries of the valley before they all wash away from history forever.
    The camera and recorder really take advantage of the gorgeous visuals and amazing sound design.
    This journey is one of thoughtful and hopeful melancholy, and one that managed to deeply warm my soul on a level few games ever did.    … Expand
  2. aozxn
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    I completed this game in one sitting because i was so engaged in the in the mystery surrounding the season’s changing, the game has it all theI completed this game in one sitting because i was so engaged in the in the mystery surrounding the season’s changing, the game has it all the atmosphere , the beauty and the music.… Expand
  4. wuovo
    Feb 5, 2023
    10
    I was a playtester for Season: A letter to the future and I cried during the test in front of the moderator because of the storytelling andI was a playtester for Season: A letter to the future and I cried during the test in front of the moderator because of the storytelling and ambiance, I cried again when I replayed it. I am truly in love with the story told by the narration, the fact that some things are blurry at the first sight but being clearer when we reach deeper in the history. Characters are fascinating and well constructed with their own stories and personalities. The landscapes and graphic aspect are marvelous, I loved taking photographs of everything I see, even things that are just pretty and not a story's game related prop. The journal customization is very appreciable, I loved spending time put photographs by colorimetry, record songs I liked to hear, add texts and stickers that made a whole identity. The sound design is incredible, it make me emotional according to the visuals effects like in the raining map or when we are in the flower field. Like the painting related to an history aspect of human life, I loved and love travel in this universe endowed with his own personalities and secrets, I discover things I do not see in the first time I played, that make the come back more intense. I am personally in love with this game and its thematic and how everything is conducted.… Expand
  5. MFGaming
    Feb 2, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game hit different than most I’ve played. An east paved atmospheric photography/scrapbooking game that hit a lot of feels. It was subtle in its themes that, to me, were about loss, memory, fear of change and connection. I really enjoyed this game! Definitely a calm easing experience that will make you reflect while also being a beautiful spectacle and an enjoyment to play!… Expand
  6. 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.    … Expand
  7. 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.    … Expand
  8. ZloyKot
    Feb 26, 2023
    0
    Repetitive boring long walking simulator game, This is the best description of this "game"

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