Wheels of Aurelia

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  • Summary: A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. Multiplayer.it
    Sep 23, 2016
    85
    Wheels of Aurelia is an interesting road game, more meaningful if you know the Italian history.
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 27, 2016
    80
    Wheels of Aurelia is an interesting experiment where the gameplay is not the core of the experience. The nice graphics, the soundtrack and the storytelling makes the latest game from Santa Ragione a compelling journey into the Italian history of the late Seventies.
  3. The Games Machine
    Sep 30, 2016
    78
    Abortion, women's rights and the fight against fascism are just three of the various themes that conduct the player along Wheels of Aurelia, a proud "on the road" adventure that tells about a difficult moment of Italian history. The game is fun, but you must be prepared to live the same dialogues many times to discover all the 16 finals.
  4. SpazioGames
    Sep 26, 2016
    70
    Wheels of Aurelia is an interesting storytelling experiment. It tells the story of fictional characters in the Italian Seventies through a dialogue system with multiple answers. It lasts 20-30 minutes but it has 16 endings.
  5. Hardcore Gamer
    Sep 28, 2016
    70
    Lella’s journey is compelling, and the game itself is unlike anything we’ve seen before.
  6. Edge Magazine
    Nov 15, 2016
    50
    It's a shame the journey itself can't match the poignancy of the final destination. [December 2016, p.123]
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  7. Games.cz
    Jan 4, 2017
    40
    The original road trip is crippled with its half-baked design. Atmosphere of the time period is lovely, experience wrapped in it is rather annoying though.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 4 out of 8
  1. hydroquaqua
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    _экскурс по Италии 1978 года представляет игра Wheels of Aurelia,колесить по Аурелии будем в компании двух прекрасных барышень, их попутчиков._экскурс по Италии 1978 года представляет игра Wheels of Aurelia,колесить по Аурелии будем в компании двух прекрасных барышень, их попутчиков. В программе: дискуссии на острые темы, исторические факты, сложные решения и прекрасная музыка!

    _excursion to Italy in 1978 is presented by the game Wheels of Aurelia, we will drive around Aurelia in the company of two beautiful young ladies, their fellow travelers. The program includes discussions on sensitive topics, historical facts, complex decisions and wonderful music!    … Expand
  2. BgSilva98
    Oct 20, 2020
    7
    [PT-BR] Gostei bastante do jogo, ele é bem curto, o jogo no total possui 16 finais. ele é um jogo de visual-novel misturado com corrida,[PT-BR] Gostei bastante do jogo, ele é bem curto, o jogo no total possui 16 finais. ele é um jogo de visual-novel misturado com corrida, poderia ter mais opção de escolha sim, mas são tantos finais que você até se perde nas escolhas, tem tradução e a trilha sonora é bem boa e agradável, poderia ser melhor mas esta ótimo pelo preço baixo que paguei na steam, voltaria a jogar qualquer hora sem duvidas !… Expand
  4. JP6
    Apr 27, 2020
    6
    This game is sweet, but there is no possible way to play if comfortably, and I can't focus on the driving aspect of the game while making choices.
  5. Muyrka
    Apr 26, 2020
    4
    Booring. They shoud've said that it is kind of Neo Cab style game the I wouldn't even try.
    Maybe I'm not into that style of games and,    Booring. They shoud've said that it is kind of Neo Cab style game the I wouldn't even try.
    Maybe I'm not into that style of games and, honestly, very far from Italian history in 1970s.
    Not recommended!    … Expand
  6. Cafe_8bits
    May 27, 2020
    4
    A great idea, not so well applied.
    Im sad, because i loved the aesthetic, and setting... But the dialogues are just too forceful, not genuine    A great idea, not so well applied.
    Im sad, because i loved the aesthetic, and setting... But the dialogues are just too forceful, not genuine ones.
    Like, they are all the time talking about historical events in a not natural manner, while no one ever talks like this.
    The characters are not well built and not so good.
    Still, i really appreciate the efforts of the devs in this game, i wish to see more italian games!    … Expand
  7. agojama1
    May 28, 2020
    2
    Game is bad. There is no penalty for reckless driving or hitting stuff in a game about driving. Try to turn 180 degrees and turn on Eurobeat.Game is bad. There is no penalty for reckless driving or hitting stuff in a game about driving. Try to turn 180 degrees and turn on Eurobeat. Dialogs options are slow and cant be put in faster. Overall its a story that never tried to get me and a game that deserves 1/5. Original artwork is all this game has.… Expand
  8. calypsomob
    Jan 31, 2021
    0
    got the game for free ( thank **** god ) it broke the record of fastest game to become so obnoxious with pretentiousness i stop playing it (got the game for free ( thank **** god ) it broke the record of fastest game to become so obnoxious with pretentiousness i stop playing it ( ten 15 minutes or about 10 lines of dialogue ).
    theres virtually no gameplay ( yes i know i played 15 minutes but i've seen tiger electronics game with more in depth playability than this )
    it IMMEDIATELY becomes political without even acknowledge ANYTHING , who are we? where are we? why are we doing what we doing? doesn't matter art need to be controversial so here is a bunch of half assed comment about the history of inequality in italy in the 70s.
    WHAT ?
    there seem to be a idea floating around some peoples head, that " if you can draw , at least the most basic of things especially with pretty colors or artstyle that seem to be popular " YOU SHOULD MAKE A GAME.
    please stop this , the last 15 minutes where some of the worse wasted minutes of my life.
    worse than creating an account here and writing this review.    … Expand

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