- Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad?
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Character
Contemporary, grave, spare and raw.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
- intimateepic
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RPG FanNiki Fakhoori Jul 202699/100and Roger is an eminent example of the power that video game storytelling holds when its gameplay, visuals, audio, and writing converge at their highest points.
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Niche GamerJun 202610/10The story is short — you should have no problem finishing the entire game in a single sitting — and by design, there are no filler moments, save for the intermissions between chapters. Bending the boundaries of visual novel conventions, and Roger shares a poignant, beautiful story that’s best experienced first-hand.
Read the review- JetsonPlaysGamesTaylor RiouxAug 202510/10
and Roger is devastating in its execution, somehow managing to pack the story full of fear, happiness, love, confusion, and everything in between — all within a one-hour timespan.
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Game InformerMarcus StewartAug 20258.5/10The best compliment I can give is that it reminds me so much of 2018’s Florence, a game I adore, in how it uses clever interactions to communicate relatable feelings and situations. While I wouldn’t wish the plight of its protagonist on my worst enemy, I would happily recommend this experience as another strong example of video games' strength as a storytelling medium.
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Gamer Social ClubMark PellJun 20268/10An accomplished interactive novel, and Roger is an impactful, important game. Its one-hour runtime will take you on a ride of emotions leaving its core message to not give up on people, despite how tough, cumbersome or frustrating it, or they, may be.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- TearyHand Studio
- Publisher
- KODANSHA
- Released
- July 24, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 1 h main story
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 11 ratings.
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