If you’ve been craving a choice-driven narrative experience with a supernatural kick, you might have your weekend plans set: Tell Me Why, an adventure game from the studio behind Life Is Strange, is free to keep on Steam right now.
There didn’t seem to be an https://gamerindo24.com/ explanation on Dontnod’s socials, but it follows a pattern that’s persisted the last five years. When Pride Month rolls around, Tell Me Why goes free to keep. In a post on X last year, the studio asked that players spend what they might have on the game giving to a trans-inclusive charity. A couple you might consider are the Trevor Project or TransActual.
As for the game, it’s an episodic story about Tyler Ronan, a trans man, and his sister Alyson. They have a psychic bond which proves crucial in investigating their mother’s death in “small-town Alaska.” It’s the sort of thing you’ll be familiar with if you played Life is Strange or the more recent Lost Records: Bloom & Rage; as adventure games go, it’s less about neuron-searing puzzles and more about watching your narrative choices ricochet off each other.
Its apparent themes of self-discovery seem a prudent fit for Pride; telepathy aside, it’s a rare game with a trans character front and center in a grounded, contemporary story. It enjoys a Very Positive user review rating on Steam, though our review was a little cooler on it, scoring it a 69; writer Sam Greer said the game had “craft and heart” despite feeling “at odds with itself.”
If you’re keen to give the game a shot, all three episodes can be added to your library from the store page. The deal lasts until July 1.
