A gas station in Arizona, a robbery gone wrong, and thirty years of lives tearing apart.

On gut, off a single vote so take it with caution, As Dusk Falls lands below average. The per-criterion profile, though, sketches a very specialized game. The art style stands clearly apart, ahead of 88% of titles, and that fits its very particular frozen-illustration look. The rest collapses: attachment and fun stay low, the soundtrack too, and the urge to rediscover it drops to the very bottom, ahead of barely 6% of games. The controller feel follows, down at the bottom as well. These lines rest on few votes, but the trend is clear: an interactive drama you watch more than you play, and live through once.

In branching-choice dramas, it's an honest case. What makes it worth your time, the storytelling and the style, isn't really what questions built for lasting attachment or controller thrill can measure.

So, who's it for? For you if you want a strong story with a bold look that you move through like a film whose threads you hold. Much less if you want a game you fire up again and keep.