Actual Sunlight Reviews

Actual Sunlight is ranked in the 17th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
7 / 10.0
Feb 26, 2020

Certainly not for everyone and absolutely not your typical game, Actual Sunlight provides a deeply emotional and occasionally difficult narrative to wade through on a dreary afternoon.

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5 / 10.0
Feb 28, 2020

I get that this is more like an interactive story than an actual game. But I'd like some more interaction and less story. The reality of Evans's life is just a little too close to home for me, but this would be a good learning experience for someone trying to understand depression and other mental health issues.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 25, 2020

Not a title for the faint-hearted or for anyone who may already be depressed. However, if you're looking for an experience that will yield an understanding of those who suffer from debilitating depression -- and that is a worthy goal -- then Actual Sunlight may be the right choice.

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5 / 10.0
Jan 31, 2020

Actual Sunlight is a story worth experiencing, even if the format chosen to tell this tale is a little rough around the edges.

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