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The Berlin Apartment

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.

What works
  • Beautiful and immersive art style
  • Strong narrative and emotional storytelling
  • Authentic historical settings and voice acting
  • Unique episodic structure with varied gameplay elements
  • Calm and reflective atmosphere
Things to keep in mind
  • Short overall playtime
  • Some technical bugs and clipping issues
  • Linear gameplay with minimal challenge
  • Last chapter considered inconsistent or out of place by some
  • Price perceived as high for content length

What to play next

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The Berlin Apartment: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Why this game works

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