Perfect Tides: Station to Station

ShackNewsLucas White

8/10

A lot of games that look back in time share a tone that’s somewhere between nostalgic and bittersweet. Few of them are as dry, honest, and regretful as Perfect Tides: Station to Station. Part point-and-click adventure, part autobiography, this sequel sees aspiring writer and college freshman Mara Whitefish escape her small town and start college in “The City,” a simple but inconvenient train ride away from home. Her experiences as a young adult in 2003 are relatable enough as a millennial myself, but more important than the references to The Matrix sequels are the moments in which the bad thou...

StartMenuTaylor Rioux

Unscored

Perfect Tides: Station to Station is a brilliant example of character-driven storytelling. It is a lovingly crafted, often uncomfortable look at the transition into adulthood. I don’t think you have to have played the first Perfect Tides to understand its sequel, as long as you have a lived experience that helps you understand the struggle. It doesn’t even have to be about writing — if you have felt the sting of loss both personal and professional, this is a game that might remind you t...

KotakuUnknown

Unscored

Perfect Tides: Station to Station is more than a great point-and-click adventure; it’s a profoundly vibrant work about how life wounds us and how we grow as people

The Punished BacklogDarcy Maunder

Unscored

In our Perfect Tides: Station to Station review, learn why this point-and-click adventure from Three Bees is well worth your time.

The VergeJay Castello

Unscored

Perfect Tides: Station to Station is a deft interactive exploration of being a young adult.