We Are OFK

It’s safe to say that We Are OFK won’t be for everyone. As far as interactive narrative adventures go, it’s one of the most passive we’ve encountered, feeling more like an animated TV series than a video game. Add in characters that are difficult to get to know and dialogue that’s likely to grate, and you’ve got an experience that’s tough to recommend. Thankfully, the excellent music videos do offer some redemption, and if you stick with it, you’ll eventually warm to its colourful cast. However you feel about them though, you probably won’t have played anything else quite like this.

An heartfelt biopic that explores the highs and lows of breaking into the music industry.

We Are OFK is a musical narrative experience that perfectly justifies its genre-defying position; the music is hot, the cast are hotter, and not only will you care about them, you’ll care about hearing the next thing they do. It’s exceptional.

We Are OFK is not only a dazzling game about music, but a captivating story about the struggle found in juggling creative ambitions with the complexities of everyday life.

It’s my job to be honest here, and the conclusion I’ve come to is that I’m really glad We Are OFK exists, and I think you should absolutely play it if you’re looking for a good narrative game. It’s not a great representation of in-depth gameplay, but it’s just a well-told story, plain and simple. I’ve heard some people say that the series looks like nothing more than an ad for OFK’s EP, and if that’s the case, it’s the best ad I’ve ever seen in my life. Even if it feels out of your comfort zone, it can say with absolute certainty that We Are OFK is a fun time… if you lean into everything that ...

If you loved the original Life is Strange, We Are OFK should be on both your list of games to play and most definitely on your music playlist. It’s a banger, though it should be said, Debug deserves its own game.

Visual novels are a whole genre that people either love or hate. There are very few that have come out in the past that anyone who isn’t overly into the genre can get into. We Are OFK is a new game that is 99% visual novel, and 1% interactive music video. Now for anyone who watched the trailer thinking “I’ve never heard of this OFK band,” they’re not an actual band, the developers did assemble a band to compose, record and release an EP with real songs from the fake band on streamin...

We Are OFK incorporates elements of a visual novel and a televised biopic to tell an emotionally rewarding story about a band coming together.

2020’s edition of The Game Awards saw the premiere of We Are OFK, a virtual pop band. The spectacle was exciting and something not seen many times prior. Here was a pop ensemble, not too dissimilar to Riot’s K/DA, only now they were to release an accompanying EP and game. Their presence in that debut performance had me captivated and magnetised. The group demanded my attention, with a catchy tune and a lead sporting a shirt that read ‘Black Trans Lives Matter.’ How often do you see th...

We Are OFK painfully wants to be your next favourite thing.

We Are OFK doesn't quite hit the mark as an interactive experience, but it excels with a compelling narrative hook built on fantastic character and dialogue writing. It also doubles as a genuinely great EP by a virtual band that benefits immensely from the context its five episodes provide. This is a stark example of a game that is truly special, even if it's not perfect.