Perfect Tides: Station to Station

Adventure Game HotspotWill Aickman

94/100

Station to Station is as worthy a follow-up to the brilliant original Perfect Tides as anyone could have hoped, continuing Mara’s story with the same insight, compassion and immersive writing while deepening and expanding its narrative through interesting new mechanics.

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...

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 VergeJay Castello

Unscored

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

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...

The Punished BacklogDarcy Maunder

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