Posted on: May 20, 2025
beatschubser
Verified ownerGames: 19 Reviews: 1
Doesn't work on a Macbook M1
The game doesn't recognize faces/blinking, no matter what. Waste of money.
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Before Your Eyes
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Before Your Eyes is a first person narrative adventure which tells the story of a soul’s journey into the afterlife using a new and innovative form of interaction—your real-life blinks.
The story begins after your death, aboard the ship of a mythical Ferryman tasked with shepherding souls to the afterlife. In order to help you pass on, he must first learn the story of your life. And so, he sends you back to relive your most important moments.
The game uses your webcam to immerse you in this story in a way you've never experienced before. You will learn to control the flow of the narrative with your actual eyes–blinking through precious memories of family, first love, and the rise of an artistic career. But soon the Ferryman will suspect you aren't showing him everything he needs to see. So he will force you deeper into the dark recesses of your most repressed memories, ultimately revealing a heartbreaking truth.
By combining its innovative blink interaction mechanic with a charming world and a fully voice-acted story, Before Your Eyes is a deeply emotional and relatable journey—one about the impossible expectations we place on ourselves and the regrets we carry with us.
An earlier version of the game, titled Close Your, received the Game Developers Choice award at Indiecade and the Student Award at the Independent Game Awards (IGF), before receiving funding through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
CW: Before Your Eyes deals with themes of death, illness and grief
The story begins after your death, aboard the ship of a mythical Ferryman tasked with shepherding souls to the afterlife. In order to help you pass on, he must first learn the story of your life. And so, he sends you back to relive your most important moments.
The game uses your webcam to immerse you in this story in a way you've never experienced before. You will learn to control the flow of the narrative with your actual eyes–blinking through precious memories of family, first love, and the rise of an artistic career. But soon the Ferryman will suspect you aren't showing him everything he needs to see. So he will force you deeper into the dark recesses of your most repressed memories, ultimately revealing a heartbreaking truth.
By combining its innovative blink interaction mechanic with a charming world and a fully voice-acted story, Before Your Eyes is a deeply emotional and relatable journey—one about the impossible expectations we place on ourselves and the regrets we carry with us.
An earlier version of the game, titled Close Your, received the Game Developers Choice award at Indiecade and the Student Award at the Independent Game Awards (IGF), before receiving funding through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
CW: Before Your Eyes deals with themes of death, illness and grief
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2 h Main + Sides
3 h Completionist
1.5 h All Styles
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GamingTrend
75/100
Mechanically, it falls short of its true potential, but you can't help but get swept up in the journeys of these characters. The game's got heart, and none of its flaws can really take that away.
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9/10
Before Your Eyes is an emotional tale with an interesting mechanic at its core that helps to make the game so immersive. The music and voice acting is superb, and it is something you should certainly experience.
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70/100
I still commend the studio for its bravery and innovation. Before Your Eyes is unique enough to try out if you are interested. It’s just that although the game is backed by many wonderful talents, it lacked that little “umph” to turn it into something truly memorable.
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Posted on: July 4, 2025
Elwen_527
Games: 106 Reviews: 3
very unique game
yeah it was pretty great. the blinking machanic with the webcam is a bit finicky but it works well enough. I feel like the ending wasn't as impactful. I really don't know why. I didn't expect it at all but idk. maybe I'm just a heartless piece of crap and I don't cry at the crappy game. still recommend it. and I do think you need to play with a webcam to enjoy it. theres a port on iphone and I really don't reccommend that one
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Posted on: July 13, 2025
nadir123456
Verified ownerGames: 2 Reviews: 1
One of the best games i've ever played
One of the best game i've ever played. Its simple, but made with love and you can get that as far as you play, the story, the graphics, the mecanics, the choices, it was all done with so much care. It's that kind of game that you just won't forget and stop thinking about it for a couple hours or even days.
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Posted on: August 30, 2025
zbysow
Games: 51 Reviews: 1
Got me in tears
Great way to engage in the story. Loved it..
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Posted on: November 4, 2023
flatrich
Verified ownerGames: 164 Reviews: 23
Ultimately depressing
An excruciatingly depressing walk-through about a (ADHD?) kid with an overbearing mother, and not in a funny way. No spoilers but expect to be repelled by this rather humorless "game". Excellent artwork and animation, clever programming, strange eye-blink control option (mouse works fine, no controller option) and good voice acting. Interesting, but I had to force myself to finish it.
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