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Retention
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. He rarely slept, and even with 24 hours in a day, it was not enough for him. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
Release Date: 13 Jan, 2015
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Available: 13 January, 2015

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“While Retention doesn't last long it is a worthwhile experience, and you'll need to play through three times to see all the photographs. I found it to be intriguing and engaging during my short time with it.”
Gamerscape

“Retention is the only game I have ever seen try to create an experience consisting only of photos, it does so remarkably well, and creates an interesting game out of it.”
IndieBase

“Retention is a stylish staging of hundreds of photos, turning the collection into a character building exercise somewhere between “Memento” and “Choose Your Own Adventure” titles. Can a man be truly defined by frozen moments of his history? Is identity really just a question of perspective?”
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About This Game

This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. He rarely slept, and even with 24 hours in a day, it was not enough for him.
Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle.
Slides of various moments fly through his head.
Will his memories return? Will he be able to stand up again?
You must help him.

Features:
- Opportunity to tell a man by his memories
- Unique game genre "Game-Photo album"
- User-friendly interface
- 8 different endings (4 good / 4 bad)
- Original soundtrack included
- STEAM Trading Cards support

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows XP
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
    • Hard Drive: 200 MB available space
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Title: Retention
Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Developer: Sometimes You
Publisher: Sometimes You
Release Date: 13 Jan, 2015

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Awards


Retention received award from Bytten for "Strangest Experience of the year"

Retention was the clear choice; nothing else I have ever seen shares its simple yet unusual premise. Choose images from your protagonist's past to decide on the future. The choices you make will determine his fate. This must be one of very few games I've ever played that made me think about my life outside of the game itself. Simple, unusual and emotionally powerful - this is a game that deserves recognition.

Andrew Williams and Steve Blanch // Bytten