You are a park bench. Watch strangers sit, talk, break down, fall in love, argue, and reveal their secrets in a story-rich narrative simulation where your smallest reactions can change everything.

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About This Game

Bench Simulator is a narrative simulation game where you experience the world from the perspective of a park bench.

Across several in-game days, different people come to the park, sit on the bench, and leave behind pieces of their lives. Couples, strangers, lonely night visitors, suspicious characters, families, and emotionally troubled people all pass through the same quiet place. You cannot walk, speak, or directly control them — but your small reactions can influence what happens.

As the bench, you observe conversations, read emotional situations, and react through subtle interactions such as shaking, shifting, creaking, or staying completely still. A small movement at the right time may interrupt an argument, create an awkward silence, comfort someone, or change the direction of a conversation.

Bench Simulator is not about action or combat. It is about presence, memory, timing, and the quiet impact of being there.

Every visitor brings a different story. Some moments are funny, some are romantic, some are uncomfortable, and some are emotionally heavy. As days pass, certain characters may return, previous choices may matter, and the bench slowly becomes a silent witness to the changing lives around it.

Key Features

- Play as a park bench in a unique narrative simulation experience

- Observe and influence conversations through subtle physical reactions

- Meet different visitors across multiple in-game days

- Experience emotional, funny, romantic, mysterious, and melancholic stories

- Make small choices that can affect character relationships and outcomes

- Discover recurring character arcs and different story consequences

- Experience day, evening, and night encounters with changing atmosphere

- Minimal, story-focused gameplay built around dialogue and observation

- Multiple outcome variations based on how you react during key moments

You are not the hero.

You are not the villain.

You are the bench.

You cannot speak.

You cannot leave.

But you can remember.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Some visual assets and 3D models used in this game were created or assisted with generative AI tools. All AI-assisted content was reviewed, edited, and selected by the developer before being included in the game.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Bench Simulator is a narrative-focused game with mature themes, mild language, dark humor, and emotionally heavy dialogue. The game may include conversations about loneliness, grief, relationship problems, homelessness, regret, social issues, alcohol or tobacco references, and psychologically unsettling situations.

The game does not contain explicit sexual content, nudity, graphic violence, gore, or player-controlled violence. Some scenes may have a dark or melancholic tone and may not be suitable for younger players or players sensitive to emotional distress, social hardship, or psychological themes.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
    • Processor: intel core i3
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card
    • Storage: 5000 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 / 11
    • Processor: intel core i5
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
    • Storage: 7000 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: SteamOS 3.0+ / Ubuntu 20.04+
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (2 çekirdek+)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel UHD 620 / NVIDIA GTX 750 / AMD Radeon RX 550
    • Storage: 8 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX uyumlu / ALSA / PulseAudio
    Recommended:
    • OS: SteamOS 3.5+ / Ubuntu 22.04+
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 / Intel Arc A380
    • Storage: 10 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX uyumlu / ALSA / PulseAudio

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