I Think Steam Charts & Stats

I really wanted to enjoy this game. The concept seemed interesting, and I was willing to overlook some rough edges. But after hours of trying, I simply cannot progress because the game crashes constantly. I’ve been stuck in the same spot for a full day because every time I try to move forward, the game just shuts down. I pushed through for 7 hours, thinking maybe I was just unlucky, but nope...this is a game-breaking issue. And judging by other comments, I’m definitely not the only one experiencing it. The worst part? This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: it completely prevents you from finishing the game. Unless, of course, you have 7 hours to spare and the patience of a saint to keep trying until you reach your breaking point (like I did). For the price, this level of instability is unacceptable, so I requested a refund. Until the developers fix these crashes, I can’t recommend this to anyone. If you value your sanity, stay away.

Did you ever wonder how it would be if someone else would live your life? They experience the same things as you, meet the same people, go through every painful and joyful memory as you — but would they view it the same way as you? Would they come to the same conclusions? In “I think” you are that person. You play the role of an artificial intelligence while going through a digitized version of the programmer’s diary. From their school life to their adulthood, you get to hear the deepest thoughts of the programmer, how they deal with loss, social hierarchy, spirituality, technological development — these and many more topics are touched in great retrospective, always with a unique point of view but never biased or judgemental. You go on a journey through various phases and at the end of these stages get to make your own decision. Do you want to believe in reincarnation? Do you think it would be beneficial for humanity to have a tool that lets us experience their life through their eyes? Should we be always our awkward self or is it necessary to keep up a certain level of masking? Where do we start with conformity and how do we not loose ourselfs along the path? These decisions lead to one of four endings with a run taking roughly 2 hours. The game keeps track of your previous decisions which makes it easy to go for the other endings afterwards. These endings aren’t clearly black or white but they either made me smile sentimentally or feel a painful emptiness in my stomach. The game is very personal, both in how the programmers feelings are portrayed and how it relates to your own experiences. You end up building a connection to the programmer. From the games’ perspective they are your creator, a father figure of sorts but from your own personal perspective they turn into a friend, one whose feelings might be painfully relatable, one who you want to pat on the back and tell them you’re here and everything will be fine. Your journey is displayed in a charming and nostalgic low poly look with minimal sound design and music. Sometimes you get a funky tune, sometimes all you hear is the ambient sound of wind and chirping crickets, sometimes all you here are your footsteps leaving you alone with your thoughts. It fits the scenery very well and the backgrounds create an immersive feeling. Some of these simly served their purpose of being nothing more than a background and some of these gave off an otherworldly and mysterious vibe. It runs well on the Steam Deck, both in handheld mode and docked with a controller. You’ll just have to remap the z,x and c buttons which are used for the decisions. I simply remapped them to the D-pad and was good to go. “I think” is a very unique experience that will stick with me even after finishing the game. The title almost sounds too basic for what it offers and I can’t help but wish it had a name that was easier to market. I can’t recommend this game enough.