THE AWKWARD STEVE DUOLOGY Reviews

This quirky little FMV narrative game has no right to be as awesome and engaging as it is. Play with friends if you can. We're still talking about it the day after.

The best game I've ever had the honor of playing. Cannot recommend enough. I cry everytime.

While I appreciate what the creator is trying to do here, it's not my cup of tea. There's not a lot of nuance or depth. It just drives the point home with the force of a semi truck. And for something so short, the way to succeed can still be confusing. I never really connected to the protagonist though, so when I failed it felt like it didn't matter. There are a couple legitimately funny moments, but I don't think it's worth going through everything else just to experience them.

Incredible touches of humanity, humor, and even some wicked good camera angles. It hits close to home in a delightfully surrealistic, yet still incredibly genuine, way. We are all Steve.

i bought it for 99 cents and had to return it. it really should be free. i like fmv's and creativity. so for even making it i give gratitude. the scenes are in black and white and are not a bad capture, but i could not see my self playing more than 5 mins of it than getting bored. i do like the steve guy and his dog shirt + using the gameboy as a phone. but i can not recommend the purchase

I'm so glad I stumbled across this game. It's simple and short, but genuinely entertaining. The Awkward Steve Duology is actually two short games, where you play as Steve, who suffers from Social Anxiety. The games are FMV games, that is Full Motion Video, or to put it more plainly, actual real life video clips. You're given options like OPEN THE DOOR or HIDE UNDER THE TABLE and then you pick one and a short video plays. So, pretty basic. I think what makes this game stand out is the quality of the writing. It's funny, and also relatable. The first adventure is about a stranger knocking on your door, and trying to reduce your anxiety enough to actually answer it. The second is about your housemate hosting a party and being too nervous to leave the bathroom. So, would I recommend? Yes. I don't think you even necessarily have to be into weird little indie games to give this one a shot. But it'd help. In any case, I give this 3.5/5 stars.

Very enjoyable, I was smiling and laughing the whole time in both games! I especially liked that (potential spoilers for the game) [spoiler]feeling of creating fun with all the ordinary objects around you in the second game, it kind of brought back a similar feeling from my early childhood. [\spoiler]

This is the niche indie art house film of computer games. It's low budget, creative, weird, self-aware, awkward, heartfelt and if you've ever gone out of your way to find and support games (and developers) for no other reason than to thumb your nose at the AAA publishing houses and reward people who just want to build their own bizarre passion projects then add this one to the list, especially if it's on sale. If it was a film, it would only get screened at a couple of really small independent cinemas that only those in the know are even aware of because the Normals won't get it. :D

It isn’t easy to explain “THE AWKWARD STEVE DUOLOGY”. But I will bravely state that it manages to pull off a deceptively-unique experience that shines a spotlight on the thought-process of an awkward person with anxiety. This game captures the humor and turmoil of a seemingly mundane task as an anxious person might see it. The humorous distractions peppered throughout the experience mirrors the real-world mental exercises overthinkers go through to avoid that which brings them fear, no matter how ridiculous. It blurs the lines between creativity, humor, and fear, which is something every awkward person can relate to. The artistic license used in “Steve’s” interactions with everyday items helps to reinforce how silly the overarching fear may actually be. At the end of the day, I don’t believe this truth is lost on Steve. The final product is an experience that may hit too close to home for some. 10 out of 10 “hand” soaps

The Awkward Steve Duology is a series about introversion taken to its logical extreme. It's often really funny, though a lot of it also hits pretty close to home (at least for me). I mean, who [i]hasn't[/i] locked themselves in their room and pretended not to be there while your roomate throws a party? Right? ...right?? T_T If you like weird, funny FMV choose-your-own-adventure games, or if you're an introvert, you'll probably enjoy this.