Oh boy, I definitely need to talk about this! So to begin with, this game was teased with a tumblr blog where the character in the game interested with anonymous messages, talking about how he just needs people to play the game and free him. Already, I LOVE the way the game was marketed and advertised, that was an absolutely stupendous way to reel me in!
Then, the game itself dropped, and I absolutely adore it. While it's rather short and simple, I think the simplicity helps focus on the whole point of the game, which is Xeno needs the player's puppet to free him. He lets the player practically do anything to him for the sake of getting free, tossing his dignity out the window for one of the endings, which just shows how fucked the prison he's in has made him. He's so desperate to get free that he's willing to entertain a being that he can't actually interact with, one that was sent by someone who he doesn't even trust.
His desperation shows and it's what really makes the whole thing appealing for me.
The only criticism's I have are honestly that I wanted more! I would've loved to maybe get to know more about the prison complex and also the warden, and ugh don't get me started on how I desperately need to know every detail about the additional character mentioned in a few of the endings. While it's short, it's still effective and gets what I think was the main point of this game across! I look forward to seeing more of the universe NIghtmare has made and is willing to share with us here online!