The Best Month Ever! is a fairly average game with ordinary characters and a story that tries to tug at your heartstrings, though it doesn’t quite succeed. However, it does a good job of portraying the relationship between parents and children and shows that a mother is willing to do anything for her children to ensure their well-being. It also bluntly...
Best Month Ever!2022
Best Month Ever!
2022 Klabater69Worthwhile
Playtime
ShortTypically 4 hours
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachineVerified
Available on
- −65%$6.99
- $19.99
- $19.99
- $19.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- May 5, 2022
- Developer
- -
- Publisher
- Klabater
- Themes
Overview
Join Louise in the 1960s USA and secure the future of her son Mitch.
Screenshots
Reception
Press67
Players77
WorthwhileGood- Metacritic65from 7 reviews
- OpenCritic69from 7 reviews
Best Month Ever! is truly unique in its premise and setting. Stepping into the shoes of a terminally ill single mother was gut-wrenching, and navigating 1969 through the eyes of her biracial son gave me anxiety. Although I do wish my choices had a bigger impact and that more focus was given to preparing Mitch for the future instead of hanging on by...
Best Month Ever! is a short, enjoyable narrative that perhaps suffers from high ambitions that don't quite pay off. Glitches in the game can really take you out of what would otherwise be a fluid experience.
Best Month Ever is a touching adventure game about a mother trying to set her son up with a good life as she faces a terminal illness. The game tackles serious subjects such as racism, sexism, and violence, and the choices you make along the way will affect Mitch and shape the man he grows up to be.
The appeal of Best Month Ever! is entirely dependent on whether you are interested in interactive narratives. For those who are interested, like me, I would be inclined to give the game the next award up than the one below. The game is perhaps priced a little too highly right now considering its run time. But if narrative is your thing and you have...