Burden Street Station is a surreal narrative game set in a liminal train station about helping a cast of unusual creatures and spirits move on with their lives.
Collect personality traits through talking and exploration, and wear them to unlock dialogue options and advance their stories.
You will come to know these spirits very well. You will learn a lot about them.
Local residents get interrogated by abstract creature while healing from trauma in the process. Visually distinct game with incredibly lovable characters, but slightly held back by its shorter length.
9/10
the world needs more short story based games you can knock out in a morning that you will be thinking about for years to come. the character designs and overall aesthetic are also great. this will be going on my list of games to replay years from now.
I've had the joy of finding two beautiful pieces of art about art this year.
Burden Street Station is very short but has so much flavor in every facet with its lovable characters, evocative music and its generally pleasantly weird, abstract and psychedelic aesthetic. Spoilers ahead.
The characters and story beats all perfectly stand on their own, but...
I think more games need to be what they want to be, like this. A beloved creation full of personality
I feel weird about Burden Street Station, because on one hand it was great. The art was phenomenal and so snappy and full of life. And the writing was emotional and genuinely tear jerking, with a really good story & message underneath. But I feel like I didn't get enough game in the game I paid $15 for...
I didn't play this game in one sitting and I...
