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STAY: Are you there? – Entertainment Game Review
STAY: Are you there? is a Entertainment/Puzzle/Adventure game from Plug In Digital, first launched in 21st February 2019.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 24+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes STAY: Are you there? Stand Out
An interactive story with several endings where choices matter.
Are you going to leave him to his fate? Save him? Or even worse… make him live all possible endings?
When Quinn wakes up alone in a locked room with nothing of note save for a computer hooked up to a chat room, you become his single ray of hope.
Your choices – and your timeliness – will single-handedly shape his escape efforts… or lead him down the path to an untimely end.
Cultured Vultures "Boasting deep, innovative mechanics"
GAMECRITICS "The Most Intense IM Chat Of My Life"
The indie game website "will leave you biting your nails"
STAY plays out in real-time, every minute spent away from the game is a minute Quinn is left alone.
Drop out of conversations or leave Quinn to fend for himself for too long and there may be consequences.
Prove yourself a compassionate ally and he’ll learn to trust you and share his findings and deepest thoughts. Fail, and his emotions may work against you.
www.stay.appnormals.com
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, STAY: Are you there? is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 12th December 2019
Recent improvements include:
Two issues that were affecting the game experience have been fixed:
- Progress in puzzles will be no longer lost after a notification is received or when the app is put on sleep / multitask
- Playable area in some puzzles have been reduced to avoid sliding the notifications tab accidentally
Download & Availability
STAY: Are you there? is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get STAY: Are you there? on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Im having trouble with the map puzzle on chapter 18 Ive looked up countless tutorials on how to do it and Im sure Im doing everything right Im keeping north and we have the order correct, but its just not working no matter how many times we enter it into the compass or how many times we reload the game it never works we just wanted to make this problem known just in case anyone else is having this problem too.
Since the pull down menu and losing progress have been fixed this game is awesome. Challenging but worth it when you finally figure it out.
This game is really fun but the later puzzles are more difficult and we feel should be explained better. We spent three days on the mirror puzzle before we just gave up. Besides that, very fun, interesting, and captivating. Maybe one day we can continue to enjoy the rest of it.
Great game. Very frustrated with the mirror puzzle. Should be an option for hints or SOMETHING.
This game has great mini games and a good idea behind it but this only works if the game has good dialogue, which it doesnt. At times the game drags on while the protagonist keeps babbling about random pop culture references, and the conversation is at time totally just dry and nonsensical. It feels like an AI wrote many of the lines because we cant imagine a person ever speaking the way the protagonist speaks here.
It was alright the first go but the ending leaves you wondering what was going on so why would we want to go thru it again for the alt endings?? So no spoilers but sad stuff happened to the dude but doesnt explain anything else. Basically have to sit thru this dude doing a lot of things that doesnt make sense in his situation, -at all-, and all his pretentious ramblings and quotes.. The puzzles were fun and challenging but the story and main character are kind of dull. He trys to come off as cultured but hes just boring. Going for a suspenseful mystery but its really just an outlet for the egotistical real person the main character is based on(more than likely)to ramble all his stupid quotes and cliche sayings to a complete stranger(you) in whats supposed to be a time sensitive situation, while also telling you that you arent as smart as him after the chapters for every choice you make no matter which(yes..really), plus make you pay for the wonderful experience. Sound like something you wanna pay for? Wish we didnt.
Just bought this and it wont load after he discovers the wall.
We uninstalled and reinstalled the game but still no sound.
Game as been on the interlude screen for 2 days.
Character is complex and storyline is incredibly thought out and meaningful. Even small details tie in beautifully. Through Overcoming the Psychological turmoil of the protagonist as you work together to escape, you gain understanding and peace in your own. Just play it. Youll learn something about yourself in the process.
This game is very good and has some really good puzzles that has entertained us for so long and is worth the money in our opinion.
Game completely stopped working. Nothing but a black screen after an hour and a half. Fix the bug that disconnects you anytime a warning pops up on the screen.
This games needs more speed and action. Dialogues is somewhat fun experience, but it would benefit more from interactive experience.
Puzzles were too hard without proper explanation. Dialogue was just too drawn out and game was kind of boring. All possible endings, half the time there was only one proper answer, kinda dumb. Also, every time we accidentally pulled down the notification tab it completely kicked us out of the game. Thanks. Had to restart puzzles about 100 times so that was great. Not to mention the entire time the character is just a pretentious downer.
The challenges are super hard but still fun and the whole story is amazing.
This game has too many puzzles, which are too hard to beat unless you are a nerd. The game also offers no hints, so you need to watch walkthroughs, which slows down the gameplay a lot. The guy typing is also very slow, should have an option to click through it. Despite these, the story is very good. So, 3 stars.
Its a really fun game but the puzzles can get ridiculous. Theres no kind of hint system and we havent been able to find the right version of walkthrough online so Im just at a complete standstill in the game.
Ive played this game multiple times over from the very beginning because it keeps restarting our progress. We played for an hour and a half this last time and it restarted from the beginning. Is it worth paying for? We dont think so.
We played for a decent bit the other day, and we get on today and it started the game over. It still shows our old text log where we ended at, but still reset the game… It seems like it could be a fun game, but Im not replaying the beginning again just to find out.
We love this game! The concept is brilliant and so interesting and the story is great. We love that the choices actually matter. However. Every time we exit the app, no matter how far we got in the game before putting it down, it resets all the way back to the beginning. We played for two hours and then picked it up and the game was reset to 15 min. So frustrated after replaying multiple times in one day that we deleted it.
The game isnt working after we stop playing for a week.
One of the best games for iPhone.
We are in love with the concept/storyline of this game, but after an hour and a half in we closed out of the app to take a break. Once we reopened the app, none of our progress was saved and we had to start all over again. Please fix this issue, and it would be great if there was anyway we could get our progress back.
Its a pretty cool game but a little slow and lacking on multiple levels. First of all they couldve used the mood/chemicals more, they kind of just seem like theyre there for the purpose of narrative and they dont really contribute much (along with several other things). Also, the game is super slow and we understand its supposed to feel like a real time experience but its a little painful to sit there while the character is typing fragments of messages (even with type on fast). The items seem inconsequential, etc. Overall, cool concept and alright game but definitely not worth the price.
We like the story and the animation. Id love this game if there aint so many bugs. We failed to save our game twice. When we closed the game, all our data was gone. We also met some other bugs, such as the wall that was supposed to crush after we solve the peacock puzzle crushed before we solve the puzzle. Please fix the bugs. And thank you for translating the game into so many different languages.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.9
- Size: 670.25 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: CA, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence, Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- Developer: [Plug In Digital]()
Last updated: 12th December 2019 | Genre: Entertainment, Puzzle | Developer: Plug In Digital