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Thing-in-Itself
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Thing-in-Itself Positives: + Different choices of dialogue + Very good voice acting + Quite nice cartoony graphics + Ok sounds and music + A tad philosophy + The storytelling + Achievements Negatives: - Every object is flat (2D) - The choices you make doesnt really matter - The…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“#tinygamereview fall in love, get pissed, get closure, repeat. a brief slice-of-life whose tiny story is well-told. 🟨 GHOTI 🟨 🎮 🟨Gameplay: it's very up-front about not having much to it, and while it's a welcome departure from at least the layout of most visual novels out there,…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Emotional · Philosophical · Psychological · Indie · Walking Simulator · Narrative · Story Rich · Interactive Fiction · Conversation · Visual Novel · Minimalist · Immersive Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Official site | https://partyforintroverts.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Dual Core 2.1Ghz or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM or higher Storage: 700 MB available space Additional Notes: Display resolution above or equal 1280x720