Sunset is a first person exploration game that takes place in a single luxurious penthouse apartment in the capital of a fictitious Latin American country in 1972. As housekeeper Angela Burnes you get to know the owner of the apartment, Gabriel Ortega, by going through his things while he is away. A relationship develops between two people who never meet while war breaks out in the city. A violent uprising has begun against the military regime that holds the country in a stranglehold. Will you get involved with the rebellion? Will Ortega? And if so, how?
Key features:
- familiar first person controls (WASD + mouselook)
- immersive atmosphere
- intimate experience
- suspenseful three-act structure
- story-driven gameplay (interact to explore the fiction, without puzzles or combat)
- distinct tasks (plus many optional activities)
- responsive environment (light switches, record players, electronic gadgets, etc)
- no fail state – this isn’t a game you can win or lose, only influence
- anywhere from 90 minutes to 22 hours of gameplay, depending on your approach
- soundtrack by the award-winning Austin Wintory (Journey, The Banner Saga, Monaco)
- retro early 1970s style
- explosions (outside)