Freshman Year
Short interactive story about a freshman waiting alone at a bar
Nina Freeman, Laura Knetzger, Stephen Lawrence Clark · Published by N/A · Released Apr 20, 2015
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 215
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Freshman Year?
This autobiographical single-player vignette follows college freshman Nina to a bar, where she waits for her friend Jenna. You move through a short sequence of scenes, making occasional choices and texting Jenna while Nina mingles, dances, and drinks.
For you if...
- +you enjoy personal stories about college social encounters
- +you prefer solo stories told through illustrated scenes
Not for you if...
- −you want action or complex game systems
- −you prefer to avoid stories that depict abuse
What players say
63% of 215 reviews are positive
Some players praise the artwork, but many criticize the brief runtime and choices that do not change the story.
Screenshots and trailer
Freshman Year system requirements
Minimum: 512MB of RAM (1GB of RAM …, 0.1 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 bit), Windows Vista® (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8.x (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
- Processor
- 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel® Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
- Graphics
- 512MB of RAM (1GB of RAM recommended for netbooks); 128MB of graphics memory
- Memory
- 100 MB RAM
- Storage
- 10 MB available space
Does Freshman Year have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Freshman Year run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Freshman Year use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
