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
Playing now: 0; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

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

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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