Thing-in-Itself
A dialogue-driven interactive story about relationships and conflicting perceptions
Party for Introverts · Released Jan 5, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 103
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Aug 2, 2020
What is Thing-in-Itself?
This single-player interactive story follows Ted and Molly through stages of their relationship, using Immanuel Kant's ideas as a framework. You make dialogue choices and interact with changing surroundings.
For you if...
- +you like minimalist visuals and emotionally focused storytelling
Not for you if...
- −you want challenging gameplay with clear win or lose conditions
What players say
76% of 103 reviews are positive
Players praise the relatable writing and its questions about understanding a partner. Common complaints are the short length and the limited development of its themes.
Screenshots and trailer
Thing-in-Itself system requirements
Minimum: with 512MB of VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Thing-in-Itself?
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- OS
- Windows 7 or higher
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.1Ghz or higher
- Graphics
- Video card with 512MB of VRAM or higher
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 700 MB available space
- Notes
- Display resolution above or equal 1280x720
Does Thing-in-Itself have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Thing-in-Itself 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
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Thing-in-Itself 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
