What Comes After

 Switch
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. TheGamer
    Mar 18, 2021
    100
    The visuals and audio in combination with the meaningful and positive narrative come together to construct the complete package for a short ride into What Comes After.
  2. Switch Player
    Mar 30, 2021
    90
    What What Comes After lacks in length, it more than makes up for with engaging character dialogue and a willingness to discuss lofty themes in a balanced and emotional way. This is a visual novel worth flicking through.
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    Mar 19, 2021
    70
    Overall, your mileage is going to vary in What Comes After. It is a very short experience, clocking in at just around an hour long, so even if you find the gameplay to be a tad tedious, the game at the very least does not overstay its welcome. If you're more interested in narrative as opposed to gameplay, you will likely find some enjoyment here, but those who are more interested in gameplay should probably steer clear. What Comes After has a lot to say, and even if a shoddy translation takes the impact down a bit, it's still worth a look if its premise has caught your eye.
  5. Noisy Pixel
    Mar 25, 2021
    60
    What Comes After doesn’t go much further than “Remember happy memories” and “It’ll get better with time.” I just don’t feel that’s enough to really examine this topic. However, the presentation is charming enough, and the entire experience can be completed in less than an hour, to which it doesn’t overstay its welcome. Perhaps more time would have allowed them to explore the themes they introduced further.
  6. GameSpew
    Apr 2, 2021
    50
    If What Comes After can help those dealing with mental health struggles, then that’s a wonderful thing. But it doesn’t cover these topics delicately; its messages aren’t hidden anywhere, they’re in-your-face, front and centre. However, it’s all the other issues What Comes After tries to deal with – deforestation, animal abuse and more – that ruin the experience. As important as all of those issues are, What Comes After doesn’t give enough time for them to have any real purpose or meaning. Had it been more focused, it could have had much more impact.

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. AncientShadows
    May 8, 2021
    4
    Sadly I was very disappointed by this game. I really wanted to like it, but it's barely an hour of gameplay and while the wallpapers might beSadly I was very disappointed by this game. I really wanted to like it, but it's barely an hour of gameplay and while the wallpapers might be atmospheric enough the dialogues are empty feeling and at least the German version has plenty of grammatical errors. There also isn't really any background music which I feel was greatly missing for the atmosphere.
    Seeing as the dialogues are basically the whole game I just felt it was really flat.    … Full Review »
  2. guifernandes
    Jun 15, 2021
    4
    This game is so slow that I have stopped fora times because I was getting tired. It's a flat gameplay with weak characters and 99% doesn'tThis game is so slow that I have stopped fora times because I was getting tired. It's a flat gameplay with weak characters and 99% doesn't have soundtrack. The song played in the trailer only appears at the end.… Full Review »
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