Excerpt: "Based on the developer’s previous games, I was disappointed that there wasn’t much else to do in Without a Dawn than clicking through dialogue choices. Especially when these don’t prove to be real choices to begin with. This is a pure visual novel that wants to tell a chilling story while dazzling you with its unique graphics. In that it definitely succeeds, as it almost made me afraid to go to bed, nervous that someone could be standing outside my own window or the man with the gas mask might appear in my dreams too. But I do wish there had been at least a bit more interactivity, more direct control of the main character, to pull you in further instead of making you feel like nothing more than a spectator. And perhaps be a little longer so I could admire the impressive art style and haunting soundscape. It may not be much of a game, but nobody can argue that Jesse Makkonen isn’t a storytelling artist."
