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Engage in an extraterrestrial experience. Aliens have come to Earth and have taken you and others captive. When They Came For Us is the first interactive VR experience that allows you to have a conversation with an alien. A conversation that will challenge many things you have taken for granted. But this conversation will also decide about your freedom: Will you manage to convince the alien life form to release you? Or will you remain at its mercy, to be used as it pleases?
When They Came For Us
2.9
(50) • Narrative
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Game modes
Single User
Supported player modes
Standing, Sitting
Supported controllers
Hand Tracking, Touch Controllers
Supported platforms
Meta Quest 3S, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 2
Category
Games
Genres
Narrative
Languages
English, German
Version
0.8.6
Developer
Demodern GmbH
Publisher
PETA
Website
https://whentheycameforus.com/
Release date
August 5, 2024
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292.99 MB
Comfort level
Unrated
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Internet connection required
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2.9

50 ratings, 6 reviews
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caprica.city.zoeFeb 3 at 10:09 PM
Vegan Propaganda published by PETA
Talking to an antagonistic villainous judgmental alien, as if on trial, will no more turn people to veganism, than talking to a virtual Darth Vader in a game would turn someone into an imperialist. Nevertheless, it seems the game creators genuinely think that's what will happen. Despite the content, the concept has so much potential. Talking to an AI character in game that understands and responds to you is very interesting. But this implementation is not good. It's very extremist, and will not consider any arguments you make, dismisses human suffering and the environment, and is very antagonistic.
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blattie17 days ago
It's okay, kinda mid, but interesting
It's essentially a chat gpt wrapper made by Peta to convince you of going vegan. It isn't really smart or convincing, and I honestly wasn't afraid one bit by the alien. However, I really like the idea even if it's not really well realized. I suggest you try it, it's free and might change your mind about eating meat or using animal products.
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TattedFaceJoey10 days ago
PETA is a joke.
I give this game 3 stars because I liked I could interact with an AI alien and have it reply to me in real time and I needed to convince it to let me go within 7 or 8 minutes. The gameplay itself is a good base line for an advanced game with this scenario in it. However this game is about "saving the animals". The end scene is a rabbit talking about how animals are just like humans and why we should all be vegan. There's a link for PETA at the end. The issue I have is that PETA euthanised 2,471 animals in 2023. PETA wants to make money, not save the animals. Even on social media, they use AI to create far fetched images so people share and interact. Regarding veganism. It's perfectly fine if one wants to be vegan. I was vegan for three years. The reason why I stopped is because I couldn't afford it. My grocery shopping alone for me when I was vegan, was €90-€100 and as a meat eater, it's €60-70. "Saving the animals" is not the issue. The real issue is humans. Too many humans making a mess of nature. Let's be clear, if PETA really wanted to make a difference, they would be looking at stopping humans reproducing. Even look at how the world got slightly better when we were in lockdown...
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soul_red14 days ago
Very nice! Irrefutable!
Well sour people are calling it a propaganda because they just can't logically refute it. Don't listen to those reviewers who are stuck in the cycle.
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MediumSizedDog11 days ago
Impressive and thought provoking virtual reality experience. Ever since the conversational AI's were brought to mainstream, I have been imagining their impact to games. Dialogues with NPC's, without options that are already decided for the player. And in this game I had the first glimpse of this future. Having the freedom to say whatever you want was so much more interesting than presenting black and white options. It was also daunting: picking an option would be so much easier. I was in awe of the gigantic alien interrogating me. The creature's design was cool and intimidating. The delays of AI were cleverly masked with the "translation" tool. I would recommend this to anyone interested in experimental uses of VR, conversational AI's and the roles of humans and other animals on our planet.
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