The indie game scene may be dominated by Hollow Knight: Silksong at the moment, but it’s not the only success story out there. Critical Reflex’s new horror game No, I’m Not a Human has already amassed an impressive audience on Twitch in only a few days after its release.
No, I’m Not a Human has already hit a peak of over 124,000 viewers watching it at once on Twitch. So far, the game’s reception on Steam has been more muted, with a current peak of 8,248 players. But this is a single-player game rather than a multiplayer title, which may be why it hasn’t done as well on Steam yet.
No, I’m Not a Human was developed by a Russian studio called Trioskaz, and it takes place in near-present apocalypse as humanity can no longer survive the intense sunlight during the day. At night, people can come out, but they aren’t alone. Visitors–lethal creatures who largely appear to be human–are on the prowl and looking for their next victims.
The game takes place inside the house of the player’s character, as they are approached by people who need help. Some of the people can even help the player survive. But there’s always the tension about whether the guests are actually people or simply Visitors attempting to trick players before catching them off guard and murdering their human guests while they sleep. Detecting the subtle differences between humans and Visitors may mean the difference between life and death. Players learn more about distinctive Visitor traits each night through news broadcasts, but some traits are present in both humans and Visitors.
No, I’m Not a Human is currently only available on PC, however, Critical Reflex plans to port it to consoles at some point in the future.