2017
Monitor: The Game
Session Respect Score
"Narrative mystery game uncovering CEO secrets through audio bugs."
Minimum session
20 min
Pausability
At save points
Resume friendliness
Easy to resume
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Intense
Session structure
Story chapters
Where to play
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About
Monitor is a narrative based game where you must find out what has happened to the CEO of Dolos Pharmaceuticals through audio bugs in his getaway retreat. The Steam Edition includes achievements, new extras and developer commentary that was previously unavailable. Created for Sheffield Hallam University, this project showcases multiple branching path stories and dramatic narrative.
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Monitor: The Game — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Monitor: The Game take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Monitor: The Game is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Monitor: The Game?
- Monitor: The Game uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
- Does Monitor: The Game pressure you to keep playing?
- Monitor: The Game has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
- What is Monitor: The Game's Session Respect Score?
- Monitor: The Game has a Session Respect Score of 7.8/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.