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Richard & Alice

Owl Cave · 2013

Richard & Alice

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureIGDB 75Steam 73%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Story-driven puzzle adventure about mystery and family drama."

Best session: 30-60 minutes

Minimum session

20 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Story chapters

Play during focused time; puzzle-solving requires full attention and concentration.

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About

Richard & Alice is a riveting mystery story about family, desperation and the weather – all set to the beat of an indie adventure game.

Richard and Alice are prisoners. Both their cells have a leather sofa and a state-of-the-art computer. But only Richard’s has a TV. Outside, the snow falls. It has done for some time. Elsewhere, they say, parts of the world have been rendered an inhospitable desert, the earth parched and cracked. People live in the zon…

Single playerThird personBird view / IsometricDrama

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Platform Notes

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Richard & Alice — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Richard & Alice take?
The minimum meaningful session for Richard & Alice 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 Richard & Alice?
Richard & Alice 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 Richard & Alice pressure you to keep playing?
Richard & Alice 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 Richard & Alice's Session Respect Score?
Richard & Alice has a Session Respect Score of 7.0/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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