Session Respect Score
"Atmospheric story-driven exploration requiring patient narrative piecing."
Minimum session
20 min
Pausability
Pause anytime
Resume friendliness
Some reorientation
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Intense
Session structure
Open-ended
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About
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. Everything else is secondary. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist. You progress through the narrative by simply exploring the world. The story itself is told via the musings of your character and, chiefly, the environment itself. This environment has been designed to be diverse, interesting, and meaningful to the narrative of the game. The objective is to understand. The story of The Old City: Leviathan is not told in a traditional manner. As you progress through the narrative, you will overhear a conversation between two entities. The first entity is the nameless character you are controlling who communicates through a monologue. The second entity is the depths of the environment, details and all. Your task is to piece together the narrative as if you are jumping into a conversation with no context. The more you explore, the more you will potentially understand.
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The Old City: Leviathan — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of The Old City: Leviathan take?
- The minimum meaningful session for The Old City: Leviathan 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 The Old City: Leviathan?
- Yes — The Old City: Leviathan supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
- Does The Old City: Leviathan pressure you to keep playing?
- The Old City: Leviathan 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 The Old City: Leviathan's Session Respect Score?
- The Old City: Leviathan has a Session Respect Score of 8.0/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.