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Vidar

2017

Vidar

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Narrative puzzle game where villagers die nightly in blizzard."

Best session: 45-90 minutes

Minimum session

30 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

High FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Story chapters

Play in dedicated sittings; story momentum matters for emotional impact.

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About

In the middle of a blizzard, a community's remaining citizens are forced to confront their impending deaths. Every night, a villager is killed, and the survivors are forced to alter their course in response. Every game creates a new, randomized story just for you. Chart a path through always-changing, challenging environmental puzzles, and explore the stories and grief of these townsfolk before Vidar is lost forever.

Single player

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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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Vidar — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Vidar take?
The minimum meaningful session for Vidar is approximately 30 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 Vidar?
Vidar 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 Vidar pressure you to keep playing?
Vidar has high FOMO. The game may use cliffhangers, timed missions, online leaderboards, or live events that create pressure to keep playing.
What is Vidar's Session Respect Score?
Vidar has a Session Respect Score of 5.4/10. 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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