From the article, "Though I’m not far into the story, I’m captivated by the situation of one of the first avatars, Tanya. Tanya is a teenage girl and peasant. She’s a bookish loner with only one real friend, and her story begins on the day her parents announce her arranged marriage.
It’s a shocking revelation for a young girl, yet since Unrest is a game with no right answers and many possible reactions, I am given a number of ways to react to the situation."
iLLGaming reviews Unrest, a Kickstarter funded game based in Ancient India which explores racism, caste system, corruption and political power.
Owen Atkinson writes: "[Unrest] feels less like a game and more like an extremely vivid choose-your-own-adventure book. ... a poignant exploration of just how much people will sacrifice to save either themselves, their families or their homes, and the unintended consequences that can follow."
James sat down with Indian alt-RPG Unrest, noting it had a "novel approach to the standard formula"