IGM Writes : "Retention, from Sometimes You, is a different type of game, if you could call it that."
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "Despite the Vita entering the final phase of its life heading into 2017, there were a handful of indie porting studios who showed up and began porting their whole catalog over to the handheld. One major company that did this was Ratalaika Games, but another that is arguably less well-known (but just as prolific) is Sometimes You. This company has released over 14 titles between the middle of 2017 through to the current day, starting with its own game Energy Cycle."
Cubed3:
"Without a single doubt, the most innovative and strange ideas will always pop from the minds of independent creators. The newest entry into this eccentric family is Retention, which offers a strange trip into a protagonist's subconscious. The one and only purpose here is the reconstruction of this person's memory, a deed that will be done with the aid of a photo book-like interface. Interesting as this might seem, a game isn't a game… if it isn't a game, and unfortunately this is nothing more than an artsy experiment, almost devoid of any interactivity or fun."
Retention has now released on Steam. Telling the story of one human life through still photographs, it lets the player guide the story through their choices.
