Closer the Distance
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships…
Closer the Distance is an adventure developed by Osmotic Studios, released 2 August 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Closer the Distance is
Closer the Distance is an adventure game developed by Osmotic Studios and released in 2024. It was published by Skybound Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 25 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Closer the Distance holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 9 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-6600K, 8 GB RAM and AMD Radeon r9 200. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Closer the Distance launched on 2 August 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here! and Cat Quest III. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Cat Quest III.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Closer the Distance yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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