RPGFit check
Is Scottside worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of nonlinear visual novels who want thriller mysteries
- Adventure players who prefer episodic stories with recurring characters
- Players who want narrative choices to affect relationships and events
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-centered game rather than a visual novel with timed, hacking, and stealth scenes
- Players who prefer a single uninterrupted storyline instead of five episode-based mysteries
- Players looking for choices with clearly correct or incorrect outcomes
Our take on Scottside
Rather than remaining a purely passive visual novel, Scottside inserts timed escapes, computer interactions, and stealth sections. Its episodic mysteries provide separate conclusions while building toward a larger secret, and its choices lead to consequences rather than simple right-or-wrong judgments.
What is Scottside?
Scottside is a nonlinear thriller visual novel set in a snow-covered provincial town during an alternate 1980s where robots are part of everyday life.
After moving to town, the protagonist discovers a strange object in the forest and becomes involved in its hidden secrets. The story is divided into five episodes, each with its own mystery and conclusion while contributing to a larger plot. Choices have consequences rather than fixed right or wrong outcomes, and characters may become friends, enemies, or romantic interests. Gameplay includes quick-time sequences, computer hacking, and stealth situations. The cast originated from characters created during a tabletop role-playing game. Cyberpunk elements and a retrowave soundtrack shape the setting.
How Scottside plays
- 01Five-Episode Structure
- Each chapter presents a separate mystery while revealing another part of the overarching secret.
- 02Choice Consequences
- Player actions affect how events unfold without being classified as simply correct or incorrect.
- 03Interactive Sequences
- Certain scenes require timed inputs, direct computer interaction, or moving past guards unseen.
- 04Character Relationships
- The cast can develop into friends, enemies, or romantic connections as their histories and secrets emerge.
- 05Alternate 1980s
- The setting combines retro technology and cyberpunk elements with robots in the streets.
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Scottside: platforms & release
Is Scottside worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of nonlinear visual novels who want thriller mysteries. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-centered game rather than a visual novel with timed, hacking, and stealth scenes.
Where can I download Scottside?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Scottside's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Scottside on?
Windows only.
