{"id":69577,"date":"2026-07-14T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=69577"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:20:15","slug":"in-a-world-after-people-is-a-lonely-post-apocalyptic-game-about-a-robot-learning-what-humanity-was-like-before-shutting-down-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/in-a-world-after-people-is-a-lonely-post-apocalyptic-game-about-a-robot-learning-what-humanity-was-like-before-shutting-down-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"In a World After People is a lonely post-apocalyptic game about a robot learning what humanity was like before shutting down forever\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;in the mood for some lonely, self-reflective&nbsp;feels, then you might want to keep an eye out for&nbsp;<strong>In&nbsp;A&nbsp;World&nbsp;After&nbsp;People<\/strong>,&nbsp;a&nbsp;post-human narrative adventure game&nbsp;with over 10,000 Steam&nbsp;Wishlists.&nbsp;Developed and published by Japanese indie creator&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yuji_ap?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yuji<\/a>&nbsp;under their personal circle&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/yoruroji.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yoruroji<\/a>,&nbsp;the game&nbsp;will have you questioning what it means to be human.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You play as Libera, a&nbsp;humanoid&nbsp;robot&nbsp;with a TV screen for a head&nbsp;that is activated after humanity\u2019s extinction.&nbsp;With no clue as to why it was activated&nbsp;or by whom, Libera searches for answers before it&nbsp;willingly&nbsp;shuts&nbsp;down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1629\" height=\"910\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1629px) 100vw, 1629px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-003.jpg 1629w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-003-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-003-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-003-1536x858.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1617\" height=\"903\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1617px) 100vw, 1617px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-002.jpg 1617w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-002-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-002-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260713-69577-002-1536x858.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Libera\u2019s mission is a personal one, you will also come across details about the\u00a0game\u2019s\u00a0world as you explore.\u00a0By interacting with objects\u00a0and completing puzzles (the latter of which includes solving\u00a0CAPTCHAs), the robot shares its memories.\u00a0The TV screen on its head\u00a0isn&#8217;t\u00a0just for show either; you can watch video logs that reveal more about the past and what happened to humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set within the backdrop of beautiful pixel art and a&nbsp;somber soundtrack,&nbsp;In&nbsp;A World&nbsp;After&nbsp;People\u2019s&nbsp;main focus&nbsp;is its characters and narrative. The game can be completed in about two hours and has two endings,&nbsp;but the story, according to the creator, is a \u201crich and memorable experience.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u7d42\u672b\u30c9\u30c3\u30c8\u7d75ADV\u300e\u4eba\u306e\u3044\u306a\u3044\u4e16\u754c\u306b\u300f\/ \u591c\u8def\u5730\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VFf04ebB7k0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In A World&nbsp;After&nbsp;People is set to release sometime in 2026 for Windows, macOS, SteamOS, and Linux (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3314030\/In_a_World_After_People\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3841550\/In_a_World_After_People_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free demo<\/a>, which&nbsp;was&nbsp;released last year, recently received its final update before the game\u2019s official launch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/in-this-post-apocalyptic-indie-jfps-you-control-12-meter-tall-humanoid-mech-girls-to-fend-off-alien-invaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In this post-apocalyptic indie JFPS, you control 12-meter-tall humanoid mech girls to fend off alien invaders<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In\u00a0A\u00a0World\u00a0After\u00a0People is a Japanese indie game scheduled to release sometime in 2026 on Steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":69582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-69577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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