Last Stop
Review

Last Stop (2021) is an adventure set in London. You play three interconnected characters, making choices that shape their conversations, and determine where their stories lead.

Donna is a high-school student who feels trapped by her overprotective big sister. She seeks teenage thrills with her friends that spiral out of control as they become unexpected kidnappers. John is a middle-aged single dad burdened with debt. He unwittingly falls foul of a vengeful stranger. Meena is an ambitious professional struggling to find satisfaction. She vies with a colleague for a promotion and discovers something strange in the basement beneath her workplace.

Like Virginia, from the same developer, Last Stop has a strong narrative. Here though, the game is fully voiced with performances from a range of UK talent and orchestral score. The result is a game that invites you to explore each character's secrets to discover the ties that bind them together. Although there's ancient magic waking up beneath their city, it's really a game about how magic can be found in the mundane.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Last Stop 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 17 months ago.