Developer Luis Antonio

Publisher Annapurna Interactive

Format PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series

Release Out now

Five minutes before that knock at the door, we can almost hear the steady tick of every second going by. Our wife enters from the bathroom. We haven’t got time for her to tell us it’s the “best night ever” because she’s prepared dessert (nor to wonder why there’s no main course) and so we push her away as she leans in for a kiss. “OK, rude,” she snorts, but affection can wait: we’ve got bigger things to worry about. Four minutes left. What haven’t we tried yet? We can, it seems, put the fake candle in the toilet, but that’s surely not going to change anything. Three minutes. The knife lying by the sink has yet to come in useful, but we pocket it anyway, adding it to the two plates of pudding, the Polaroid, the mug (full of water), the other mug (empty), and a pair of spoons. Perhaps playing the latter for our unwanted house guest for whose imminent arrival we’re hurriedly preparing will calm him down a bit. Then again, he’s played by Willem Dafoe, so probably not.Two minutes. What else? We suddenly remember the phone; we race to the closet and grab it from our coat. Then we close the door, peer out through the slats, and wait. This time, surely, our plan is going to work out.