The Passenger
Released Dec 2022
Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?
90% positive · 130 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $6.99
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Evaluation
The Passenger is a 380,000-word interactive fiction novel that was released on December 29, 2022. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained story with a defined premise, cast of characters, and multiple romance routes — all hallmarks of a finished product. There are no DLC listings, no announced expansions, no roadmap posts, and no developer communications indicating future content. The game was published by Hosted Games, a label known for releasing complete interactive fiction titles with no post-launch content cycles. The game launched as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete 380,000-word interactive novel with defined routes and story, consistent with a finished, self-contained release.
No DLC, season pass, expansion, or post-launch content of any kind is listed or announced on the store page.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Hosted Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Do you like monsters? Do you think they are the best part of their respective movies, books, and shows? Then you have to play The Passenger.
The Passenger is a 380,000-word interactive cosmic horror novel by Jime Rolón. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
When your eldritch existence is threatened by another unthinkable creature, you find yourself jumping dimensions to escape your ghastly fate. Safe for now, your moment of respite is short-lived as you realize you're stuck on Earth, trapped inside a dumb human larva, and with no clue of how much energy you'll need to leave this horrible place behind.
Twenty-six years later you're still stranded on an absurd planet, you have a mom and a sister, and a job delivering baked goods. Not only that, but the creature that almost ate you all those years ago never really stopped looking for you. However, there’s no way it will pinpoint your actual location… right?
Will you break free from your prison of flesh?
The Passenger is a 380,000-word interactive cosmic horror novel by Jime Rolón. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
When your eldritch existence is threatened by another unthinkable creature, you find yourself jumping dimensions to escape your ghastly fate. Safe for now, your moment of respite is short-lived as you realize you're stuck on Earth, trapped inside a dumb human larva, and with no clue of how much energy you'll need to leave this horrible place behind.
Twenty-six years later you're still stranded on an absurd planet, you have a mom and a sister, and a job delivering baked goods. Not only that, but the creature that almost ate you all those years ago never really stopped looking for you. However, there’s no way it will pinpoint your actual location… right?
- Play as male, female, or nonbinary
- You can be trans, cis, gay, straight, bi, ace, partnering aro, or choose to stay single.
- Pursue romance with a headstrong waitress, a moody store clerk, a mystifying newcomer, or an unconventional cult leader.
- Four monogamous routes, and one polyamorous route.
Will you break free from your prison of flesh?
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 14, 2026
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