Vinylove

About

Vinylove is a quiet, reflective game set entirely in a cluttered bedroom filled with trinkets and turntables. You navigate Alex’s space, uncovering fragments of his past through objects and handwritten notes. The core mechanic involves selecting songs from your own music library to pair with his memories, creating a personalized soundtrack that shapes his emotional journey. Each track you choose triggers a fleeting scene from Alex’s life, blending his story with your own musical tastes. The gameplay is simple but intimate, focused on the act of curation rather than action. The game’s strength lies in its ability to make music feel like a bridge between strangers. By pulling songs directly from your device, it turns a virtual room into a shared space of nostalgia. Reviews note its meditative pace and the way it quietly lingers in the mind long after finishing. Released in 2018, it remains a niche but heartfelt experiment in using personal audio to explore grief and connection. The bedroom setting is rendered with warm, static-laden visuals that feel like an old home video.

Storyline

The entire story takes place in Alex's bedroom, filled with his passions and hobbies and stuff from his childhood. You will find a lot of details about his life by just looking at his stuff, while you're busy collecting the right song with each memory. You will be creating the soundtrack for this experience by selecting and playing your favourite songs by your favourite artists! It's easy, all it takes is to open your records library and select the song from your computer. This will allow you to live Alex's story togheter with yours: an invite to think about this magic connection between music and past in your everyday life!