I really, REALLY want to like this game. The artstyle is fantastic, the concept is great, and for the first little bit its damn good. But the issues come and come fast when you try to replay the game- something you will 100% do because you're not getting any of the interesting endings on your first go-around.
Firstly- lack of saving. I understand the intent here, to stop savescumming visitors and forcing you to live with your mistakes. Its a good idea on paper, good at building a story. Great for a first playthrough, awful for all others. FEMA takes a character you need because you didn't have the FEMA notices to keep them safe? Get bent, restart. Hunter kills you because you didn't realize your armpits get fungus even after you clean them? Get bent, restart. With how scarce resources are, you'll likely want to spend what you have on anything but kambucha. Its more fun and allows you to do more. But if you don't, if you mess up once its over.
Secondly- RNG. I understand that FEMA notices are a thing, and I understand they're meant to counteract this, but you won't ever have enough FEMA notices to keep the people you want 100% safe. For instance, I just got the seductive woman taken from me (an important character needed for an ending) because I just didn't get enough FEMA notices and rolled bad. Certain characters who may be important (like the seductive woman) are also RNG dependant as far as I can tell, so that adds insult to injury.
Third- replay value, or lack thereof. With the amount of endings this game has, you'll want to replay it. Theres a buncha characters to see, endings to experience, and generally stuff to do. Issue is that replaying the game is such a slog. Its mashing through dialogue I already know, letting in the same characters I know are safe, and just waiting and waiting and waiting. Its a slog with nothing much to offer, just a drag to the end.
Fourth- NPCs. With being the main attraction of this game, the NPCs are both frustrating and flat. Nigh every character is extremely one note with little going on. Even the more interesting ones are dull once you know their deal. They also feel supremely disconnected from the world around them. Characters will die, their friends will vanish, the world will keep getting worse, and for the most part they don't really care. They feel like they arent part of the world, and thats extremely damaging to the kind of game this is. Top that with their quests being possible to fail before you even know they have a quest or what you need for them, you get even more replaying.
I think the game has potential, and part of me still doesn't want to write this review. Theres parts of it I adore, and aspects that have inspired my own creative works, but sadly the game is nothing but tedious, dull, and frustrating. I feel as if most of this game's popularity comes from the youtube scene, and to an extent I understand that. I imagine the game is so much better when you arent the one in the driver seat, having to replay the entire thing at the slightest mistake, or having characters you want to learn more about being randomly taken from you. But as a game, its unenjoyable.

I’ve had my eye on this game for the past few months since its release. At first blush I thought it looked a little barebones with the entirety of the game taking place in the hallway of an eastern european countryside cottage, but the artstyle and writing was what drew me in despite that and I do not regret taking the plunge and picking it up.

No, I’m Not A Human is a game about running a hostel at the end of the world. The sun is going supernova and scorching the surface of the earth, strange humanoids are crawling out of the earth and killing folk indiscriminately, and society is slowly eroding with each passing day. You play as a recluse, forced to put aside your anthropophobia and let strangers in your home to hide from the punishing rays of the sun and wrath of the “Visitors”.

The gameplay loop is like this: At night you’ll be answering your front door. People will come and knock and tell you their story and from there you can determine if you want them to hunker down with you or not. If you have space they’ll come in without issue, but if someone’s in the exact spot they wish to sit, you’ll have to make the decision to kick the previous person out or tell the new guy to kick rocks. You can also look out your windows at night to observe the world since it’ll be too bright with the whole “sun supernova” situation.

During the day you can interact with your house. You’ll be able to make phone calls to chat with various characters or order groceries, watch TV or tune into radio broadcasts to see what’s going on in the world outside your house. If you let anyone in, you’ll be able to chat with guests and hear their stories and see their plotlines unfold. But, most importantly, you can test them for visitor signs.

Visitors lurk among your neighbors. They kinda look like a human, kinda talk like a human, but they’re 100% not a human. According to FEMA, visitors have certain tells on their bodies: teeth, hands, armpits, eyes, et cetera. As the week goes on, you’ll be given more and more hints at what abnormalities to look out for. Unfortunately for you, your house is a weirdo magnet; Only the strangest folk come knocking at your door. Once inside you can check them to make sure they’re legitimate by spending an energy point and inspecting a part of their body. If they’re showing signs, it’s up to you to deduce if they’re a threat or not. Kill them or see if you can offload them on a FEMA visit. Just beware, the tests can be faulty. There is a chance you’ll be misled and you might kill your fellow man. Sometimes you’ll just have to wait overnight to see if someone becomes a victim in order to make the right call. Each guest’s life is in your hands, human or visitor… No pressure, or anything.

That is what I really enjoy about this game, everyone you encounter is abnormal to some degree, whether by appearance or personality. It messes with your uncanny valley and perceptions. Even if you find someone who looks normal, they’ll speak in these weird and almost prophetic elocutions. You’re being led by the nose constantly by every bit of information you get from anyone and the game is unapologetic about leaving you in the dark and telling you nothing. It adds to the stressful and tense atmosphere in this game and I love it for that.

Most runs are pretty short and last about an hour or two, Guest visits are randomized, and there’s multiple endings depending on your choices and what guests you get so it's very replayable.

Two very clean, dirt free thumbs up. One of the best horror games I’ve played this year.

I rate it “I should have put up that ‘No Soliciting’ sign yesterday, huh”/10.

I’m not the biggest fan when it comes to horror games. However I like to dip my toes into a bit of light horror (ones without the chasing and jump-scares). This game did not disappoint when it came to story. I enjoyed the interrogations and control over who gets to enter and leave. I enjoy games with multiple endings because it keeps me engaged and wondering what could I have done differently. Each ending I got made it worth another play through. I love that there’s a checkpoint system in case I mess up a dialogue I could always reload and come back to it , it also makes it easy to grab some achievements without starting all over again and going through the same dialogue. I overall recommend for anyone looking to get a bit spooked out and for anyone also looking for a good story. Just be warned you may feel a bit anxious with some interactions buttttt it’s also psychological horror, what’d you expect?