So, I played Beek when it first dropped on mobile devices some time back... and I hated it. I think my google play review was one star for a long while. The game had one absolutely GLARING issue that ruined it: If you missed two very specific texts, each with a VERY short window to respond, you just couldn't get the good ending. In fact, you were pretty well guaranteed the worst ending. It also wasn't clear which messages were the triggers; I only knew because I eventually found a walkthrough, and even then it was absurdly easy to miss one.

I'm very thankful to say, though, that this issue has been entirely removed, at least in this version; there's now about a 12 hour window to reply to a message, to make up for Steam not having a system for push notifications like your phone would, and that's an absolute life changer for this game. If you're too busy to respond to Beek for a while, that's fine. Check in like twice a day or so, and you're set. Or, this version has a fast forward feature- if you know you'll be busy later, you can bang out an entire day's worth of content in about half an hour.

Plus, the specific messages are now VERY blatant, appearing in a different colored text than your usual replies, immediately signaling that this choice has more weight to it.

Other than that, Beek was- and is- a fine VN, one that plays very well with the formatting of a visual novel. It would probably feel more realistic if I was playing it on my phone, but through Steam is just as satisfying an experience.

After reading through the entirety of the game, and having unlocked all the achievements, i have a few things to say, first of all, I absolutely love the Ost, it only has a few songs but they match the vibe really good, the illustrations are stunning, and the format of a chat-based visual novel its innovative and fun. The game is rather short, but you can make a lot of choices that result in a different interaction, an achievement, a different ending or an illustration which is great since the things you choose have an actual impact.

Overall an enjoyable game, would recommend.

Man I love playing this since as a teen in my phone but now I'm glad this came on steam