The game serves as social commentary on modern life; the main character is an isolated office worker who lacks human contact and spends a large amount of time on his smartphone, seeing the world only in dull colors.

It received mixed reviews from critics, who thought the gameplay was overly dull and the message too simplistic, though they enjoyed some moments in it.

[7] Lloyd Coombes of Nintendo Life rated the game negatively, calling it intentionally mundane and comparing it to Limbo and Inside.

However, he said it lacked a meaningful message besides the negative effects of technology on people's lives, and that it compared unfavorably to other commentary along those lines, such as Black Mirror.

[9] The standalone version functions as marketing for the full Mosaic game, showing the player fake ads for in-universe apps.