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2017PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable79 % positive27.99 €

You play a neural detective who hacks into the memories and minds of others while prowling a decaying, dystopian future Poland. Disturbing hallucinations, thick atmosphere and a paranoid crime story make it a bleak cyberpunk nightmare.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation

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Observation

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2019PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox78 % positive24.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Observer: dread and tension, a sci-fi setting as well as lavish production.

You play S.A.M., the AI of a damaged space station, using cameras, systems and puzzles to uncover what happened to the crew. A slow-burning, eerie sci-fi thriller with strong atmosphere and an unusual perspective.

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Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story

Dread and tension

A 2.5D horror adventure in the vein of Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, set in a neon-soaked Neo Hong Kong. As Mei-Lin Mak you explore a haunted building, solve puzzles and evade ghosts while reality and the supernatural blur together.

Asemblance

Dread and tension

A short first-person psychological puzzle thriller in which you are trapped inside a memory-simulating machine and must explore the memories to break the cycle.

Immortality

Lavish presentation

You comb through footage from three unreleased films, using match cuts to jump between scenes and uncover what happened to actress Marissa Marcel. An unusual, dark mystery thriller weaving together film history, performance and obsession.

The Station

Lots to discover

An atmospheric first-person adventure aboard a space station where you play a recon specialist uncovering what happened to the crew and the secrets of an alien civilization. Exploration, logs and light puzzles drive the story, with no combat.

Simulacra

Dread and tension

You dig through a missing woman's smartphone, reading messages, using apps and watching videos, to piece together a creepy mystery. A short, story-driven horror experience told through found-footage-style screen interaction.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

Dread and tension

A story-heavy entry in the horror series: as a technician in an underground facility you face short, tense nights with varied tasks rather than just watching cameras. The dark tale of Circus Baby and the animatronics drives the experience.

Song of Farca

Strong, story-driven narrative

You play Isabella Song, a hacker turned private investigator who breaks into cameras, phones and computers, interrogates suspects and pieces evidence together. A story-driven sci-fi detective thriller set in a grim city.

Gray Dawn

Dread and tension

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

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