Adventure · October 26, 2017

SIMULACRA (2017)

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From the creators of Sara is Missing, SIMULACRA is a spiritual sequel to the highly acclaimed 'found phone' horror game. You found the lost phone of a woman named Anna. In it, you see a desperate cry for help in the form of a video message. The phone behaves strangely as you dive deeper into it. You talk to her friends and they have no idea where she is. Her texts, emails and photo gallery provides fragments of information. It's up to you to piece it together. Recover lost files, piece back corrupted data, and retrace her final steps. Find her before it's too late. SIMULACRA is an immersive narrative thriller using the interface of a mobile phone. Like all phones, you have messages, emails, gallery and all kinds of apps to look through. With a strong focus on realism, the game's characters are played by live actors and shot at real locations. Dive into Anna's life as you look at her private photos, go through her dating app or view her personal video logs. Features Explore a fully realised world through the lens of a mobile phone. Enjoy a unique gameplay experience through popular phone apps, including a dating app, a social media app and a web browser. An expansive narrative with hours of gameplay that leads to 5 possible endings. Filmed with live actors and an extensive VO cast. Solve the recurring image and text decryption puzzles to learn more about Anna’s story.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Horror · 319
  • Detective · 299
  • Point & Click · 290
  • Visual Novel · 288
  • Immersive Sim · 288
  • Psychological Horror · 277
  • FMV · 271
  • Choices Matter · 266
  • Story Rich · 260
  • Multiple Endings · 260
  • Puzzle · 249
  • Simulation · 243
  • Thriller · 231
  • Sci-fi · 228
  • Atmospheric · 216

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Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.4k Steam reviewsTop 52% in Adventure
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 54%
Metacritic72/100Genre average 77 — top 80% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 76% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 4.4k reviews

4.0k positive · 439 negative

Metacritic

72/100 critic aggregate

Curator recommendations

3.3k

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 26, 2017
DeveloperKaigan Games OÜ
PublisherKaigan Games OÜ, Neon Doctrine
Base price$0.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

24

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

Editions & Packages

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