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Acolyte

74% positive of 55 Steam reviews

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Released
2022
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, itch.io

Made by Superstring. Published by Pantaloon.

About the game

Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.

Tagged by players

  • Conspiracy
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Detective
  • Transhumanism
  • Typing
  • Investigation
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Mystery
  • Character Customization
  • Multiple Endings
  • Emotional

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What players say

  • Recommended
    You are an employee for a tech company that designed a new kind of AI. But very quickly you realise there's something not right about the company and the way they work. So you have to investigate by using the AI + help from ex employees. It feels like playing detective on your own PC. I do like actual detective games more cause sometimes the AI doesn't get what you are asking or saying. I'll give it a 7/10 for the…

    7.3 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    This is one of those games that does a fantastic job in making you feel very smart. Enjoyed solving the puzzle and talking to my ANA!

    1.2 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    If there was ever a game that I could give a 'mixed' recommendation, it would have to be this one. TL;DR this game has some fantastic ideas and good writing, especially for ARG lovers, but flaws in the game - some of them out of the developer's control - lead to frustrating problems. The main draw to Acolyte is getting to interact with the Acolyte, Ana, whom is - functionally - an older-style chatbot. Sadly, I found…

    4.1 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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