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Californium

71% positive of 268 Steam reviews

Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, GOG

Made by Darjeeling, Nova Production, ARTE France. Published by ARTE France.

About the game

Taking the form of a first-person experience of a bad trip, Californium pays homage to sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick by transporting you into the life of a writer searching for his own identity. Explore, solve the riddles and conduct your investigation. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ?

Tagged by players

Experimental
Psychedelic
Surreal
Investigation
Interactive Fiction
Point & Click
Sci-fi
Abstract
Hidden Object
Comic Book
Puzzle Platformer
Choose Your Own Adventure

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What players say

Recommended
All about the atmosphere. You start in the middle of the character's life and explore to understand what's going on. The unusual style drew me to the game. Maybe I'd perceive it differently if I knew the things it references...either way going in blind was a memorable experience. The puzzles are not that difficult but I did get stuck at one point and used a guide.
7.4 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
A single session walking sim about a sci-fi writer in the late 60s ODing on hard drugs because his life fell apart. This is a very experimental art piece with the game part being object find with variable mechanics. It's 2 to 3 hours long. I'm mixed on it but I'll give it a thumbs up because it was thought provoking (e.g. What the hell was that?)
2.8 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Game breaking bug, at the end of chapter 3....since 2016. I have verified game files, uninstalled, reinstalled on a different machine, and started an entirely new save. Nothing works haha. I wish I never bought this game.
4.2 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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