Simulacra (video game)
A detective-horror game about a missing woman's phone.
Kaigan Games, a Malaysian developer, created and released the detective-horror title Simulacra in 2017. Stylized in all caps, the game launched across Windows, iOS, Android, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Kaigan Games
- Released
- Android, iOS, Windows
- October 26, 2017
- macOS
- June 2, 2018
- Switch, PS4, Xbox One
- December 3, 2019
- Genre
- Horror
- Writer
- Shern Chong
- Jeremy Ooi
- David Teigen
- Platforms
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
- macOS
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- Modes
- Single-player
- Engine
- libGDX
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Simulacra has an 8.4/10 rating on IGN.
- Kaigan Games released a spin-off, Simulacra: Pipe Dreams, on October 26, 2018, and sequels Simulacra 2 on January 30, 2020, and Simulacra 3 on October 25, 2022.
Plot
The player finds a lost mobile phone belonging to a person named Anna. Attempting to access the phone causes it to crackle, with a distorted screen showing "Help me". The phone acts on its own, leading to a video of a scared Anna begging not to be pursued. The player must collect information to find the AI Simulacrum responsible for Anna's disappearance.
Gameplay
In Simulacra, a follow-up to Sara is Missing, players search a missing woman’s phone. They can talk to contacts like her boyfriend and friends, repair corrupted messages and photos, and browse apps such as Spark, Jabbr, and Surfer. The phone may glitch or deliver jump scares, and a user named “Aulner” messages in odd capitalization, urging the player to find him to locate Anna. Four endings are reachable through different story paths.
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