Mesmer
Rain Games · 2020 · Strategy, Open World, Female Protagonist, Choices Matter, Adventure
PC
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About Mesmer
Mesmer is a unique social survival game where every encounter matters. As a revolution leader, influence people and factions into following your cause, while keeping yourself out of the spotlight of the secret police. The stakes are high, and the dangers are many. But there is hope yet.
Will you be the one to turn the tide, and lead the people of Mesmer towards a better future?
The Story
Mesmer. The pearl of the old world. At least it used to be... But the King has failed his people. He’s turned his nation into a police state, his citizens struggling under rationing and curfews. The farmable land surrounding the capital is no longer used to grow food, but fields of Paciflowers, a plant with powerful mindbending capabilities. Those who dissent are forced into subservience through a mind control method known as “Horsing”- covering their heads with spite masks filled with Paciflowers and stripping them of all individuality to serve as a grim example to others.
Build a Revolution
You are Teri De Belle, a fearless adventurer who upon returning from a journey abroad is branded an enemy of the state. To spare yourself from a “Horsing” by the secret police, you find yourself pressured into becoming a revolutionary leader.
Build influence and win the favor of the people through your charm, helpfulness and skillful social interaction- or resort to blackmail and threats of violence.
Though beware, this city is a powder keg and it’s getting more dangerous by the day.
Stick to the shadows!
As the King has declared a curfew, citizens must remain indoors after nightfall. Anyone caught in the light of a police torch will face severe penalty. But if you want to succeed, staying indoors is not an option.
Avoid being spotted by remaining outside of the night guard’s line of sight. Grapple to rooftops where you can’t be found, or slip into the shadows. Getting caught means certain doom. But as long as you’ve got your wits about you, there’s always the option to run away.
Start a Riot!
Locate Crowdhorns that grab the attention of the public, and rile up the hearts of the population through impassioned public speaking! The police are watching from the sidelines, keeping the spirit of rebellion down. But turn enough people over with your rhetoric, and you’ll be leading a passionate crowd through the city. Tear down the blockades, and make your way up the stairs of the Royal castle for a final confrontation!
The Factions
There are five social factions, each vying for power in their own way. They all carry influence, so you must butter their bread in any way you can to bring them onto your side.
The Nobility
The Nobles are a faction of aristocratic royalists, and hold power through bloodline and tradition. But even the Nobles have doubt in their King. The wise revolutionary may seize the rare opportunity to influence the Nobles towards overthrowing the King...
The Merchants
The Merchants are the wealthy people- shop keepers, business owners and landlords.
Wealth carries power, and they are certainly not happy with the King reducing their wealth through taxes. The opportunistic revolutionary may find that coin can buy the sympathy of people who appreciate the value of money...
The Artisans
The Artisans are a faction of painters, poets and academics. They make up the cultural and intellectual elite, advocating for freedom and liberty from the oppressive regime.
The sharp-witted revolutionary may find that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword...
The Workers
They have few people of influence in their ranks, but society is built from the sweat off their backs, and their numbers are many. The socialist revolutionary may find that the voices of many are stronger than the voices of few...
The Underworld
The Underworld is the faction of the ruffians, the downtrodden and the forgotten.
They are opposed to the law, and especially the King’s law and his secret police. The radical revolutionary may find that the skills of subterfuge, deception and quick fingers are the skills needed to turn the tide...
Key Features
Will you be the one to turn the tide, and lead the people of Mesmer towards a better future?
The Story
Mesmer. The pearl of the old world. At least it used to be... But the King has failed his people. He’s turned his nation into a police state, his citizens struggling under rationing and curfews. The farmable land surrounding the capital is no longer used to grow food, but fields of Paciflowers, a plant with powerful mindbending capabilities. Those who dissent are forced into subservience through a mind control method known as “Horsing”- covering their heads with spite masks filled with Paciflowers and stripping them of all individuality to serve as a grim example to others.
Build a Revolution
You are Teri De Belle, a fearless adventurer who upon returning from a journey abroad is branded an enemy of the state. To spare yourself from a “Horsing” by the secret police, you find yourself pressured into becoming a revolutionary leader.
Build influence and win the favor of the people through your charm, helpfulness and skillful social interaction- or resort to blackmail and threats of violence.
Though beware, this city is a powder keg and it’s getting more dangerous by the day.
Stick to the shadows!
As the King has declared a curfew, citizens must remain indoors after nightfall. Anyone caught in the light of a police torch will face severe penalty. But if you want to succeed, staying indoors is not an option.
Avoid being spotted by remaining outside of the night guard’s line of sight. Grapple to rooftops where you can’t be found, or slip into the shadows. Getting caught means certain doom. But as long as you’ve got your wits about you, there’s always the option to run away.
Start a Riot!
Locate Crowdhorns that grab the attention of the public, and rile up the hearts of the population through impassioned public speaking! The police are watching from the sidelines, keeping the spirit of rebellion down. But turn enough people over with your rhetoric, and you’ll be leading a passionate crowd through the city. Tear down the blockades, and make your way up the stairs of the Royal castle for a final confrontation!
The Factions
There are five social factions, each vying for power in their own way. They all carry influence, so you must butter their bread in any way you can to bring them onto your side.
The Nobility
The Nobles are a faction of aristocratic royalists, and hold power through bloodline and tradition. But even the Nobles have doubt in their King. The wise revolutionary may seize the rare opportunity to influence the Nobles towards overthrowing the King...
The Merchants
The Merchants are the wealthy people- shop keepers, business owners and landlords.
Wealth carries power, and they are certainly not happy with the King reducing their wealth through taxes. The opportunistic revolutionary may find that coin can buy the sympathy of people who appreciate the value of money...
The Artisans
The Artisans are a faction of painters, poets and academics. They make up the cultural and intellectual elite, advocating for freedom and liberty from the oppressive regime.
The sharp-witted revolutionary may find that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword...
The Workers
They have few people of influence in their ranks, but society is built from the sweat off their backs, and their numbers are many. The socialist revolutionary may find that the voices of many are stronger than the voices of few...
The Underworld
The Underworld is the faction of the ruffians, the downtrodden and the forgotten.
They are opposed to the law, and especially the King’s law and his secret police. The radical revolutionary may find that the skills of subterfuge, deception and quick fingers are the skills needed to turn the tide...
Key Features
- Deep, narrative driven gameplay, where your choices matter
- An enticing blend of social manipulation, stealth and riot gameplay
- Unique survival mechanics, where social influence is your main resource
- Leverage multiple social factions, each with their own goals
- Open world with multiple methods of traversal and world interaction (You can even ride a pig)
- Multiple endings based on your choices
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
An delightful unique little experience, basically its an adventure with an very open ended nature. It's not procedually generated, everything has its place and as such the time managing aspect stays motivating even if you fail to spark the revolution during your first runs. The city has a lot to offer and while the quests might be very fetchy, they tell interesting stories and are not trivial in a sense that everything is tied to time as a ressource, so even trivial quests might be not that trivial if you know that you have a lot of time to spend for them. Unfortunelately the game is very buggy, merely by opening the menu in different cutscenes. I had to restart it several times during my almost 7 hours of playtime. I'm also not that fond of the sneaking at night, simply because there are no ways to distract guards, you are at the mercy of their random route, which can become very annoying if you have to carry a crate or lockpick at night. But asides from these complaints the game felt very unique, basically it's a large sandbox and I was really curious to get accustomed with the city, sometimes in buildings the game even turns into a text adventures. Also I truly value that the …3 found this helpful
I feel I have spent more time with this game than pretty much anyone else. Finishing every NPC mission, burglarizing every building, getting every Blackmail, acquiring every Achievement, and collecting every Crowdhorn. As close to 100% completion as anyone could wish for. All for the purpose of making a video about the game's lore. But the amount of research I have put into this game has not gone to waste, because I also published a series of guides within the Steam community showcasing everything I have found. Now with all of that pedigree out of the way, what do I think of Mesmer? The graphics are fully 3D rendered, bright and colorful. The music, like the rest of Rain's games, is excellent. But those things are superficial. The gameplay is the biggest determining factor in whether someone will like it or not. Mesmer is a unique genre, a social survival game. It is not an action-focused game. Instead, it is a puzzle. In going around town, talking to NPCs, completing their missions, getting hints and clues about what's going on in town, all while managing your resources, it plays a bit like a board game. You are being challenged mentally rather than through action or reflex, th…2 found this helpful
Mesmer is hardly a democracy simulator, rather an exercise in balancing notoriety and security, and using it to topple power in a brief burst of rebellion. It benefits from a simple, straightforward presentation in offering a short, but replayable and enjoyable run that delves more deeply than the initial impression would suggest. It offers a number of systems for players to experiment with, and they play into each other in creating moments of cozy tension.
Odd but fun. A good deal of strategy im a janky game
Communist propaganda training simulator. No build up, one-dimensional. Laughable dialogue.
I can't play the game for more than 30 minutes and losing
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