Psychroma
Rocket Adrift · 2024 · Cyberpunk, Pixel Graphics, Side Scroller, Story Rich, Psychedelic
PC
Very Positive89% · 182
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About Psychroma
Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color...
/INVESTIGATE A HAUNTED CYBERPUNK HOUSEDiscover the hidden corridors and uncover the sordid past of a house out of time and place within a futuristic cyberpunk city
/COLLECT CARDSCollect the memory cards of three main characters, An underground cultist, an ambitious philanthropist, and a drifter. Explore their realities to help piece together your own fractured memory.
/FIGHT THE TERROR OF THE PAST. Hidden deep within the memories something watches you. Not every part of yourself is easy to face.
/THE YEAR IS 2489.Acid rain rots away exposed rebar in the half-developed megacity once known as Toronto. Humanity modifies itself at a frequency never seen before. One lone house remains amongst a towering landscape. A house with an inescapable past, as a group of outcasts try their best to turn it into a home. You are Haze, one of those outcasts. You've woken up without any memory of who, or where you are. The only clues you have are a memory card with your name on it and a vision of a color that haunts you. Something about the house is wrong... The past can't be contained here... You'll have to face it.
TIME JUMPING
INTERACTABLE SCREENSEnter Haze's perspective and interact with horrifying tableaus. Pull levers, activate altars, search for hidden objects, and more.
INTRICATE PIXEL ARTAn art style that takes inspiration from the limited color palettes of the past and cyberpunk works of art like Akira, Blade Runner and Ghost in The Shell.
CHILLING ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKAn experimental soundtrack steeped in the influences of classic horror and cyberpunk films.
/INVESTIGATE A HAUNTED CYBERPUNK HOUSEDiscover the hidden corridors and uncover the sordid past of a house out of time and place within a futuristic cyberpunk city
/COLLECT CARDSCollect the memory cards of three main characters, An underground cultist, an ambitious philanthropist, and a drifter. Explore their realities to help piece together your own fractured memory.
/FIGHT THE TERROR OF THE PAST. Hidden deep within the memories something watches you. Not every part of yourself is easy to face.
/THE YEAR IS 2489.Acid rain rots away exposed rebar in the half-developed megacity once known as Toronto. Humanity modifies itself at a frequency never seen before. One lone house remains amongst a towering landscape. A house with an inescapable past, as a group of outcasts try their best to turn it into a home. You are Haze, one of those outcasts. You've woken up without any memory of who, or where you are. The only clues you have are a memory card with your name on it and a vision of a color that haunts you. Something about the house is wrong... The past can't be contained here... You'll have to face it.
TIME JUMPING
- Use a cybernetic memory card system to navigate through time.
- Gain the perspective of others' stored memories.
- Gain access to new parts of the house.
INTERACTABLE SCREENSEnter Haze's perspective and interact with horrifying tableaus. Pull levers, activate altars, search for hidden objects, and more.
INTRICATE PIXEL ARTAn art style that takes inspiration from the limited color palettes of the past and cyberpunk works of art like Akira, Blade Runner and Ghost in The Shell.
CHILLING ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKAn experimental soundtrack steeped in the influences of classic horror and cyberpunk films.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players consistently praise this game for its compelling story, unsettling atmosphere, and creative approach to surreal horror that keeps them engaged and emotionally invested. The game's short length, mysterious narrative structure, and willingness to experiment with form are widely appreciated, though some feel that a couple of story beats get lost amid the experimental nature of the design. Overall, the common sentiment is highly positive, with players finding it memorable and worth discussing long after completion.
This game is great. The art and music are very glitchcore, and quite unique, in a way that I see beauty even in its moments of grotesque horror. The story is told in a fragmented way spanning multiple characters, all of the events taking place in this one building, spread across many years. So don't do what I did and start the game, then go away and play a dozen other games for a few weeks before coming back to it. You'll just be making things harder for yourself, hahaha. It worked out ok though. I didn't get all the achievements, just the ones for beginning and ending the game, so think I might replay this game, and I don't mind doing so. EDIT: I played through it a second time and I recommend doing so, because everything fits into place when you know what's up. EDIT EDIT: I played through it a third time, using both upstairs and downstairs altars for the achievements. I do truly love this horrifying, tragic story. What a great game.3 found this helpful
after playing for 2.5 hours (20min from the end) the game softlocked. even after rebooting, my save never let me move at all. this game also does not have steamcloud saves so i couldnt try on another computer. definitely cannot recommend a narrative game with a softlock that corrupts your only game save (there appear to be no backups) especially near the end. watching someone elses playthrough i also cant say i fully grasped the story even though i read every log. as much as i was sucked in to the story it didnt stick the landing for me. id probably say 6/10 if it didnt have technical issues.1 found this helpful
I booted up the game at 11pm only intending to check out the beginning, but ended up being so engrossed that I played till the end in one sitting. Piecing together the non-linear storytelling was really satisfying. You are trying to piece together what happened in the past and what is happening right now, making connections between memories from decades ago and what the building is like now. I don't want to spoil anything, but you will definitely enjoy it if you are looking for a horror story about the queer struggles and the power of memories. The adventure game puzzles aspect also felt just right. Puzzles were satisfying to solve, but I also never got stuck badly enough to affect the flow of the story.
a truly phenomenal game that won't take up too much of your time, it tells a intriguing and visually stunning story of queer love and the fragility of memories (among other themes too). it can be easy to get stuck at certain points in the game and admittedly the story took me a couple play throughs to really reveal itself in full, but imo it's *so* worth the time. really hope we see more stuff like this from the devs!
i loved it, a good length, pretty easy difficulty but in a nice way that lets you focus on the story. love trans metaphors of self discovery and reassurance, super sweet.
very short. fun horror, but could be a bit slower. players will miss stuff and progress the game if they don't backtrack every so often. well written
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