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Recluses

Recluses

Timofei Usikov · March 12, 2020 · Adventure, Indie, Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Choices Matter

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About Recluses

"This unique visual novel set in Russia blends history and the fantastical together"
Weird F'n Games

More than 30 orthodox sectarians underground. They locked themselves in man-made caves. You're a negotiator. Your task is to rescue recluses before Apocalypse.
Text-quest based on real events and using witness statements. Explore. Believe it or not.

Recluses — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Recluses offers a compelling and unique narrative experience that blends documentary elements with fiction and features quality writing that stands out in gaming, but the visual presentation is notably poor with minimal animation and amateurish character design that significantly detracts from the overall experience. Players who can overlook the weak visuals and focus on the storytelling will find a memorable indie experience worth exploring, though the presentation issues prevent it from being universally appealing.

Recommended Apr 7, 2020
The game has a unique subject matter, quality writing and blends documentary material with fiction in a subtle way. I've never seen anything like it in any other game. The main drawback which casts a long shadow on all those qualities is visual presentation. The main character looks like it was drawn in paint in less than 5 minutes, it doesn't even have any animation. Overall visual part seems to have been slapped in the last minutes and the game would fare much better if it had just screens which you can change using arrows. But if you can overlook it and concentrate on the text I highly recommend it.
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Recommended Oct 4, 2024
сыграл пока валялся дома с высокой температурой. эта игра изувечила мой измученный мозг. прекрасный образец инди геймдева

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