
Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a satirical point and click inspired by the classic adventure games. It smuggles you out of your comfort zone and throws you into the middle of a Cold War spy intrigue - where there’s an even bigger game being played …
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Take a look behind Irony Curtain in this satirical point-and-click inspired by the best works of LucasArts and Daedalic Entertainment! Experience the totalitarian Matryoshka through the eyes of Evan – a low-ranking, goofy journalist involuntarily pulled right into the middle of an espionage stand-off between two powers. Jump into the wacky spy adventure, uncover secrets of the bizarre communist country (and the powerful capitalist empire!), witness a story full of unpredictable twists and turns, and discover the true agenda of the mysterious Supreme Leader!
What business might the loving father of the Matryoshkan nation have with a lowly, capitalistic pen-pusher?
Why suddenly lift the Irony Curtain and welcome a stranger into Matryoshka?
And why is there an alligator in the middle of the bathroom?!

An original setting: fictional Cold War era – alternate reality unbound by historical accuracy, and the communistic Matryoshka full of people who work all the possible angles to navigate this illogical, odd country.
Inspired by classic adventure games – but better. No dream-logic, no pixel hunting. No-nonsense. Pure point and click fun.
The Spy Intrigue – sleeper spies, stolen secrets and world-domination plots wrapped up in layers of humor.
Quirky characters – Meet the mysterious Leader ruling Matryoshka with an irony fist, the clueless and guilible Evan, the brave and witty Agent Anna and the notorious Minister of Propaganda...
Do it your way – some of the puzzles are non-linear and can be solved in two or more different ways.
21 hand-painted locations – that look surprisingly better than their original inspirations.
1,951 cleverly sneaked-in easter eggs – some of them punishable by political imprisonment.
Music score as grand as Matryoshka itself - music by the state composer Arkadiusz Reikowski (Layers of Fear, My Brother Rabbit) with Main Theme by Peter McConnell (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango)
Full voice-over – in English, and subtitles in Polish and German.
A 5-year plan – that no one ever hoped to achieve, and neither should you.


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Pretty solid as a point-and-click game. The puzzles can be pretty contrived at times, but there's a built-in hint system, so you can pretty much always get by. And the art is fantastic. The humor is generally very obnoxious and the punchline to roughly half the jokes is "haha Evan is a stupid loser," which did sour the experience a bit for me. I mean, Evan just annoys the hell out of me. Occasionally the jokes are actually funny, though. Otherwise, it's a solid game.
A very well-made point-and-click adventure. Great puzzles, beautiful visuals, and really good dialogue with plenty of humor. Easy to recommend for fans of the genre.
I liked this game a lot. It is at the top of my list of point and click adventure games I most enjoyed playing. I liked the art style of the game. I also thought the story was fun. The game also had the right difficulty, not too easy and not too hard. You don’t need to consult a walkthrough to finish the game. All in all it are playing hours well spent.
This game was a lot of fun - felt kind of like a throwback to better gaming days... Polished game with excellent music, voice acting and writing. Recommended!
It is good. But first half was very good and the later part of the game less good.
Great game featuring astounding artwork, great plot, very inspired writing, high class voice acting and good knowledge of subject cultural background. Tons of fun!
Серия самых коротких рецензий: Хорошая (7 из 10) P.S.: Расшифровка: Трэш — знакомиться с игрой рекомендуется исключительно тем, кто в диком восторге от описания, скриншотов и продолжительности. Остальным, из контакта с этой игрой, только тыкать палкой, как ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ку на дороге. Так себе — в основном, эта игра предлагает меньше, чем вы увидите из описания и скриншотов. Рекомендуется только тем, кому вышеперечисленные критерии окажутся «зашибись». Нормальная — неплохая игра своего жанра. Сами судите по описанию, скриншотам и продолжительности. Игра, примерно, соответствует своему наполнению. Хорошая — весьма неплохой представитель своего жанра. Многие могут найти тут «свой шедевр». Зачастую, игра приятно соответствует своему описанию и скриншотам. Отличная — эти игры, зачастую, превосходят свои первые впечатления, основанные на описании и скриншотах (в расчёт не берём репутацию, ибо «тот кто знает, тот поймёт»). Отличные представители своего жанра.
Great game, fully handdrawn. Beautiful places to visit, humor and dialogs. Well optimized. No moon logic. good voice overs. 9.5/10.
Wanderer, kommst du nach Matryoshka, traue niemanden und bringe viel Geduld mit!
Setting is great, good art, some audio levels a bit uneven. Puzzles are ok, but a lot of fetch quests that are linked in a straight line. Main character is annoying, grows on you like cancer. Humor is hit and miss, with more miss.
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Languages: English*, German, Polish*languages with full audio support
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