
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
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Light shapes the world around you. Bending shadows, opening doors... the world is yours to discover.
Light isn't just how you see, it's how you survive. In Subliminal, illumination is a physical material that is yours to grasp, carry, and bend to your will to alter the space you find yourself occupying. You'll grab fixtures from ceilings, cast light to open doors, and reveal pathways that seem impossible to reach.
You are not given answers in Subliminal; you are given choices. Puzzles revolve around manipulating perspective and lighting. Change an area's lighting, and the entire space might change. Place a light too far, and you may have to start from the beginning. Everything you move and every shadow you create changes what is, and isn't, real.

The more you remember, the more it remembers you.
Somewhere beneath the surface of your memories, something is waiting. At first, you'll sense it behind walls and around corners, or hear the faint sounds of breathing when you stand still. Later, you'll see it, a figure that shouldn't exist, chasing you through decaying hallways and down endless slides. That thing... it's not human.
Encounters in Subliminal are psychologically terrifying events born within your own consciousness. Things sense your movements and hesitation. Fumble with a puzzle too slowly when it matters most, and you may feel the weight of the world closing in on you.

Do you remember?
Every space you enter in Subliminal is a fragment of a memory. Discover the secrets of basements, water parks, play places, and more, all rendered in meticulous detail in Unreal Engine 5's Lumen lighting and Nanite geometry. Nothing is quite right. Slides lead to places they shouldn't, TV screens transport you between memories, and doors loop back to the same room you started from.
Each location tells a part of your story. As you explore, the environment becomes puzzling and less stable. You may see things that do not exist, hear sounds that are not really there, and feel things that make the hairs of your neck stand up. What begins as an exploration soon turns into a violent confrontation with your own fading sense of self.
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian +2 more
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Hours played at review time, across 67 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Unfortunately for me, the game crashes on start-up. I sent a more detailed crash report the last time I tried loading.
Я не понял какого ♥♥♥ про мою тюрягу для неверующих зделали игру
I am a little disappointed that the game seemed to do a complete 180 in terms of content direction during the game's development. It seemed like this game was going to have something to do with The Backrooms, but it's really not at all. It seemed to go more in the direction of mascot horror, which the genre is being a bit saturated with. The story is a little bit "read between the lines", as well. That being said, the game still has some strengths. The environment is wonderfully done, and the graphics that pair with it are beautiful. The atmosphere has that liminal vibe that makes every corner you turn unsettling. Some spots definitely got me with jumpscares. Max Howarth did an amazing job at voice acting in the game, too. Overall, especially considering the price it's a good experience, and I have hope that episode 2 will shift the direction while retaining it's strong parts.
consiglio di giocare a questo sia per una grafica fotorealistica mai vista e sia per l'horror e tensione che emana , bello però per giocare con la grafica al massimo consiglio almeno di avere una rtx 3060 e un i7/i5. spero che questa recensione vi sia stata utile
I love this one. Good story. Well put together. It can be frustrating as hell in certain spots, I wont say which, but you eventually get through it. If you love puzzle horror games, I recommend.
really fun and good game, and also the best graphics looking game ever. it even looks like i am not playing a game because of how realistic it is
очень крутая игра
Totally nails that weird, unsettling liminal space atmosphere and constantly messes with your perception. It’s a brilliantly trippy experience that genuinely re-wires how you look at your surroundings.
very nice
MM Huetaaaa
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