
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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игра зацепила концепцией лиминальных пространств. поначалу я даже расстроилась, что тут присутствует монстр и скримеры, однако в игру я быстро втянулась. головоломки и мини-игры(??) оказались интересными, хоть некоторые и муторные. под конец игры, конечно, пришлось напрячься ([spoiler] ДАБЯЛЯОТ Я ДУМАЛА, НЕОЖИДАННОСТИ БУДУТ В ИГРЕ, А НЕ У МЕНЯ В ШТАНАХ- [/spoiler]), но, даже несмотря на это, впечатления от игры только положительные из минусов: мало места для изучения локации (перекрыто всё, что не является сюжетной частью), невозможность получить некоторые ачивки. хотя последнее, скорее всего, уже моя проблема со стимом
Este juego tiene una premisa interesante: adentrarte en tus recuerdos y descubrir quien eres en realidad. Este primer capitulo, llamado "Un pequeño rodeo", nos cuenta sobre los origenes de Caleb, el ente malvado llamado sonrisa y Lily, una chica muerta (al parecer) que tenia una relacion especial con el protagonista. Luego de haber jugado la beta, obtenido todos los logros y jugado cada nivel, puedo decir que es un buen juego pero tiene mecanicas frustrantes, como el narrador que se hace pesado algunas veces o los puzles, que algunos son dificiles y otros llegan a ser muy aburridos. De "terror" la verdad es que no tiene mucha cosa pero si gustas jugar juegos por el lore la verdad es que te lo recomendairia. Si tengo un ultimo punto mas para recalcar, seria sobre un par de logros que no se entienden bien y las guias de steam casi ni lo explican. En mi caso estos serian "Ataque de sonrisa" y "Emocionalmente seguro". Si algun desarrollador se molesta a leer este comentario, os recomendaria que para el segundo capitulo os centreis mas en los sustos y en la historia interna (el caso de lily y/o Walter el globo) y no pongais tantos puzles. ¡Gracias por vuestra atencion!
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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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Some performance problems on beginning of playthrough, but for some reason gets better overtime. Graphics are great, good horror, fun puzzles, excited for next episodes!
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.
do not buy ts, just trust me
its so peak
i enjoyed the game, its very odd & unique to a lot of stuff I've played in the past but it was very fun, i did get stuck on a few things here & there but eventually got through it, very excited to see when the first teasers for episode 2 start coming out. :D
Es un juegazo, me he cagado lo que no he cagado en los ultimos 20 años
So far I’m very impressed by the environments and sound design. Puzzles are hard, I had to look up the solutions to a few, but otherwise good.
Truly a masterpiece, I really enjoyed playing this game. I love exploring and looking at every little detail, which is why I especially liked the many hidden details and trinkets you can find in the different areas. The narrator was such a cool gameplay mechanic. The graphics are top notch, it feels like you are watching a movie as you play. If you're a backrooms fan you will love this game. Also, this game is AMAZING for its price! I am definitely looking forward to Episode 2! :)
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