
A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.
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Welcome, Aleksey!
Your application has been approved. We trust that you will prove yourself worthy of your new position as a junior cryptology analyst. This is not just a job. This is Service to the Motherland! The OKO Cipher Bureau is counting on you! Our whole nation is counting on you!
Each day, new evidence will arrive at your desk. Inside, you will find photographs, intercepted correspondence and wiretapes. From seemingly unrelated details, you must draw conclusions: who is who, which name belongs to which face, and what alias hides behind each person.
Show them no mercy. They are subversive elements who, for reasons unknown, continue to undermine the achievements of our Republic!
Stay vigilant: no one here will hold your hand. Every piece of information may prove equally important, and your role is to decrypt, analyze, and ultimately expose the enemies of the nation!
Every document is a piece of a larger puzzle. Photographs do not come with names, and the aliases described in reports are not directly connected to any faces. Some documents only begin to make sense several days later. Your task is to connect these clues and uncover who is really pulling the strings within the Opposition - and why.
Your desk is the center of the investigation. Evidence can be freely rotated, flipped over, examined, and interacted with - whether that means lighting a cigarette, handling documents, or rewinding magnetic tapes as many times as you need.
Intercepted correspondence never reveals everything directly. You will learn to operate special decoding machines that make evidence analysis easier - but never obvious.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, Polish**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 28 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Really enjoying this game. It's very difficult - the answers aren't spoon fed to you, but that makes it more enjoyable imo. I would appreciate knowing how many more warnings I will get until I'm fired (first time was a shock!) but other than that minor thing, it's great. I haven't completed it yet, but I'm on my second run and have made it further this time!
Naprawde fajna gra, klimatem podobna do papers please, spodziewałem się, że będzie trochę prostsza, po dwóch godzinach gry odkryłem pseudonimy 3 osób. Polecam
As it stands now, can't recommend it. You are expected to identify someone daily but the game throws at you unrelated or completely ussles evidence that doesn't help with anything at all making this experience frustrating at least. You get the photo of some dude then 2 reports about ppl not related to the photos received and you are left with it, then many days later finally report about that random dude comes with unrelated notes. The order and contents of the daily materials is so badly designed it leaves me with this review.
Only played a little bit so far, the game is really fun and Ive been waiting for this since start of the year so excited to play more. Would recommend
I would say that it is a good game ovelall, the artstyle and the note system are pretty intriguing. The answers aren't given directly to you and this makes the game challenging in a unique way. I would suggest adding an option to extend the duration of each day to help out a bit anyone who might have trouble piecing the clues together. I say the last one partialy because my second achievement was the "skill issue" one.
It made me feel so stupid... The game is made gracefully, though. I enjoyed the atmosphere of investigation. However it was too hard for me. And the "skill issue" achievement speaks to this more than anything else...
Po godzinie gry mogę śmiało powiedzieć, że gra zrobiła na mnie świetne wrażenie. Ma bardzo dobry, tajemniczy klimat i szybko potrafi wciągnąć. Ciągle chce się sprawdzać, co będzie dalej. Łączenie faktów i odkrywanie kolejnych rzeczy daje sporo frajdy. Na ten moment same plusy. Jedyny mankament jest trochę za ciężka, za to muzyka wszystko rekompensuje - jest wspaniała!
Odkryłem pseudonimy 4rech osób w dwie godziny, trochę mnie zbiło z tropu, że instrukcja do maszyn jest tylko dla pierwszych, a później jest "domyśl się" będę się cofać i próbować dalej bo wciąga.
What Awaits Aleksey – Absolutne arcydzieło niezależnego gamingu! Rzadko zdarzają się gry, które od pierwszych minut chwytają za serce, What Awaits Aleksey to nie jest po prostu kolejna produkcja do odhaczenia – to emocjonalny rollercoaster, głębokie doświadczenie i prawdziwy triumf artystycznego minimalizmu oraz genialnej narracji. Jeśli szukasz tytułu z duszą, właśnie go znalazłeś. What Awaits Aleksey to absolutny must-play, To piękna, poruszająca i dojrzała opowieść, która udowadnia, że gry wideo są pełnoprawną sztuką. Jeśli jeszcze nie znasz historii Alekseya, nadrób to jak najszybciej. Zasługujesz na to, by przeżyć tę przygodę! Ocena: 10/10 ★★★★★
I need a BIGGER DAMN DESK.
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