Paradigm City (2019)

Developer

Hosted Games

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Genres

Adventure, Indie, RPG

Rating

3.1 of 5, 8 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 3.5 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A thoughtful, text-driven RPG where your choices define your path in a grounded near-future world shaped by superhuman abilities.

text-basedchoice-drivenatmosphericreflectivemorally greygroundeddeliberateopen-ended

What players say

Players praise the writing and world-building but say player choices rarely change the outcome. The game ends on a cliffhanger with the main conspiracy unresolved, and some find it too punishing without specialized team composition.

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