Chernobyl: Origins (2023)
- Developer
- Nelset
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 83 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.7 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A slow, eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure through a hand-drawn nuclear disaster site, blending survival tension with cryptic logic.
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What players say
Players praise the atmosphere and art style but are split on the punishing design. The game has no saves, resetting you to the start of a chapter on death, which makes puzzles feel like trial and error. Several reviews also note the game reuses content from the developer's earlier title, Escape from Chernobyl.
Screenshots
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