Chernov Incident (2026)

Developer: Daulet Mukan, Liza Kuzmina
Publisher: Yerzhan Mukhanov
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Indie
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 8 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 24 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

How it feels

A lonely, high-stakes race against the clock in an empty facility, where each cryptic instruction from a cold automated voice tightens the knot of dread.

tenseatmosphericurgentpuzzle-drivenlonelyclaustrophobicminimalistnarrative-focused

What players say

Players describe a tense ten-minute puzzle where they race to stop a reactor meltdown by following an automated instruction book. The atmosphere is praised as consistently stressful, helped by a large red timer and a realistically slow phone bot. Controls draw mixed feedback, with some frustrated by the need to toggle a button to look at the panel.

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