Paratopic

released on Mar 15, 2018

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.


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Paratopic is a really absurd horror game in a 32 Bit PSX style delivery. The game has a duration of an hour, with some branching paths and dialogue options.

I really enjoy the conversation set pieces, they’re endearing and I wish there were more of them. The game itself is fairly closed in interpretation, but does take a repeat play through or explainer to really grasp the intentionality. I missed a hidden room that gives much detail to a protagonist’s involvement. But eh I prefer the spaces to be unfilled.

I would like more of this, if it ever happens.

Surreal atmospheric adventure. Might get all the achievements one day if I ever need to just hang out in a weird place again.

Pulp Fiction as directed by David Lynch and my sleep paralysis demon.

There were no new horror movies that interested me on the Halloween of 2020 so instead I played this.

This game is very unique, genuinely unsettling and scary sometimes, and I mean for the price point when compared to say a movie, I'd say it's worth it. If it interests you and you wanna see some weird stuff, this is the game for you. I mean, I think you more or less know if this game is for you just by the pictures and videos on here. Worth noting though, the game is very short, only 45 minutes to an hour.

This game really impressed me. It's short, the visuals are chunky, the plot is pretty incomprehensible, and it throws a lot of surreal shit at you and expects you to just take it without any elaboration. My kind of game.