SIMULACRA 2

Kaigan Games OÜ

About this game

The sequel to the hit found-phone horror game, SIMULACRA. This time, with the help of police resources you have to solve the death of a young influencer by restoring and looking through her phone.

Description
Maya, an upcoming influencer has been found dead, and an obsessed detective suspects foul play. Her phone appears to be intentionally wiped, and her cause of death seems... unnatural. You are given her phone to conduct an unsanctioned police investigation, and piece together the mystery surrounding her death.

Was this an unfortunate accident or a cold-blooded murder? Can the victim’s friends be trusted? Is there something sinister lurking in social media? Solve the case before whatever happened to Maya... happens again.

Features
- Solve a mystery through a simulated phone with familiar and new apps.
- Assisting you will be WARDEN, a police AI software capable of restoring the phone's deleted files.
- An expanded non-linear narrative with more than dozens of possible outcomes.
- Featuring a live-action ensemble cast and an original soundtrack.

Ratings and reviews

A wholehearted attempt to improve upon Simulacrum with better graphics and more features unfortunately pulls me out my immersion. A majority of the charm of Simulacrum was how realistic it felt (aside from some minor dialogue hiccups) and this felt like a reversal. Also, the clue feature makes no sense to me. My suspension of disbelief was unable to go that far. All in all, worse than the first.. but not bad, overall. Worth a play.

All things considered, I enjoyed the game & think it's worth the money. It's evident that the creators put a lot of effort into it, and it's quite immersive. Unfortunately, the in-game dialogue falls short. Much of the time, the exchanges feel vague or the response doesn't quite match. The generated replies also fall short at times, making the conversations feel super forced. I also experienced 2 bugs: the game glitched and froze after unlocking a clue, and one save did not correctly save.

I've played sim, simulacra and simulacra 2. Each one got progressively more difficult. I felt as if I was issued a challenge of moral decision as if i was facing this myself. Very immersive, well put together, easy to follow story as it unfolds with plenty of moments where I was left guessing or second guessing a choice. and I would most likely purchase another chapter in the future.

What's new

- Support for new Android OS
- Minor bug fixes.
- Black screen after path choice bug fixed.