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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.
Paratopic is a indie, horror and surreal game
developed by Arbitrary Metric
and published by Serenity Forge.
Released on September 06th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It has received 1,951 reviews of which 1,450 were positive and 501 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.63€ on K4G.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core Duo Q8300 @ 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 630
- Storage: 392 MB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard Sound
- Additional Notes: These specifications match the lowest tested.
MacOS
- OS: OS 10.10
- Processor: 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB
- Storage: 407 MB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard Sound
- Additional Notes: These specifications match the lowest tested.
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+ or SteamOS+
- Processor: Intel Core Duo Q8300 @ 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 630
- Storage: 407 MB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard Sound
- Additional Notes: These specifications match the lowest tested.
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When I got this game, the first review I read said something along the lines of "this game is as deep or as shallow as you let it be," and I genuinely believe that. I truly believe this game is a work of art and has a full story to tell. The title Paratopic feels fitting in the way the game presents its story through fragmented scenes and the context surrounding the important moments. You're only going to find what you're looking for if you actually bother to look for it. If you breeze through this game without ever critically thinking about what everything means, you're going to be incredibly disappointed and unsatisfied when the credits roll. I see a lot of people with about an hour of playtime criticizing the game for this exact reason. I'd say this game has to be played twice to fully understand what it's trying to tell you. There is a critical piece of information that relies on you already having seen the ending and going back because you need more answers. I'm not trying to dismiss the negative reviews, but anyone with only an hour of playtime probably gave up before they ever got the chance to put the pieces together. I would encourage you, if you're on the fence about this, to give it a shot. This is a love letter to anyone who loved Mulholland Drive or other surrealist, Lynchian stories where you're expected to piece together what you're watching for yourself. Paratopic gave me an experience that genuinely left me thinking about it for days.
I get the hate on driving sections: they are longer than a TikTok video and feature no explosions, breakcore background music, or Minecraft parkour to make them bearable for an atmospheric game. I get the hate on artsy and disjointed narrative: forming an impression and paying attention to details is unrewarding and needlessly hard, and the dev should've just asked Claude to fix the plot. I get the hate on boring gameplay: interrupting the dopamine supply for content consumers ought to be a crime. If you make a horror, throw in a couple of jumpscares, and if you make a walking simulator, add a bunch of "press E to see a biblical reference" type interactions – or at least shove the plot summary down my throat at some point, as my brain would physically hurt if I admit I didn't understand a thing (every person is responsible to have their concrete and lacking nuance opinions aligned with the-current-thing circulating in online bot farms and echo chambers or copied/screenshotted from hallucinating random string generators being marketed as the next industrial revolution). What I don't get is why the achievement system is the way it is as I had a power cut right in the middle of collecting my digital icons and once I finished clearing CMOS memory I was greeted with only half of the pictograms received. This perdu monocle made me unnecessarily angry and I had to intimately caress my hardcover copy of Infinite Jest to calm down. Technical details: Linux desktop, decades of country-wide electrical wiring wear to 100%.
Interesting experience. Worthwhile for the asking price I'd say. A lot of the reviews I've read since finishing the game are doing too much. The game's narrative is intentionally all over and wonky; it's what makes this piece unique and fun. It is not scary or unsettling; not sure why so many are saying it is so adamantly. Great music and sound design; probably the biggest pro to the game. Very nice aesthetic style too. I think you just have to take the 45 minute playthrough for what it is. Gather what you can about the story and then just think on it afterwards. Create the meaning yourself. I'll recommend it, but just barely. A normal out-of-ten score doesn't feel right for this game.
Its like playing some unreleased David Lynch film (RIP). Surreal, dream-like, a world that is scary, odd and mysterious, people with jumbled speech and faces, long unprovoked driving scenes, a non-linear plot that is paced yet provoking. I love it, just wished there was more.
Art in playable media format is the real category for games like this. I was left confused but then it was the "what just happened?" that made me piece together 'a' narrative of what I think is happening in this world. That means others will have completely different. Excited to rabbit hole this or join whatever secret branch of gov.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Paratopic is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.
No, Paratopic is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Paratopic received 1,450 positive votes out of a total of 1,951 achieving a rating of 7.18.
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Paratopic was developed by Arbitrary Metric and published by Serenity Forge.
Yes, Paratopic is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Paratopic is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Paratopic is playable and fully supported on Linux.
This information about Paratopic is not available yet.
This information about Paratopic is not available yet.
No, Paratopic does not support VR.
Paratopic is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Paratopic. Explore additional content available for Paratopic on Steam.
No, Paratopic does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Paratopic does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Paratopic is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Paratopic.
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Developer
Arbitrary Metric
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Serenity Forge
Release
06 Sep 2018
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