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Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned communist resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time.
The Medium is a adventure, horror and female protagonist game
developed by Bloober Team
and published by Bloober Team SA and NA Publishing Inc..
Released on January 28th 2021 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Polish.
It has received 8,689 reviews of which 7,719 were positive and 970 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. š
The game is currently priced at 19.99ā¬ on Steam with a 60% discount, but you can find it for 11.22ā¬ on Instant Gaming.
The Steam community has classified The Medium into these genres:
System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64bit version only)
- Processor: IntelĀ® Coreā¢ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzenā¢ 5 2500X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: @1080p NVIDIA GEFORCEĀ® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeonā¢ R9 390X
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 55 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible, headphones recommended
MacOS
- Requires an Apple processor
- OS: macOS Ventura 13.0 or newer
- Processor: Devices with Apple Silicon
- Storage: 55 GB available space
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The Medium is not a survival-horror game, nor even a true horror game. There was only one effective jump scare in it. Instead, it can be described as a modern evolution of the point-and-click adventure game complete with clunky movement and puzzles. The Medium is set in the Poland of 1999 but most of the game takes place in and around an abandoned communist-era resort called Niwa. So, the game actually explores an older, more oppressive time in Poland's history. This time period complements the theme and story of The Medium well. The developers are from Poland and so, the game is authentically Polish in every way possible. Even the Niwa resort is a real-world abandoned building that has been recreated faithfully in the game. All of these details make for a perfect crucible in which to concoct a story and this is The Medium's most alluring feature. The game starts out very strong, bolstered by the atmosphere, the theme, and a mysterious phone call. The Medium tells its story mainly through cutscenes but also through letters, "echoes" found through exploration, and "memory shards" that replay an event that occurred at that specific location. However, while the story The Medium was trying to tell was intriguing, it suffers from a confusing narrative fairly early on. Even in a work of fiction, there are rules that operate within the framework of that fiction. One would not expect to see a ferrari in Lord of the Rings. It would simply violate the logic of that particular framework. Sadly, the Medium has a lot of problematic ferraris whizzing about obnoxiously. Let me explain: [*]In The Medium, there are two parallel worlds; one is our reality and the other, the spirit world. So far so good. The spirits of the dead look as they did when they were children even if they died as an adult. The faces of the child-spirits are obscured by an eerie, unemotive porcelain mask. However, one dead person's spirit remains in adult form. (spoiler: Jack. How?) [*]A medium, in this universe, is someone who can inhabit the real world as well as the spirit world at once. A medium's spirit looks like their adult self and not like a child with face mask. Except, for a particular medium, her spirit is a child with mask. This forced exception is used to give the impression that she's dead, but plot twist, she is still alive. [*]A medium's spirit has its own mind and does its own thing and wanders where ever it pleases. Except that one medium, The Medium we play as, has one mind for the real-body and the spirit-body. (Ok, there is a note in the game that explains this a little bit.) [*]Some mediums can enter other people's minds like the Psychonauts. And they can explore the mind-world and meet the person's child-spirit-with-mask. huh? Aren't spirits supposed to only be in the spirit-world and not in mind-worlds? Is there a nexus between the mind and spirit worlds the game forgot to explain? Do you see what I mean? Even if there is a coherence that is purposely obscured by design, what is the point? How many rules does one bend before everything stops making sense? I diligently read ever note and explored every corner to try and piece together this strange world and its events all the way to the end, but I was left befuddled. The game-wiki helps but only a little. There was one aspect that was interesting in the game-world. People who experience traumatic events birth monsters that manifest in the spirit-world, entities separate from the child-spirit of the person. But even with this aspect, the game bungles it. It comes dangerously close to saying that it is the monster-spirit that makes a person commit vile acts, thereby separating responsibility for the crime from the criminal. So, if you enjoy an atmospheric, creepy, adult story told with crisp graphics, go for it. But don't look too closely or you will be haunted ... by illogic.
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The Medium delivers an amazing story with stunning visuals It's a one-of-a-kind experience that I strongly advise you to try it
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I have to admit the first time I tried this game I discovered it was 3rd person but with a cinematic fixed camera rather than behind the back with free mouse look and I immediately closed it and uninstalled, as I really do not like this POV in games and I find not being able to free look very frustrating. However recently I have gotten bored of shooting and general combat in games and started to want more story based experiences, so I decided to give this game another try and damn am I glad I did. Okay so the 3rd person cinematic fixed camera perspective is still something I dislike and this game really is better with a controller, when I definitely prefer mouse and keyboard. However within minutes I was engrossed and I have to say that while not perfect, I actually loved this game overall. To be clear though, this game is not for everyone and if you're only into fast paced combat or you're an edgy PVP kid, you are going to HATE this game. However if you are interested in an immersive psychological thriller based on spiritual themes then I think you will appreciate this game, I know I did and I really wasn't expecting to even finish this one. Firstly the environments are stunning and very immersive, despite the awkward fixed camera POV. The voice acting is brilliant, with the very talented Troy Baker providing his services for the main enemy you will encounter at various points and he does a typically amazing job here. I especially like how the real and spiritual worlds overlap and how game play revolves cleverly around negotiating obstacles and opening up paths by crossing between the real and spiritual realms. These sections are often broken up by split screen like you used to see in console games long ago and it really does create a unique perspective of both worlds that I found really impressive. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3418558136 The negatives? The game stutters quite a lot in DX12 mode and I found when Ray Tracing was at max settings, the FPS dropped to a slide show when I looked at certain clues, this could only be resolved by using medium settings for RT and ultimately I think most people will prefer DX11 mode as it runs a lot better, still looks great and most of the stuttering problems go away. I also had an annoying issue where every time I reloaded or started the game, I had no sound until I went into the settings and clicked on the sounds tab - nothing I tried fixed this. However minor technical annoyances aside, I think they have done a fantastic job of creating a truly memorable and eerie world with this game, they also managed to not have any irritating characters either! Something that is actually all too common today for some reason... Oh and achievement hunters will be happy to hear you can get 100% achievements on a single play through, just be aware there are a couple of areas where you cannot get caught/seen even once and you will have to reload rather than choose to continue, otherwise you will fail the achievement. This is a slow paced game and taking your time is essential too, otherwise if you trigger a cutscene that progresses some parts of the story, some collectables become inaccessible. Overall I am so happy I gave this game another chance and I feel this game probably did not get the recognition and success it deserves as it really is a great experience. If you are on the fence I would suggest watching some game play videos on YouTube to see if you like how it plays. However if you are into this type of game, I very highly recommend this game and for me personally this is one of the more memorable games I have played in the last few years.
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Had this on my wishlist for a while and finally decided to buy it. I'd forgotten it was made my Bloober Team until their logo popped up when i launched the game. This of course made me really want to play it and I must say it didn't disappoint. The horror genre of games is one I enjoy immensely and The Medium truly lived up to that standard. It's gripping storyline and creepy atmosphere pull you in and don't let you go until the very end. I was both surprised and enjoyed the use of the old style fixed camera angles older horror games once used. There's still something to be said for designing a game this way in my opinion. I've heard that if Bloober Team can find an excuse to make a sequel they will and I for one would be up for that. Truly a 10/10 game.
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The Medium is truly a mixed bag -- an experience of highs & lows. It has some innovative ideas, like the dual reality system, & an interesting narrative. And, the studio is punching well above their weight in terms of graphical fidelity. However, the game is bogged down by persistent performance issues, big quality jumps between chapters, & middling gameplay. The game is more or less akin to a walking simulator w/ some light puzzling. It is reminiscent of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Overall, I would recommend the game on a sale if you can stomach the walking simulator adjacent gameplay. More I liked than disliked here but definitely mixed as a whole.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Medium is currently priced at 19.99ā¬ on Steam.
The Medium is currently available at a 60% discount. You can purchase it for 19.99ā¬ on Steam.
The Medium received 7,719 positive votes out of a total of 8,689 achieving a rating of 8.63.
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The Medium was developed by Bloober Team and published by Bloober Team SA and NA Publishing Inc..
The Medium is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Medium is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
The Medium is not playable on Linux.
The Medium is a single-player game.
There are 3 DLCs available for The Medium. Explore additional content available for The Medium on Steam.
The Medium does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Medium does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Medium 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 The Medium.
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Developer
Bloober Team
Publisher
Bloober Team SA,
NA Publishing Inc.
Release
28 Jan 2021
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