Synther - Prestigious Immersive Sim

[Carls Barkley]

How does this not already have a thread?

• You Are The Agent - you belong to Steiger corporation, a privatised company employing hunters. You are participating in the Awant project - the first programme that uses servo-savants to remotely accomplish dangerous tasks.
  
• Open World - more than 70% of the island is explorable: from docks and metro station recesses to individual flats inside buildings. Use various routes to reach and explore the location.
  
• Autonomous City - you are not a hero, you’re a newcomer with a specific task, the city will take care of itself without you and go on regardless.
  
• Unique and simple player interface - no excess on-screen information, all actions are accessible with a few keys.
  
• Personal Microcomputer - translate, discover, gain valuable information and start conversations with every character you meet.
  
• Reputation System - be good or bad, make enemies or allies, every decision matters.
  
• General Language SGA - learn the famous Standard Galactic Alphabet or use your microcomputer to translate visually in real-time.
  
• World Randomization - thanks to the total randomization of the main mission setup the gameplay is different every time.
  
• Think Like A Detective - look for clues and analyse them to solve cases.
  
• Learn Electronics - learn the basics of logic systems by hacking, disabling door locks as well as computers or find alternative solutions to gain access.
  
• Advanced Artificial Intelligence - characters have their acquaintances, locations where they belong and their personal goals that don’t have to correlate with yours.
  
• The Real Real-time - schedule and meet your informants at appropriate places and times. Follow characters in the world and analyse their activities. Your simulation goes on regardless whether you are in it or not.
  
• Almost Permadeath - if you leave the simulation in a dangerous location and your reputation isn’t in a good state there is a possibility you will die even when you are not playing - however, you always have the opportunity to escape and survive.
  
• Limited Time - your servo-savant has a limited lifecycle. After the expiration point it will start decomposing and eventually end the game session.
  
• Extensive Communication & Transportation - walk, use the metro or your autonomous vehicle to reach locations.
  
• Define The Simulation - it is you who decides what you experience in the simulation. Accomplish main mission, random ones or neither. Eliminate anything that moves or hack and explore the world.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

Looks amazing. Hadn't heard of it before

 

[Wunderbar]

World Randomization

eeh

 

[Carls Barkley]

The world is handcrafted. It's only the main quest that is randomized.

 

[Ereshkigal]

Yes, eye-rape is very immersive. Is there a single indie that knows we played these games in low-res monitors?

 

[Terenty]

Strong Deus Ex vibes, but looks barebones and boring

 

[Cross]

I like how the Steam page talks about how their main inspiration is a bunch of old classics, yet the video clearly shows modern FPS mechanics (aiming down sights, sprinting).

So basically the only inspiration they seem to have taken from those old games is primitive 3D graphics.

 

[Eirinjas]

Prestigious Immersive Simulation Shooter.

or

PISS, for short.

 

[Carls Barkley]

Here's a similar game...

Shadows of Doubt is set in an alternate reality hyper-industrialized 1980s, where the government outsources police work to private corporations and contractors. You play the role of a private intelligence investigator, making money by finding and selling information.

The capture of the rampant serial killer carries a hefty bounty, but who knows what secrets you’ll find along the way. In this world of secrets & lies, information is power, and the cards you hold are determined by how far you’ll go to acquire it.

Break into apartments, rifle through secret documents and hack security systems. The entire world is fully simulated. Each citizen has an apartment, a job, a daily routine, favorite things to do, places to go, and people to interact with. Uncover this knowledge and use it to your advantage!

Features

• Every room in every building is able to be explored. Lose yourself in an incredibly detailed sci-fi/noir world.
  
• Open-ended gameplay: How you achieve your objective is up to you. Choose where to go and who to pursue.
  
• A Powerful blend of procedural generation and hand-crafted design will mean your city, it’s buildings, addresses and citizens will be completely unique to your game experience -but not feel random.
  
• Follow the main story to hunt down a serial killer. It could be anyone, hiding anywhere...
  
• Dig into the lives of hundreds of simulated citizens to earn extra cash. Secrets are valuable, and everyone has them.
  
• Locking-picking, hacking, sneaking, climbing. Level up your skills and become a master of stealth.
  
• Earn enough to upgrade your own apartment and home office, or even purchase a new one.
  
• Incredible film-noir soundtrack.

 

[Eirinjas]

Here's a similar game...

Shadows of Doubt is set in an alternate reality hyper-industrialized 1980s, where the government outsources police work to private corporations and contractors. You play the role of a private intelligence investigator, making money by finding and selling information.

The capture of the rampant serial killer carries a hefty bounty, but who knows what secrets you’ll find along the way. In this world of secrets & lies, information is power, and the cards you hold are determined by how far you’ll go to acquire it.

Break into apartments, rifle through secret documents and hack security systems. The entire world is fully simulated. Each citizen has an apartment, a job, a daily routine, favorite things to do, places to go, and people to interact with. Uncover this knowledge and use it to your advantage!

Features

• Every room in every building is able to be explored. Lose yourself in an incredibly detailed sci-fi/noir world.
  
• Open-ended gameplay: How you achieve your objective is up to you. Choose where to go and who to pursue.
  
• A Powerful blend of procedural generation and hand-crafted design will mean your city, it’s buildings, addresses and citizens will be completely unique to your game experience -but not feel random.
  
• Follow the main story to hunt down a serial killer. It could be anyone, hiding anywhere...
  
• Dig into the lives of hundreds of simulated citizens to earn extra cash. Secrets are valuable, and everyone has them.
  
• Locking-picking, hacking, sneaking, climbing. Level up your skills and become a master of stealth.
  
• Earn enough to upgrade your own apartment and home office, or even purchase a new one.
  
• Incredible film-noir soundtrack.

Looks like Minecraft for adults.

 

[JarlFrank]

At first I was like

YES


But then I was like

• World Randomization - thanks to the total randomization of the main mission setup the gameplay is different every time.

 

[JarlFrank]

The world is handcrafted. It's only the main quest that is randomized.

Phew. Good to hear. I already feared that yet another potentially good game fell prey to the terrible procedural generation trend that ruined so many potentially good games.

 

[Avonaeon]

Looks interesting! Thanks

 

[Curratum]

You had me at "first person".

 

[warpig]

Almost Permadeath - if you leave the simulation in a dangerous location and your reputation isn’t in a good state there is a possibility you will die even when you are not playing - however, you always have the opportunity to escape and survive.

"Leave the simulation" means quit game? What a stupid idea :/

 

[lightbane]

Yes, eye-rape is very immersive. Is there a single indie that knows we played these games in low-res monitors?

Hipsters only know about (overdone) pixel art and blurry graphics. This might be interesting, despite looking bad. At least it lacks Minecraft's horrid aesthetics.

"Leave the simulation" means quit game? What a stupid idea :/

"IMMERSHUN!"

Hopefully mods or something will come up that fixes this.

 

[Gromoer]

Is this still alive?

 

[Modron]

Probably dead, developer supposedly wrote a message in their discord that it was over or something but erased it and said all queries should be addressed to the publisher like 2 years ago:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/752960/discussions/0/5452154443647949011/