A runaway wanderer, a frail Taoist priest, who want to return to their hometown at the end of the world. But when they step into the empty city, they are swept into the dead ruins…
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By 轻游社 May 20

“作为一款像素风解谜游戏,游戏中没有战斗元素,玩家只需要通过操纵角色移动到各个区域,与一路上的各种物品互动,找到前进的道路即可,所以游戏中的很多物品都是可以互动或者拾起,只要没有遗漏基本通关难度不大。即便卡关游戏也提供了一些简单的提示,主要还是以讲好故事为主,不会为难玩家。游戏的场景也很细致,各种小细节都做的很棒。由于是后末日背景的游戏,所以整体游戏风格有些阴郁,但是并不是一款恐怖游戏。”

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About This Game

“Absurd Story: Back Home” is a steampunk-style adventure exploration puzzle game. It tells the story of a mechanic named “Zhou Ruoshui” who returns to his hometown to search for his parents after a catastrophic disaster in a fictional world. However, he accidentally gets involved in a bizarre adventure. In the story, various acquaintances and strangers enter the protagonist’s field of vision while searching for their parents and digging up buried truths.

Setting and features

The story takes place in a fictional era and city, where various characters gather.

They live and work in the local area, until a disaster occurs, completely changing the place.

After that, the protagonist returns to the city, wanting to find his own truth, and his longing for his relatives.

art and atmosphere

Based on the steampunk local design, a world where technology and mythology coexist is built.

Carefully drawn coarse-grained pixel art, portraits are drawn for all characters.

Most of the time it is dark, there may be some unknown weirdness.

stage and cast

A large part of the city’s area and buildings will become the stage of the game, presented to the players.

Along the way, you can meet all kinds of people, they have all kinds of talents, and also ordinary and ordinary.

exploration and puzzle

By looking at the whole event through dual protagonists and multiple timelines, solve puzzles to advance the story.

For the sake of narration, the puzzle design kept a low difficulty level.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 or greater
    • Processor: Intel i5 Quad-Core
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel i5 Quad-Core
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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