A journalist is trapped in a terrifying technological box of illusions where he is on a journey to discover the truth behind his family's darkest secrets.
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Why Early Access?

“Early Access allows us to bring you into the development process, letting you experience the game while it's still evolving. Your feedback helps us shape the gameplay, balance mechanics, and fine-tune features to create a better final product. We believe in building a game alongside our community, and Early Access gives us the opportunity to make sure we're delivering something truly special—crafted with input from those who matter most: our players.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Our Early Access journey will last no more than 1 year.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version will have the full narrative experience, a fully integrated phone dialing system, a fully explorable internet browser experience, and visual improvements.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“We currently have the core gameplay loop in place, along with the full first chapter of the game, minus the intro sequence.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes, there will be an official price-tag later on.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Playtesting, feedback loops, A/B testing, iterative development, stress testing, and bug hunting.”
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About This Game

Viridian is an experimental mystery adventure game that creates an immersive experience with a gripping narrative. Using elements of old school text-adventure, retro computer operating systems, simulations of the early internet, point-and-click and more. A captivating mystery is unraveled in a single player multi-layered story line of family secrets, and grander conspiracy.

The game pulls together 90s retro nostalgia, suspenseful and captivating storytelling, and horrifying, beautiful visuals to create a one of a kind game that can be enjoyed in an afternoon.

In the game you play as Jacob, a journalist trapped in a terrifying technological box of illusions where he is on a journey to discover the truth behind his family's darkest secrets.

Viridian is being developed by Pneuma Games LLC, a Texas based indie-development studio headed by Thomas Anderson and Warren Anderson, two brothers and co-founders.

Features:
- One monolithic unique story line, with layers of mystery, lore, characters, and puzzles.
- Play a meta text adventure, answer phone calls, surf the web, chat with characters, and solve the mystery of your family's secrets.
- Captivating y2k-aesthetic brings the player into a bygone era of technology and suspenseful social climate.
- Cinematic and iconic soundtrack that blends the organic with the technological, inspired by 90s mystery television, and horror soundtracks.
- Achievements to unlock, and buried secrets to unveil
- Communications simulation: the phone, to email; the player is drawn in to interact with the game and its characters.
- Otherworldly theatrical effects and visual enhancements

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7
    • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GT 1030
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
    • Storage: 10 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor with 2 or more cores
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 10 MB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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