About This Demo

Experience the beginning of Ecstatica in this demo, from your first steps into its eerie world through the opening 20 minutes of the adventure.

Uncover the first hints of the mystery, confront the dangers ahead, and get a taste of the surreal journey awaiting you in the full game.

SURVIVE… OR ELSE

You only stopped for some water. Now you’re stuck in Tirich, a medieval village where absolutely everything wants you dead, including demons, goblins, a minotaur and a werewolf that simply refuses to die.

Survive nightmarish encounters, as absurd as only British humour can make them, and solve puzzles by the most ingenious means to free Tirich, and yourself, from mortal danger.

AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH A UNIQUE ART STYLE

There’s no health bar, no map and no quest log. There’s only this terrifyingly beautiful, rounded world, waiting to be experienced. While other games were built from polygons, this one went all in on ellipsoids: a unique and, for its time, remarkably realistic way to render 3D graphics.

RELIVE IT LIKE NEVER BEFORE

Originally released in 1994, Ecstatica is a cult survival-horror adventure game. It’s now available digitally for the first time, with a full suite of enhancements. Not only does it run smoothly on current systems, but it also includes full controller support and the ability to switch between three graphics modes - DOS, Windows 95 and modern Software offering high-resolution graphics.

FEATURES

• A pioneering survival-horror adventure - guide the hero through fixed-camera scenes where puzzles, not combat, drive progress

• A unique mix of horror and absurd British humour

• Immersive, movie-like experience - no UI, no prompts, no quest log

• Graphics built entirely from ellipsoids - a one-of-a-kind approach to 3D

• Play as a male or female protagonist

• Over 200 animated sequences, detailed 3D backgrounds, cinematic cuts and camera angles

ENHANCEMENTS

• Runs smoothly on modern hardware

• Three graphics modes: DOS (the original DOS 1994 release), Windows 95 (based on the 1997 re-release) and Software (real-time high resolution render)

• Switch graphics modes on the fly to compare them in real time

• No GPU needed! The game runs on the CPU alone

• Intuitive modern controls

• Full controller support

• Optional settings, including “Shaking Legs” that brings back the leg jitter from the DOS version and “DOS Ceilings” restoring the original release’s lower door frames and ceilings

• Three soundtrack versions - the same tracks sound different depending on the setting

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Ecstatica is a game developed in 1994. According to official ratings from that time, it contains animated violence, blood, and gore and mature sexual themes. Might not be appropriate for all audiences.