NOVA Production

Californium

Taking the form of wacky shenanigans and a first-person experience of a bad trip, Californium pays homage to sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick by transporting you into the life of a writer who is searching for his own identity. Explore the worlds of Californium, a first person exploration game where you are a writer trapped into shifting realities. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra?

Released: 17 February 2016
Developer: NOVA Production
Publisher: ARTE France
Engine: Unity
Perspective: First person
Metacritic: 64/100
Steam recommendations: 267
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac
Genres: Puzzle · Adventure · Indie

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Player rating: 60
Critic rating: 3
Ratings counted: 70.4%
Steam reviews: 7
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Californium

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Crossplay System requirements 4 GB RAM Download size 2.0 GB

Californium

The story

Berkeley, 1967. You are Elvin Green, a writer whose career is not better than his sentimental life. Besides, the day starts badly : your wife Thea left you a break up letter. As for Eddy, your editor, he summons you : "you are a writer who does not write" - you should find yourself another editor. Your world is falling apart. Too much acid and cheap booze ? Too many sleepless nights stuck to your typewriter, powerless to tackle your first novel ? Your poor mental health is collapsing. Luckily this nightmarish world is unstable, you can extract yourself from it and thus access another reality! You have nothing to lose!

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