Clinically Dead

Release Date: December 6, 2018

Puzzle, FPP, adventure elements, arcade elements, Polish, indie games, Surrealism, singleplayer

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An unusual production by Pawel Mogila from Mogila Games. The title features elements characteristic for logic, action, platform, and even stealth games. You assume the role of Samson who, as the title outright states, is clinically dead. This means that for him, the time has stopped – due to that, he can contemplate his whole life.

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[1:42] Clinically Dead prealpha gameplay

Held in a surreal, disturbing style, Clinically Dead for PC is a first-person perspective logic title with action, platformer, and stealth games elements. After Grimind, this is the second production by Pawel Mogila from Mogila Games studio.

Plot

The hero of Clinically Dead – Samson – is in the middle of… his death. The adventure takes place during his last moments – the titular clinical death stops the time stop for the hero, which gives him a chance to think his life over. This translates into travelling through this surreal world, which symbolises the hero’s mind, and talking with his own subconsciousness.

Mechanics

Consisting in manipulating time, logic puzzles play the key role in Clinically Dead. The world is 4-dimensional – the fourth dimension is the time represented by multi-coloured stains on the walls and ground. Your job is to manoeuvre these object so that they adjust to the right moment, which unlocks another location.

There is more than that. From time to time, you will have to jump on platforms and fight enemies. You can either defeat them with melee weapons or magic bullets, or you can sneak behind their backs.

Clinically Dead is a non-linear title. The author drew inspiration from the Metroidvania genre, and connected the locations with multiple paths.

Technical aspects

The production uses the power of Urha3D engine and even though the visuals are not really top-notch, they make up for it by generating a suggestive, mysterious, and disturbing style. Moreover, Clinically Dead put out on PC supports Oculus Rift.

Last updated on February 6, 2017