- Adventure, Indie, Science fiction
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story.
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Character
Contemplative, grave, character-led and prestige.
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
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Gaming NexusTravis HuinkerDec 20148.8/10The Old City: Leviathan is a bold game for its complete focus on the narrative that translates into a gameplay experience that is both atmospheric and haunting. While the game's story can sometimes become too obscure for its own good, the majority of the narrative experience shouldn't be missed by adventurous gamers.
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TwinfiniteChaz MillerNov 20144/5Ultimately, The Old City: Leviathan is about as far from 'a game for everyone' as can be. Slow-paced, directionless, and requiring an inquisitive mind, those who deride so-called "walking simulators" would do best to leave this title alone.
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We Got This CoveredAndrew HeatonDec 20144/5 starsTake the core of a literary tale and put it into a beautifully constructive game, and you'll have The Old City: Leviathan.
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Hardcore GamerAlex CarlsonDec 20141.5/5What exactly is one supposed to get from The Old City: Leviathan, a game lasting about about one and a half hours? Nothing. There's nothing worth remembering about The Old City: Leviathan.
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PCGamesNFraser BrownDec 20146/10The possibility that the world is illusory and that what we're seeing is a lie makes the world impossible to embrace, however. There's no strong sense of place, and nothing to anchor the high falutin ponderings that make up so much of the game. And even if we were to take it at face value, which seems to be impossible, it's only a snapshot, a vertical slice of this world without much context, making it hard to reach any solid conclusions. Theories and guesses, though? I've got dozens.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- PostMod Softworks
- Publisher
- PostMod Softworks
- Released
- December 3, 2014
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
IGDB rating 7.3/10 from 9 ratings.
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