Story-driven horror game about the Soviet experiment ASPIS is out now on Steam and VK Play

USSR, 1987. In a secret department of an institute, an experimental autonomous system for predicting historical events, ASPIS, is activated. Six volunteers are connected to it; their consciousnesses are meant to monitor the process and make adjustments. Among them is engineer Andrey, who agreed to take part in the experiment so he could see his deceased wife Anna and daughter Liza again.

However, the experiment does not go according to plan. Andrey comes to in distorted versions of the institute, among other people's memories and in spaces ASPIS was never supposed to discover. He also learns that a year has passed since the experiment began. To escape the simulation, he must find the other volunteers and piece together what happened in the year since the system was activated.

The game combines exploration with spatial puzzles, chase sequences, and combat. OGAS terminals help piece together the history of the experiment. The PEP-01 captures and transfers energy, powers devices, opens astral windows, and lets you pull objects through them from another layer of reality. Some creatures must be avoided and outrun; others can be fought using a Makarov pistol, the environment, and hand-to-hand combat.

The story unfolds through the environment, documents, and cinematic cutscenes. Andrey's journey leads from Soviet everyday life and an institute of cybernetics to ancient structures and impossible spaces. Along the way, he encounters Sergei Lebedev, the Director, and a talking Cat-Scientist; in one episode, the protagonist meets the Devil.

In the finale, Andrey will face a choice. The player's decision will determine which of the two endings concludes Andrey's story.

Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3129420/ASPIS/

Game on VK Play: https://vkplay.ru/play/game/aspis-33009/

Developer's website: https://dreamwiregames.su