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Apparatus: Exanimus

Apparatus: Exanimus is a walking simulator/exploration game with horror elements, aesthetically imitating (and explicitly pretending to be) a lost game developed in 1998 by a company long out of business.

14 August 2025

Apparatus: Exanimus is an adventure developed by Figglewatts, released 14 August 2025 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Apparatus: Exanimus is

Apparatus: Exanimus is an adventure game developed by Figglewatts and released in 2025. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Apparatus: Exanimus is a walking simulator/exploration game with horror elements, aesthetically imitating (and explicitly pretending to be) a lost game developed in 1998 by a company long out of business.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Apparatus: Exanimus launched on 14 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.

Official trailer

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When did Apparatus: Exanimus come out?
Apparatus: Exanimus was released on 14 August 2025 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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