Binary Domain
The Machine Age has begun in the immersive and atmospheric squad-based shooter Binary Domain. Regain control of a futuristic Tokyo from an emerging robotic threat in the year 2080. The story starts when Dan…
Binary Domain is a puzzle developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, released 16 February 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 15.3 hrs to finish.
What Binary Domain is
Binary Domain is a puzzle game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and released in 2012. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the late 20th century, global warming consumed 75% of the world's habitable land, forcing mankind to build new, raised cities above those that are now claimed by the sea. But the flooding has not only claimed land. Millions of people have been killed as well, leaving humanity's workforce severely depleted, and as a result, have created a robotic workforce to handle the workload. To govern how this robotic workforce is treated, the UN creates the "New Geneva Convention", part of which is clause 21, which forbids robots that can pass as humans from being created, which are dubbed "hollow children" by the population. To enforce clause 21, the UN creates specialist R.U.S.T crews. When a…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 49 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Binary Domain holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 2 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 115 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 15.3 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.20 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66 GHz or AMD equivalent, 2GB RAM (XP)/3GB RAM (Windows 7 / Vista) and NVIDIA GeForce GT220 (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (512MB). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at Steam, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Binary Domain launched on 16 February 2012, within three weeks of Mass Effect 3, Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward and Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Mass Effect 3, Crusader Kings II, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Binary Domain yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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