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Cycene

Cycene is an "earliest access" game, with hopes of becoming the most successful live service game of all time. At present time of writing, it does not have working servers. Features include: jumping…

5 June 2024

Cycene is an adventure, released 5 June 2024 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Cycene is

Cycene was released in 2024. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The year is 40XX and the entire planet is underwater. Nearly all territory is owned by The Company and the livelihoods of most are similarly entangled with their machinations. An already limited food supply is tightly controlled and noncompliance with The Company’s myriad regulations means certain death by starvation. While many have made their peace with life under The Company’s tyranny, a small subset of the population still believe in the existence of The Cycene - a magical relic that’s said to have once solved world hunger. You are an Auger, a “fixer” for The Company, assigned to their latest acquisition: an expansive structure called The Basin, which may or may not have been built by…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cycene launched on 5 June 2024, within three weeks of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Nine Sols.

Released around the same time: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols.

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When did Cycene come out?
Cycene was released on 5 June 2024 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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