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Distraint

Distraint is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. You step into the shoes of an ambitious young man named Price. In order to forge a partnership from a famous company, Price seizes a property of an…

65 21 October 2015

Distraint is an adventure developed by Jesse Makkonen, released 21 October 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 3 hrs to finish.

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What Distraint is

Distraint is an adventure game developed by Jesse Makkonen and released in 2015. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Clickteam Fusion.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Distraint is an indie psychological horror game developed and published by Finnish indie developer Jesse Makkonen in 2015. In November 2018, the game received an update called Distraint: Deluxe Edition.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 16 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Distraint holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 70, across 52 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 3 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM and 512 MB card capable of shader 3.0. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Distraint launched on 21 October 2015, within three weeks of Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone and Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Distraint — frequently asked questions

When did Distraint come out?
Distraint was released on 21 October 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Distraint?
At minimum, Distraint needs Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 512 MB card capable of shader 3.0 graphics, 175 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Distraint?
The main story of Distraint takes around 3 hrs.
How many GB is Distraint?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("175 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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