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Droste Effect

Explore the peculiar tale of Droste Effect, a captivating 2D puzzle game. Confront the mysterious past of your new home with Alexandra, uncover secrets, and manage your sanity in an intense adventure…

26 September 2024

Droste Effect is an adventure developed by ParasomniasGames, released 26 September 2024 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Droste Effect is

Droste Effect is an adventure game developed by ParasomniasGames and released in 2024. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on RPG Maker XP.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game follows a girl named Alexandra, who moves to a new house in the Swiss countryside with her family. The house is beautiful, with stunning views and a cozy, intimate atmosphere. However, as Alex begins to settle down, she begins to notice strange happenings around her, like what she believes to be vivid dreams about the house's past. Alex will soon find herself forced to uncover the truth, living a bizarre adventure to find out more. Through the memories, Alex will realize that the distant past of the house is closer to her than she thought. Will she be able to escape and get her present back?
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Droste Effect launched on 26 September 2024, within three weeks of Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Astro Bot and Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Released around the same time: Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Official trailer

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When did Droste Effect come out?
Droste Effect was released on 26 September 2024 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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