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Gloom

Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible…

13 April 2017

Gloom is an adventure developed by Hunchback Studio, released 13 April 2017 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Gloom is

Gloom is an adventure game developed by Hunchback Studio and released in 2017. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Gloom launched on 13 April 2017, within three weeks of Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and What Remains of Edith Finch.

Released around the same time: Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, What Remains of Edith Finch.

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When did Gloom come out?
Gloom was released on 13 April 2017 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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