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Paradigm

"Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, who's past comes back to haunt him in the form of a…

87 5 April 2017

Paradigm is an adventure developed by Jacob Janerka, released 5 April 2017 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Paradigm is

Paradigm is an adventure game developed by Jacob Janerka and released in 2017. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Visionaire.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Paradigm’s unfortunate life begins at DUPA genetics, a company who sells prodigy children to the rich and powerful who don’t want to leave their inheritance to their poor excuse for biological children. Something went wrong during Paradigm’s growing process and he was left horribly mutated. To save their reputation, DUPA dumped the hideous infant in a nearby post Neo-Soviet abandoned town, forcing him to fend for himself. Paradigm didn’t let this get him down and found solace in music. He dreams of becoming the best electronic music artist the world has ever seen! Unfortunately his past is set to catch up with him and he must reluctantly step up as the world’s saviour. When really he just…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 18 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Paradigm holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 16 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz (Dual Core), 2 GB RAM and OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended). 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 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Paradigm launched on 5 April 2017, within three weeks of Mass Effect: Andromeda, What Remains of Edith Finch, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect: Andromeda, What Remains of Edith Finch, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Paradigm — frequently asked questions

When did Paradigm come out?
Paradigm was released on 5 April 2017 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Paradigm?
At minimum, Paradigm needs 2 GHz (Dual Core), 2 GB RAM, OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended) graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Paradigm?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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