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Phantom Doctrine

Set in 1983 during the Cold War, Phantom Doctrine is an alternate history thriller in which players lead The Cabal, a secret organization dedicated to fighting a global conspiracy committed to controlling the…

75 14 August 2018

Phantom Doctrine is an adventure developed by CreativeForge Games, released 14 August 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Phantom Doctrine is

Phantom Doctrine is an adventure game developed by CreativeForge Games and released in 2018. It was published by Forever Entertainment S.A.. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in 1983 during the Cold War, Phantom Doctrine is an alternate history thriller in which players lead The Cabal, a secret organization dedicated to fighting a global conspiracy committed to controlling the world by pitting world leaders and nations against one another. Throughout secret missions, classified files investigations and enemy agent interrogations, peel off layers upon layers of a sinister plot and save the world from a somber future. If you can.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 47 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Phantom Doctrine holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD Phenom II X4 965 or equivalent, 6 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Intel HD 620 / Radeon HD 5770. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 35GB. 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

Phantom Doctrine launched on 14 August 2018, within three weeks of Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, Dead Cells, Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition and The Messenger. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, Dead Cells, Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition, The Messenger.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Phantom Doctrine — frequently asked questions

When did Phantom Doctrine come out?
Phantom Doctrine was released on 14 August 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Phantom Doctrine?
At minimum, Phantom Doctrine needs Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD Phenom II X4 965 or equivalent, 6 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Intel HD 620 / Radeon HD 5770 graphics, 35 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Phantom Doctrine?
The PC version needs about 35 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("35 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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