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Plaguetrix

An fmv experiment. Walk down an alley which is a real video recorded in the north east of England avoiding the plague. Time moves when you walk forward but freezes when you move sideways. Anticipate the…

3 October 2025

Plaguetrix is a simulator, released 3 October 2025 on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Plaguetrix is

Plaguetrix was released in 2025. It was published by the voices games. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

An fmv experiment. Walk down an alley which is a real video recorded in the north east of England avoiding the plague. Time moves when you walk forward but freezes when you move sideways. Anticipate the movement of the plague to avoid infection.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Plaguetrix launched on 3 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and Silent Hill f. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, Silent Hill f.

Official trailer

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When did Plaguetrix come out?
Plaguetrix was released on 3 October 2025 for PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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