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Spectral Filter

Spectral Filter is a short horror game developed by Austin Schaeffer over the span of about 2 months with an original soundtrack by Cyrus Byrd.

1 March 2023

Spectral Filter is an adventure developed by Austin Schaeffer, released 1 March 2023 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Spectral Filter is

Spectral Filter is an adventure game developed by Austin Schaeffer and released in 2023. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The technician before you was unable to process the body, and failed to report the issue for nearly 17 hours. As a result, the site has become increasingly hazardous. Find the filter they left behind and use it to process the deceased. You are the only person expected to be present. Avoid anything that suggests otherwise.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Spectral Filter launched on 1 March 2023, within three weeks of Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Metroid Prime Remastered and Octopath Traveler II.

Released around the same time: Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Metroid Prime Remastered, Octopath Traveler II.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Spectral Filter come out?
Spectral Filter was released on 1 March 2023 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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