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Splice

Splice is a puzzler where you are microbes that you "splice" to create a specific strand structure in a few amount of moves.

65 13 June 2012

Splice is an indie developed by Cipher Prime Studios, released 13 June 2012 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Android and iOS. The main story takes about 1.9 hrs to finish.

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What Splice is

Splice is an indie game developed by Cipher Prime Studios and released in 2012. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 16 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Splice holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1.9 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 3.0GHz Pentium4 or 1.2 GHz Core2 Duo, 2GB Ram and Shader Model 3 Compatible. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Splice launched on 13 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line and Spelunky. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Splice — frequently asked questions

When did Splice come out?
Splice was released on 13 June 2012 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Splice?
At minimum, Splice needs 3.0GHz Pentium4 or 1.2 GHz Core2 Duo, 2GB Ram, Shader Model 3 Compatible graphics, 250MB of storage.
How long does it take to beat Splice?
The main story of Splice takes around 1.9 hrs.
How many GB is Splice?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("250MB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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