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Subliminal

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding-edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic…

31 March 2026

Subliminal is an indie developed by Accidental Studios, released 31 March 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Subliminal is

Subliminal is an indie game developed by Accidental Studios and released in 2026. It was published by Gone-Shootin. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Guided by your subconscious, venture deep into your mind and relive some of your most treasured and sacred core memories. Solve perspective and light-based puzzles as you continue through your mind, using your environment, surroundings, and nearby lights and shadows to solve puzzles.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Subliminal launched on 31 March 2026, within three weeks of Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced and Mouse: P.I. For Hire. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced, Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

Official trailer

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When did Subliminal come out?
Subliminal was released on 31 March 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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