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[Review] Cryostasis Sleep of Reason

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Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason is a First-person psychological horror game. Running on the AtmosFear engine , developed by Ukrainian studio Action Forms , known for other titles such as Chasm: the Rift and Vivisector: Beast within . It was published in Russia by 1C Company in December 2008 with a global release in 2009. Due to licensing issues, disagreements, and even legal battles, between Action Forms and 1C Company , the game was pulled from all storefronts in 2013. This made it impossible to get through official means. The only way to experience it today is shady key resellers or resort to archived copies preserved only thanks to piracy. Who is the Cryostasis IP holder today is unclear. The consensus is that in the dispute 1C lost the rights to Action Forms, as 1C had to pull the game out of their own store. But we have no confirmation. On top of that, the studio split up shortly after, forming another company focused on mobile devices, Tatem Games . Nonetheless, Action Forms

[Review] Project Zomboid

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Project Zomboid is an isometric zombie survival game with an emphasis on player freedom, RPG elements and simulation. Developed by Indie Stone , released in early access in November 2013. This is a review for the beta build 41, accessible via the game properties beta tab on steam. Build 41, released in November 2020, is the largest update the game ever received, with a complete overhaul to the base code. Facilitation modding, multiplayer net coding, and several new features that were lacking before it. Work on this build began in 2015, developed simultaneously to other builds that shipped to the public in the meantime. /// Premise Set in Knox exclusion zone, Kentucky 1993, after the initial zombie outbreak caused by a disease of unknown origin. As a customized survivor with its profession and traits, your goal is to survive this evolving world and the ever-growing hordes of infected. /// Structure The game doesn't have a fixed structure outside of the basic survival loop. It fall