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As a bodiless consciousness, take over robots and devices across a sci-fi facility to bypass hazards and solve problems your way.
Released 22 Jul 2022
Possess Enemy Robots
Jump Through Cameras
Upgrade Your Robot
Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!
Developed by MindThunk · Published by MindThunk
You play as a disembodied consciousness moving through a sci-fi facility. Rather than relying on one body, you can possess robots and other devices, each with different abilities and limitations.
Explore rooms, gather information, hack machinery, and deal with hostile machines by sneaking, fighting, manipulating objects, or finding another route. You can also chain between devices, such as cameras, to reach places your current host cannot.
Ego is used to take control of certain machines and fuel other actions. Upgrade your main robot, BUG 22, by collecting disks and worms that unlock and improve abilities, then combine those tools with the environment to tackle obstacles.
Reviewers often enjoy the machine-possession system and the freedom to combine devices, abilities, stealth, combat, and environmental objects to reach objectives. Many also praise the open-ended level design, especially as the game opens up later, along with its dry sci-fi humor. Some reviewers find the opening slow or confusing, and others report awkward movement, frustrating puzzles, or resource-related dead ends.
Warning: This game will mess with your mind.
Put aside your gaming preconceptions and embrace the unique experience that is Ctrl Alt Ego.
Play the role of yourself, minus your body.
Transmit yourself between bots and devices and exploit the innovative mechanics to solve problems your way.
Explore a deep, nonlinear, interconnected world, evocative of 70s/80s era low-budget British sci-fi television.
Shoot, sneak or get creative, be pacifist or executor.
Enjoy a darkly farcical story about the future of human consciousness.
If you enjoy immersive sims, there's every chance you'll enjoy this.
If you don't know what an immersive sim is, but you enjoy thinking for yourself and solving puzzles with no preordained solution, this game is for you.
If you're an experienced gamer looking for a fresh, engrossing experience, you just found it!
There's no inventory... the environment itself is your always-available on-demand diegetic inventory.
There is no 'player death' in Ctrl Alt Ego. Your invincible, disembodied ego always lives on. If your current host is toast, pick another and carry on:
(There is a traditional save/load facility too, in case you refuse to accept who you are)
Once you've ctrl'd a robot, it is yours to keep. Amass an army and bring it with you:
Use robots to get around the old fashioned way, or 'hop' from one side of an area to another in a near-instant:
Key art and logo by @ROLLINKUNZ
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 45 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
