
Game
AI: The Somnium Files
85IGDB player score
122 ratings
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An 85 average from its 122 true believers. A visual novel: science fiction, thriller, words that matter, and choices you'll second-guess. No multiplayer, no problem — the campaign carries the whole thing.
About this game
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
AI: The Somnium Files is a mystery adventure and visual novel set in a near-future Tokyo. Players take on the role of Kaname Date, a detective with a secret police unit who investigates crimes using an experimental technology that lets him dive into the dreams of witnesses and suspects. Aided by an artificial intelligence named Aiba housed in his prosthetic eye, Date is drawn into a chilling serial-killer case that begins with a gruesome murder. As he alternates between examining crime scenes and exploring surreal dream worlds for hidden clues, the branching investigation gradually pulls him toward buried secrets connected to his own lost past.
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Game facts
Release date
Sep 17, 2019
Developer
Spike Chunsoft
Publisher
Numskull Games, Spike Chunsoft
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Critic score
86 / 100 (2 reviews)
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