AI: The Somnium Files
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 an adventure developed by Spike Chunsoft, released 17 September 2019 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 21.7 hrs to finish.
What AI: The Somnium Files is
AI: The Somnium Files is an adventure game developed by Spike Chunsoft and released in 2019. It was published by Numskull Games. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, mystery, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 45 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
AI: The Somnium Files holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 121 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 21.7 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40 GHz or better, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA@ GeForce@ GTX 460 or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB.
What it launched against
AI: The Somnium Files launched on 17 September 2019, within three weeks of Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019). It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019).
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for AI: The Somnium Files yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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