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Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura takes the beloved platforming gameplay from the 80's and 90's and adds an innovative "afterimage" mechanic that allows you to clone the world around you in order to span gaps, create staircases…

19 February 2015

Camera Obscura is an adventure developed by Anteater Games, released 19 February 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Camera Obscura is

Camera Obscura is an adventure game developed by Anteater Games and released in 2015. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Microsoft XNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are a lone photographer on a desperate search. You’ll attempt to summit a ruined tower – a relic of a fanatical sect trying to reach the sun. Face off against dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Camera Obscura launched on 19 February 2015, within three weeks of Ori and the Blind Forest, Life Is Strange, Yakuza 0 and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D.

Released around the same time: Ori and the Blind Forest, Life Is Strange, Yakuza 0, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Camera Obscura come out?
Camera Obscura was released on 19 February 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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