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Mysterium

The official adaptation of the famous board game Mysterium! Mysterium is a cooperative deduction game set in the 1920s in which a ghost guides a group of psychics to uncover a murderer, as well as the weapon…

75 12 January 2017

Mysterium is a card & board game developed by Asmodee Digital, released 12 January 2017 on Android, iOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Mysterium is

Mysterium is a card & board game game developed by Asmodee Digital and released in 2017. It is available on Android, iOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The official adaptation of the famous board game Mysterium! Mysterium is a cooperative deduction game set in the 1920s in which a ghost guides a group of psychics to uncover a murderer, as well as the weapon and location of the murder, using only visual clues. Play as a medium or as the ghost who haunts the halls of the Warwick Manor as he searches for memories surrounding his suspicious death. The ghost's communication with the psychics is limited to visions and dreams represented in the game by beautifully illustrated cards. Cooperate to solve the murder mystery by reading into the ghost’s visions to gather clues in this atmospheric and immersive game.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are kids and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Mysterium holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 52% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 ghz processor single core, 2 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 3000. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Mysterium launched on 12 January 2017, within three weeks of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+.

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Quick answers

Mysterium — frequently asked questions

When did Mysterium come out?
Mysterium was released on 12 January 2017 for Android, iOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Mysterium?
At minimum, Mysterium needs 2 ghz processor single core, 2 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics.

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