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Self

A Kafkaesque suspense text-based adventure game. Boundaries between dream, reality, memory, and truth are all diffuse. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your Self back in this…

15 January 2020

Self is an adventure developed by doBell, released 15 January 2020 on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Self is

Self is an adventure game developed by doBell and released in 2020. It was published by indienova. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A Kafkaesque suspense text-based adventure game. Boundaries between dream, reality, memory, and truth are all diffuse. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your Self back in this introspective journey?
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Self launched on 15 January 2020, within three weeks of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Journey to the Savage Planet and Metro Exodus: Sam's Story. It arrived 3 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Journey to the Savage Planet, Metro Exodus: Sam's Story.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Self come out?
Self was released on 15 January 2020 for Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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