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Subject 13

Subject 13 is the new adventure game developed by Paul Cuisset—the man behind "Flashback", "Future Wars: Adventures in Time" and "Moto Racer" - in partnership with Microïds. This is a true adventure game. It…

66 28 May 2015

Subject 13 is an adventure developed by Microids, released 28 May 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Subject 13 is

Subject 13 is an adventure game developed by Microids and released in 2015. It was published by Gravity Europe SAS. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Subject 13, you'll play Franklin Fargo, a quiet physics professor. Franklin has led a lonely and bitter existence ever since his fiancée Sophie died. She was killed in a holdup in which he was supposed to be the victim. One morning, he wakes up in the middle of an underground scientific facility that has been abandoned. His only link with the outside world is a voice that calls him "Subject 13". His goal: Escape from the place he's trapped in, and learn more about why he's been imprisoned.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Subject 13 holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 27% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Subject 13 launched on 28 May 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm and Project CARS. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm, Project CARS.

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When did Subject 13 come out?
Subject 13 was released on 28 May 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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