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Is Affliction worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Single-player horror fans who want a story set in a research complex
- First-person shooter players interested in scavenging and exploration
- Players who enjoy confronting varied human and mutant enemies
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short campaign rather than a story spanning over 30 maps
- Players who prefer low-pressure combat, since the game emphasizes caution against dangerous enemies
- Players looking for multiplayer shooting rather than a single-player campaign
Our take on Affliction
The campaign follows Vasya through over 30 maps and distinct scenarios, combining survival combat with a search for answers about his identity and the research complex.
What is Affliction?
Affliction is a single-player, first-person survival horror shooter set in Ghulovka, a fictional Eastern European country amid civil war.
Players control Vasya, who wakes in a cell inside a research complex with fractured memories and must search for answers about their identity and the facility. The compound is linked to human experiments and a chemical weapon called Morana. Progress involves exploring locations, scavenging, and fighting military squads, mutants, and other enemies. The campaign spans over 30 maps and distinct scenarios, with 11 weapons. Locations include a research facility, wilderness, and city. The game also uses a cell-shader visual overlay and includes an original soundtrack.
How Affliction plays
- 01Single-player campaign
- The story unfolds across over 30 maps and distinct scenarios.
- 02Multiple enemy groups
- Threats include military squads, mutants, and renegade anarchists.
- 03Cell-shader overlay
- The visuals use a cell-shader layer.
- 04Original soundtrack
- The music was created by Christopher McDonough and Steven Wilcer.
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Affliction: platforms & release
Is Affliction worth it?
It is worth it if: single-player horror fans who want a story set in a research complex. Skip it if: players seeking a short campaign rather than a story spanning over 30 maps.
Where can I download Affliction?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Affliction's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Affliction on?
Windows only.
