AdventureFit check
Is PROXIMATE worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy narrative mysteries built around environmental investigation
- Players who prefer reconstructing events from scattered clues
- Players interested in stories about uncertain technology and a deep-sea research facility
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking extended exploration may find the 90-minute assignment restrictive.
- Players who prefer clear and dependable guidance may find the visor’s limited information frustrating.
- Players looking for combat-focused gameplay may not find the investigation-led structure suitable.
Our take on PROXIMATE
Rather than using technology to clarify the environment, the game makes its visor an uncertain source of information. Progress depends on combining partial text, proximity, and audio clues, replacing straightforward investigation with interpretation.
What is PROXIMATE?
Examine Neuras’s underwater facility after the Melbourne startup stops communicating with its investors, then retrieve the company’s research.
An image-reading visor offers sparse details, and its output can fall short of what the investigation requires. Navigate by combining written records, distance readings, and environmental sounds into a picture of the lab’s layout. Gather messages exchanged by the research staff and reconstruct the circumstances behind the site’s collapse. The assignment lasts 90 minutes and includes telephone calls from a supervisor voiced by Luke Austin. The case centers on Neuras’s attempt to place AI drives in recently deceased bodies, creating a workforce, as well as the SONA visor, a separate project associated with the contractor’s employer.
How PROXIMATE plays
- 01Limited-information visor
- Its image recognition offers sparse guidance, making other environmental clues part of the investigation.
- 02Environmental clue gathering
- Text, proximity readings, and sounds contribute to mapping the facility.
- 03Research chat logs
- Collected messages provide evidence for reconstructing what happened to the team.
- 04Timeboxed assignment
- The contractor’s investigation is set within a 90-minute assignment.
- 05Manager calls
- The contractor receives calls from a manager voiced by Luke Austin.
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PROXIMATE: platforms & release
Is PROXIMATE worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy narrative mysteries built around environmental investigation. Skip it if: players seeking extended exploration may find the 90-minute assignment restrictive.
Where can I download PROXIMATE?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens PROXIMATE's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is PROXIMATE on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
