SIMULACRA 2

**SIMULACRA 2** is a mobile horror game developed by Kaigan Games - a studio based in Malaysia. The game was released in 12 December 2019 on mobile and 30 January 2020 on PC. The game is second installment to SIMULACRA franchise and uncover the mystery in digital age.

## Story

With the mystery of SIMULACRA going deeper, an acquaintance with Detective Murilo must uncover the mysterious case of Maya Crane after rumors that the case intentionally closed by the authority. You and Detective Murilo decided to grab Maya's smartphone and find clues behind the death of Maya Crane. What they find is a cult based on the dangerous technology. Now it's up for them to save others before they are deleted from existence.

## Gameplay

Identical to previous installment, the game heavily involves around the player navigating through Ann' smartphone. Players can accessed through numerous apps provided by the smartphone. SIMULACRA 2 dives deeper in the mystery of the Maya Crane along with many apps connected to each other. Each app can help the player to solve the mysteries behind the disappearance of Maya.

## Characters

* **Maya**, an upcoming influencer that died for unknown reason.
* **The Detective/Reporter**, the main protagonist along with Detective Murilo solving Maya's case.
* **Detective Murilo**, Senior police officer that in charge of Department of Obscure Phenomena (DOOP).
* **Arya**, a beauty blogger known for being good friends with Maya.
* **Rex**. a mysterious person known for his bad rep in Kimera.
* **Mina**, a musician who use someone's life to become famous.
* **TRM**, an organization notorious for boosting service to influencers with the price of their soul.
* **The Rippleman,** the main antagonist of SIMULACRA 2, haunting everyone who use Kimera

## Development

With the overwhelming success of SIMULACRA 1, Kaigan games decided to expand the story of the game by creating sequel to SIMULACRA. Kaigan Games wanted to create a game with different experience and sharing the same dilemma of internet users. According to lead and UI artist of Kaigan Games LeeYing Foo, SIMULACRA 2 emphasize on digital horror of overvalue individual's online or digital persona leading to irrational decisions . On 31st October 2019 Kaigan Games released a teaser for SIMULACRA on Steam looking for journalist to solve the death of an influencer . The teaser announced its release on 12th December 2019 however while working on the game Kaigan Games received huge obstacle leading to delay of the game. The delay caused by localizing issue that the team must fix as soon as possible . On 31st January 2020 the game released on public and garnering very positive review on Steam.

## Trivia

* There are conspiracy theory regarding about Gateway 31, it is unknown who exactly Gateway 31 is and they can be found in SIMULACRA 1 and 2
	+ It is also implied Gateway 31 is the one who responsible for the creation of SIMULACRA.
* According to lead and UI artist of Kaigan Games LeeYing Foo, SIMULACRA 2 emphasize on digital horror of overvalue individual's online or digital persona leading to irrational decisions .

## Official Links

* SIMULACRA 2 Steam Page
* SIMULACRA 2 Google Play Page
* SIMULACRA Official Website
* Kaigan Games Official Twitter
* Kaigan Games Official Website
* Kaigan Games Official YouTube
* Kaigan Games Official Instagram

## Gallery

Detective Murilo briefing with The Detective/ReporterClassified data of Maya's death infoMaya's phone glitching out
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1] Medium.com article "Coffee Shop Interview: — LeeYing Foo of Kaigan Games" written by Eristarisis
2. ↑ [2] "Please, Help Us Solve Maya Crane's Crime!" via Steam.com
3. ↑ [3] Delay announcement on Steam.com