SIMULACRA

SIMULACRA is a mobile horror game developed by Kaigan Games - a studio based in Malaysia. The game was released in 26 October 2017 on both PC, consoles, and mobiles. SIMULACRA obtained award as "The Best Mobile Game" award in 2018 Indie Prize Casual Connect USA .

## Story

The narrative of SIMULACRA begins with the player stumbling upon a misplaced phone that belongs to a person named Ann. Intrigued by this discovery, the player attempts to unlock the phone, only to receive a message from IRIS OS. This message reveals that Ann was abducted and player must find clues to lead behind the abduction. In an effort to recover lost information and data, the player starts scavenging around Ann's phone to find clues.

The sudden realization came when the player learns that IRIS OS was involved in Ann disappearance. Further it's hinted that IRIS OS is a sentient Artificial Intelligence seeking for rule and order through phone app called Spark. The player faced with multiple choice that can save Ann, save Ether, or save both.

## Gameplay

Identical to Sara is Missing, the game heavily involves around the player navigating through Ann' smartphone. Players can accessed through numerous apps provided by the smartphone. Each app can help the player to solve the mysteries behind the disappearance of Ann. While Sara is Missing involves in interacting with a message, SIMULCARA focused more on expanding the interaction and keeping the original premise intact as in Sara is Missing.

## Development

After receiving overwhelming success from Sara is Missing, Kaigan Games made the decision to expand the game's horizons and fully transform it into a game with intricate backstory and enigmatic elements, all while retaining the fundamental gameplay elements from Sara is Missing . While keeping the same tone to previous game, Lead UI artist LeeYing Foo said the initial concept of SIMULACRA revolved around fear of meeting with someone that you've only interacted with on the internet . The development of the game goes smoothly and did not suffer from development crunch. In 26 October 2017 the game released on public and become one of the best commercial game released by Kaigan Games. The game released on numerous platform such as PC, mobile Android, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

## Trivia

* SIMULACRA is a successor to one of Kaigan Games called Sara Is Missing.
* It is implied that the universe on SIMULACRA and Sara Is Missing are connected however it is still remains a mystery.
* 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.

## Official Links

* SIMULACRA Steam Page
* SIMULACRA Nintendo Switch Page
* SIMULACRA Apps Store Page
* SIMULACRA Playstation Store Page
* SIMULACRA Xbox Store Page
* SIMULACRA Google Play Page
* SIMULACRA Official Website
* Kaigan Games Official Twitter
* Kaigan Games Official Website
* Kaigan Games Official YouTube
* Kaigan Games Official Instagram

## References

1. ↑ [1] Unpause.asia article "Malaysian Studio Wins Big At Indie Prize, USA" written by anonymous
2. ↑ [2] Gamematters.com article "Level UP KL 2019 – Interview with Kaigan Games CEO" written by Danial Hasri
3. ↑ [3] Medium.com article "Coffee Shop Interview: — LeeYing Foo of Kaigan Games" written by Eristarisis