Affliction

Affliction is a first-person game set amid a civil war in the fictional Eastern European country of Ghulovka. You play as Vasya, a patient plagued by nightmares and fractured memories, who wakes in a cell inside a research facility where grim human experiments are taking place. With no memory of why they are there, Vasya must survive a catastrophe, seek answers about their identity and uncover the complex’s purpose.

The Triglav Complex

The Triglav Complex is an abandoned Cold War-era Soviet military research base originally used to develop weapons. It is operating again with a similar purpose: the facility has spent years designing Morana, a highly dangerous and classified chemical weapon that has become too difficult to control. Its containment has been breached.

You explore locations including a research facility, dark wilderness and desolate city. Exploration can be rewarding, but it can also be unforgiving. The game presents human experimentation, biological manipulation and chemical warfare through a frightening atmosphere and storyline.

Enemies and combat

You face military death squads tasked with purging the area, mutants hunting for food, renegade anarchists attempting to resist and other enemies. The game includes dozens of monsters, mutants and other foes, as well as 11 weapons. Combat is intense and challenging, and the game calls for caution in every choice.

Campaign and presentation

The single-player campaign spans over 30 maps and distinct scenarios. Its original soundtrack was created by artists Christopher McDonough and Steven Wilcer, and its visuals include a cell-shader graphical overlay.