Microscopic

Microscopic is a single-player, story-driven, top-down adventure set inside a human body in 2066. You play as VENTURE, the first prototype AI nanobot designed to seek out defective sentient nanomachines and investigate why earlier versions failed. As VENTURE travels through a corrupted body, it looks for a way to communicate with MOTHER, the sole sentient AI corruptor in the microscopic world.

The microscopic world

Nanotechnology has become widespread, giving people the chance to live almost immortally, with lifespans that may exceed 300 years. Some nanomachines developed sentience, while others gradually adopted similar behaviours inside human bodies. After these defective machines began causing harm and erratic behaviour, scientists moved to terminate them. Dr. Hsu, a pioneer of nanomachines, created VENTURE to seek out the defective machines and uncover clues to their failures.

You explore microscopic environments and encounter viruses, bacteria and nanobot probes. The game features hand-drawn, animated organisms and other lifeforms.

Explore and survive

You evade hostile encounters, shrink and protect yourself as you make your way through the body. You also solve puzzles and interact with Dr. Hsu and other characters. Atmospheric music and ambient sounds accompany the journey.