Paradigm

Paradigm is a point-and-click adventure set in the surreal, post-apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. You play as Paradigm, a mutant who dreams of becoming a great electronic music artist, but must reluctantly step up as the world’s saviour when his past catches up with him. He would rather finish his latest EP.

Paradigm’s past

Paradigm was born at DUPA genetics, a company that sells prodigy children to wealthy people who do not want to leave their inheritance to their biological children. Something went wrong while he was growing, leaving him horribly mutated. To protect its reputation, DUPA abandoned him in a nearby post-Neo-Soviet town, where he had to fend for himself. He found comfort in music, but his past returns in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Strange encounters

Along the way, Paradigm meets an array of unusual characters, including a psychopathic superhero, an evil sloth, a secretary knight and a glam metal cult leader pug. The game also features dark humour and mature content, including helping a local drug addict and going on a date with a toaster.

A post-apocalyptic world

The story takes place in 2026, in a world where dial-up is back in fashion. Krusz reflects what people in the 1970s and 1980s imagined the future would look like, with large supercomputers, space-age furniture and floppy disks that can save the world. The game has surreal 2D graphics.