Plasmatic

Plasmatic is set in a virtual utopia where society has chosen to live. After waking from the simulation unexpectedly, you must repair its main core so that life as it was lived inside can continue. The system’s AI, SPIRIT, guides you, but as you learn her intentions, you begin to question whether repairing the core is the right goal. Whether it succeeds depends on you.

Repair the core

You use your dexterity, logical thinking and tools to direct flying plasma balls into rotating batteries, matching their colors. To finish each level, you must fill every battery with the required color within a set time. The countdown ends only after all the batteries have been filled, allowing you to move on.

The game has 22 levels, with varied scenes and layouts for constructing puzzles. New tools and systems for moving plasma appear progressively, while obstacles on later levels add to the challenge. You use tools such as the color pistol and gravitron and control the flow of plasma that feeds the core.

Work with SPIRIT

SPIRIT is the voice of Plasmatic’s artificial intelligence. She teaches you how to navigate the area and use the available tools, and can be demanding and blunt. She knows how to repair the system but cannot do the work herself; you can work with your hands but lack her knowledge. Repairing the core is a shared goal: success would restore your access to the life you lived before, while also allowing SPIRIT to keep her own life.

Timed puzzles

Each puzzle must be solved within a short, predetermined time limit. The approaching end of the countdown, along with sound and visual effects, keeps the time pressure present as you coordinate your movements and solve the puzzles. The game presents its story as a warning about threats posed by the technology industry and asks how far society could be changed by its constant technological improvement.