The Gray Man

The Gray Man is a point-and-click adventure about Anthony, a serial killer struggling between his inner world and reality. Through fragments of his memories and traumas, you witness murders, torture and other disturbing events. The story takes about 5–6 hours and follows a linear path through his subconscious, inner demons and the bitter reality around him.

Anthony’s mind

The game shifts between awake and subconscious visual styles, with a closed world to explore by clicking on objects and other elements. You solve puzzles, search for memories and answers, and use your actions to restore Anthony’s suppressed conscience. The game’s rules, level design, controls and interactions can change as his mind shifts, and the Whisperer can influence these changes.

Anthony also acts on his own at times, such as throwing items out of the inventory, while his subconscious can restrict what you are able to interact with. These unusual rules and limitations are part of the game’s portrayal of a chaotic mind caught between reality and the subconscious.

Choices and interaction

You can choose what you consider right or wrong. If you do not help Anthony, the game becomes more challenging; the description also says that making the right choices can keep him from being haunted by feelings of lust. As the plot unfolds, the range of available interactions expands, placing you both as a participant and a spectator in an interactive-film-like story.

Content and endings

The game has a grim audiovisual style and an anxious atmosphere, with depictions of serial killers and their inner world, including blood and nudity. It offers over 15 alternative endings, an in-game score called “Spilled Blood,” cheats and other bonuses.