Zatorski, Ph.D.

Zatorski, Ph.D. is a psychological adventure with roguelike and visual novel elements, centered on an infinitely lonely old professor whose life and existence are uncertain. You spend time in his thoughts and inner dialogue, where confusion, terror and despair are routine, and something worse may follow.

The professor’s thoughts

You look around the professor’s room or try to make out silhouettes in a white emptiness, listen to classical music and talk to yourself. You consider questions and answer them, recall things that never existed, plan what will never happen and solve problems that do not need solutions. The game focuses on reflection rather than victory or failure, quick reactions, precision, achievements or research.

Puzzles and atmosphere

Puzzle-solving is part of the game, with high difficulty and gameplay intended to unsettle both new and experienced players. Its melancholic atmosphere alternates with episodes of black despair. The game has no save system, which it describes as unnecessary.