Developer: Acellular
At a glance
7 Steam reviews rate it “Not enough reviews” (71% positive). Released on May 26, 2025 by Acellular. Current price: $3.49.
Description
Become an uncompliant process and fight off the corrupted digital zombies that haunt the crumbling halls of a dying digital world.
Technically a first-person shooter (it's in first person and you shoot things), The Corruption is in feel really a bit more like a liminal or backrooms game, except that you usually also have a grenade launcher to fight zombie-like enemies, instead of always running. Expect crumbling megastructures, bouts of intense combat, unexplained stories, some puzzling and platforming, sometimes meandering maps, and a little glitched Beethoven on your way to four possible endings.
Generally about 4-5 hours long, more to find every secret.
Explore
Generations of updates have corrupted the inhabitants and structures of an dying digital world. Uncover what remains through the messages left for you by those few processes that still survive in the data, while exploring surreal spaces inspired by backrooms, vaporwave and De Chirico.
Destroy
Fight fast-moving zealots and tanky partisans with traps, the Process Termination Grenade Launcher, and well-timed cascading explosions that rip through corrupted structures. But beware, sometimes the system may take away your Process Termination Grenade Launcher, leaving you with only to your wits to escape.
Ascend
It was supposed to be a digital sanctuary. It was supposed to be an escape from the external world. It was supposed to be impossible to degrade its digital perfection... Is it even possible to escape?
Supported languages: english
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System Requirements
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 12 compatible card with 2GB VRAM (e.g. NVIDIA GTX 1050, AMD RX 560)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 3.0 GHz or superior
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3050, AMD RX 6600
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Mac
Linux
User Reviews
I love exploration/megastructure games so I'm happy to have bought it.
You may need to tweak settings to remove visual noise.
Some slight issues with polish (Esc doesn't back out of pause menu) but an enjoyable world to explore and a creative enemy design. Worth the asking price.
Gives a very good first impression with visuals, sound design and atmosphere. However, in a short time all of it becomes annoying as the whole game is based on just a single idea and gets stale. I understand that the level design is supposed to entertain the 'glitched computer system' setting but as it is, you are spending about half of the time just finding your way through.
Very enjoyable game that feels the whole time like you're going out of bounds and breaking the game.
The levels are massive and very well designed, but it must've been a nightmare to playtest!
The platforming is a bit jank along with the combat, but conversely it all seems to come together quite well. One of the more unique games in my collection, recommended by Brutal Zlim aka Zlimbratski.
The game has multiple endings and it took me nearly 8 hours to get 1 of them. I still have no idea what's going on, but I suspect I'll dive back in one day as I enjoyed it so much
Stuff happenend... i think...
Escape digital limbo in this walking sim/platformer with shooter elements.
Interesting enemy design to say the least. But unfortunately hard to hit with your grenade launcher, the only weapon.
Platforming choices are questionable with game-of-life-like morphing platforms.
Checkpoint system is utter garbage. Prepare for a lot of redoing the same passage.
Not a fan of the "escape" levels where you don't have a gun.
Navigation is sometimes difficult due to the weird visuals.
If you like the bizarre visuals, but like proper game design try BLACKSHARD or Venineth.
The vibe and the atmosphere are why i giving this one a thumb up.
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Additional Information
| Developer | Acellular |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Age rating | None |
| Release date | May 26, 2025 |
| User reviews | 71% positive (7) |