Illusion: A Tale of the Mind
Embark on a journey like no other that traverses the psyches of a faded father and a devious killer, as Emma fights to muster the courage to save her father from a wicked illusionist's mind.
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June 1, 2018
8 years and 64 days ago
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Mostly Positive29 reviews75.9%
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7 itemsAbout the Game
Illusion is a puzzle exploration game set in the ambience of the early 1920’s Parisian cabaret.
Step into the shoes of a young girl named Emma and live her adventures as she is trapped inside the mind of a mad man.
Embark on her journey through the mind’s-eye of her captors, living in a fractured world of old memories and festering wounds, that paradoxically reveals itself to be also a place of great beauty and intrigue.
Embrace the Illusion!
Step into the shoes of a young girl named Emma and live her adventures as she is trapped inside the mind of a mad man.
Embark on her journey through the mind’s-eye of her captors, living in a fractured world of old memories and festering wounds, that paradoxically reveals itself to be also a place of great beauty and intrigue.
Embrace the Illusion!
Features:
- A sinister and touching story
- Breath-taking mind’s-eye levels
- Beauty and death melded via surrealist inspired art
- Dark tale scarred by the Great War
- Taste the horror of war and fragility of life
