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Life & fun · February 18, 2016

Californium

Explore shifting realities as a writer looking for the truth

Californium launched on February 18, 2016 with 70 votes, #910 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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What it does

Taking the form of a first-person experience of a bad trip, Californium pays homage to sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick by transporting you into the life of a writer searching for his own identity. Explore, solve the riddles and conduct your investigation. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ?

“This is a smart, gorgeously presented game, novel and peculiar.” Rock Paper Shotgun “An ode to Philip K.Dick and to the science fiction genre.” Gameblog “The '60s retrofuture aesthetic is beautiful to play through.” Motherboard You can use this widget-maker to generate a bit of HTML that can be embedded in your website to easily allow customers to purchase this game onfrom store.steampowered.com

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