ASPIS is an atmospheric mystical thriller set in an alternative USSR of the late 80s. You play as a scientist who has lost his family and is involved in a dangerous experiment to create a reality simulation. Explore the cybernetics institute, travel between worlds and encounter a distorted reality

ASPIS - is a mystical thriller set in an alternative USSR in 1989. The main character - Andrey, a cybernetic scientist who lost his wife and daughter after the Chernobyl disaster.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3777800/extras/d6d87dff7e9bac809608c5c1e951c208.poster.avif?t=1750206702" width=428 height=240 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3777800/extras/d6d87dff7e9bac809608c5c1e951c208.webm?t=1750206702" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3777800/extras/d6d87dff7e9bac809608c5c1e951c208.mp4?t=1750206702" type="video/mp4"></video>Hoping to meet his loved ones again, at least in virtual reality, he volunteers to test the ASPIS system. But instead, the hero finds himself drawn into a dangerous experiment, gradually revealing the secrets of the system and his own personal tragedy.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3777800/extras/1283c257fb8d821e2ab79e8d448508b1.poster.avif?t=1750206702" width=454 height=256 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3777800/extras/1283c257fb8d821e2ab79e8d448508b1.webm?t=1750206702" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3777800/extras/1283c257fb8d821e2ab79e8d448508b1.mp4?t=1750206702" type="video/mp4"></video>You will have to explore the cybernetics institute, unravel its mysteries, dive into surreal dimensions, encounter the creations of a distorted consciousness and confront a powerful entity standing behind what is happening.<h2 class="bb_tag" >Key features</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li>Intersection of reality and illusions - travel between three dimensions: the real world, the world of souls and the dream world.</li><li>Unique atmosphere of Soviet retro-futurism – cybernetics institute, OGAS network – analogue of the Internet, old computers, tape recorders, terminals and cold scientific approach to the inexplicable.</li><li>Deep psychological story – research at the institute led to a catastrophe, the boundaries of reality are erased, and the voices of the dead come from the darkness. Who is real here, and who is just an echo of the past?</li><li>Gameplay with elements of research, shooter, and puzzles – solve riddles, analyze archival documents, use terminals and OGAS to reveal the truth about the institute.</li></ul>

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USSR, late 1980s.In an attempt to look beyond the edge of time, Soviet scientists accidentally tore the fabric of reality. ASPIS is a mystical thriller about a system that tried to predict the future… and became a trap for those who looked inside.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3129420/extras/d6d87dff7e9bac809608c5c1e951c208.poster.avif?t=1772830401" width=428 height=240 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3129420/extras/d6d87dff7e9bac809608c5c1e951c208.webm?t=1772830401" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3129420/extras/d6d87dff7e9bac809608c5c1e951c208.mp4?t=1772830401" type="video/mp4"></video>At the center of the story is Andrey, a cybernetics scientist longing to bring back his lost family.Hoping to see his loved ones again, even in virtual reality, he volunteers to test the ASPIS system.But instead, he is drawn into a dangerous experiment, gradually uncovering the secrets of the system — and his own tragedy.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3129420/extras/1283c257fb8d821e2ab79e8d448508b1.poster.avif?t=1772830401" width=454 height=256 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3129420/extras/1283c257fb8d821e2ab79e8d448508b1.webm?t=1772830401" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3129420/extras/1283c257fb8d821e2ab79e8d448508b1.mp4?t=1772830401" type="video/mp4"></video>You will explore the Institute of Cybernetics and descend into surreal dimensions.Face the manifestations of distorted consciousness — and the one who decided to rewrite reality itself.<h2 class="bb_tag" >Key features</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li>The world of the living, the world of souls, and the world of dreams — three sides of one catastrophe.</li><li>Soviet retrofuturism — the Institute of Cybernetics, the OGAS network (the Soviet analogue of the Internet), old computers, tape recorders, terminals, and a cold scientific approach to the inexplicable.</li><li>A story that intertwines the fates of volunteers, the secrets of the institute, and the philosophy of chaos — showing that trying to hold on to the past destroys reality itself.</li><li>Gameplay combines exploration, shooting, and puzzle-solving — uncover documents, analyze archives, and use OGAS to reveal the truth about the institute.</li><li>A philosophy of ambiguous choice — between life and the illusion created by the system itself.</li></ul>