Anomaly Investigations
A downloadable game for Windows
Inspired by games like Observation Duty and The Exit 8.
Dive into the depths of Anomaly Investigations, where you step into the shoes of a "volunteer" investigator tasked with unraveling the secrets of a mysterious underground hallway. Delve into the heart of the unknown as you navigate through a seemingly endless corridors, each time uncovering new anomalies and unexplained phenomena. With every loop, the truth inches closer, challenging your wit and determination and observational skills in this dangerous journey of discovery and intrigue.
Controls:
WASD movement
Mouse to look around
Left Shift to run
Left click on mouse to Interact
Escape, P, M, to pause the game
Gamepad:
Left Stick movement
Right Stick to look around
Right Trigger to run
[X, A, Square, "X"] to interact
Options button to pause the game
As requested, a demo is now available! It has 5 unique anomalies in it that are not in the full game. This way, you'll get a spoiler free experience and get to see something new in the full game. Depending on RNG, the anomalies in the demo can repeat since there's so few of them. In the full game, you will not see any repeat anomalies until you correctly identify every last one. (And your progress will be saved in the full version as well.)
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
- Update to version 1.2May 01, 2024
- Update to version 1.1.1 and IGDB approval!Apr 24, 2024
- Update to version 1.1Apr 20, 2024
- Update to version 1.0.3Apr 19, 2024
- Demo added!Apr 16, 2024
Comments
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This game is not worth $5. While the overall vibe and some anomalies I have seen may be interesting, it is very buggy and gives ridiculous load to my RTX 3070, more than some AA games.
Very annoying bugs that made me drop the playthrough:
- blue skateboard shadow behind fence makes skateboard look levitating
- when you revert your decision with switch and select it back it doesn't register correctly. Example: You see anomaly, press the switch, revert the decision, then press it again = anomaly doesn't get reported (despite switch being in a "report" state).
- no death screen, look very cheap.
- most anomalies are very obscure
I don not recommend this game. It would be rather nice free game, or $1 game. But the quality is just not there. There are many free games on itch that are made much better.
I'm sorry that you're having troubles with the game.
I'm not sure why you're having troubles with the game on an RTX 3070. I have an older RTX 2060 6GB video card and it runs perfectly fine on it. (That's also the card I developed it on.) Maybe you're having some kind of a driver issue? I'm not too sure on that one. I do not believe it to be a very demanding game as far as graphics go.
There is no blue skateboard in the game. What you're referring to is a blue hoverboard that's inspired by the ones found in the movie Back to the Future 2. (It's a small easter egg because of my user name being McFlyGold) So, it's supposed to be floating. ;)
I'm curious about the switch not working. I haven't had any reported problems with it so far. I'll have to look into that to see if there's something wrong there on my end.
As far a a "death screen". When you "die", I think it's pretty obvious that you did something wrong in the game. I didn't feel the need to add the text "you died" on the screen. But I'm sorry that you think it looks "cheap".
Yes, some of the anomalies are obscure. That's intentional. The game was designed to make you try and pay attention to small details. In my opinion, if all the anomalies were obvious, the game would be too easy. AI was inspired by a few other games and they all have some anomalies that are difficult to notice unless you're paying attention.
I'm sorry that you did not enjoy the game. That's why I added a free demo for people to try out before buying the full game. Maybe this style of game doesn't fit your interests? Either way, I honestly do appreciate you taking the time to leave feedback on your experience.
-McFlyGold
Game runs good, it just gives some ridiculous load to GPU, making it jump to more than 75% load and spinning fans at max speed.
Also about the switch, I think I confirmed this behavior twice with the guy who's looking from behind red door (in gas mask). Report - cancel - report again - proceed to decontamination => back to lvl 0.
Would be cool to have a demo available! :)
I'll see what I can do about that. :)
Thank you!
As you requested, I worked all night and added a demo. It has 5 unique anomalies that are not found in the full game! Thanks for the interest and the suggestion! I appreciate your time! Have fun! :)
Thank you very much! I really appreciate your devotion, best of everything to you!