Fall of Porcupine
Story-driven adventure about a new doctor at a small-town hospital
Critical Rabbit · Published by Assemble Entertainment · Released Jun 15, 2023
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 733
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Jul 21, 2023
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is Fall of Porcupine?
In this single-player, 2D adventure, you play Finley, a new doctor at St. Ursula's hospital in the town of Porcupine. You explore the hospital and town, choose dialogue responses that affect relationships, and diagnose and treat patients through conversations and minigames as Finley navigates work-life pressures and problems in healthcare.
For you if...
- +you like slow-paced stories about work and relationships
- +you appreciate hand-drawn art and emotional storytelling
- +you enjoy getting to know a town through conversations
Not for you if...
- −you want action rather than conversations and minigames
- −you expect dialogue choices to reshape the main plot
What players say
77% of 733 reviews are positive
Players praise the art, characters, and emotional story. Many criticize the slow pacing, repetitive or awkward treatment minigames, and an ending they find abrupt; some also report bugs and unclear minigame controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Fall of Porcupine system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 (64bit)
- Processor
- Intel i5 Quad-Core
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Using a game controller is highly recommended.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64 Bit)
- Processor
- Intel i5 Quad-Core
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 560
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Using a game controller is highly recommended.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
- Indie
- Cute
- Interactive Fiction
- Emotional
- Choices Matter
- Adventure
- Controller
- Hand-drawn
- 2D
- Singleplayer
- Dialogue Heavy
- Linear
- Colorful
- Cartoony
Recent updates
- Jul 21, 2023 · Fall of Porcupine | Patch #8 | 1.1.13
- Jul 6, 2023 · Fall of Porcupine | Patch #7 | 1.1.12
- Jun 29, 2023 · Fall of Porcupine | Patch #6 | 1.1.11
- Jun 26, 2023 · Fall of Porcupine | Patch #5 | V1.1.10
- Jun 22, 2023 · Fall of Porcupine | Patch #4 | V1.1.8
1 DLC available.
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