Paradigm
A surreal point-and-click adventure with a candy-vomiting sloth antagonist
Jacob Janerka · Released Apr 5, 2017
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 1,029
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Jun 23, 2017
Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)
What is Paradigm?
This single-player, 2D adventure takes place in Krusz, a post-apocalyptic Eastern European country. You explore, talk to its inhabitants, and interact with objects as a mutant electronic musician whose past at a genetics company catches up with him.
For you if...
- +you enjoy traditional adventure puzzles and exploring dialogue options
- +you like retro science fiction and grotesque characters
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced action rather than a conversation-driven adventure
- −you prefer grounded stories without crude or dark humor
What players say
95% of 1,029 reviews are positive
Players praise the comic dialogue, character interactions, artwork, and synth music. A recent reviewer finds the humor inconsistent and the game short.
Screenshots and trailer
Paradigm system requirements
Minimum: OpenGL 2.0 compatible wit…, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Paradigm?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista/7
- Processor
- 2 GHz (Dual Core)
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- mouse
Recommended
- OS
- Windows Vista/7/10
- Processor
- Intel Core I3
- Graphics
- 1 GB dedicated graphics
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- mouse
Does Paradigm have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Paradigm run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Paradigm use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Point & Click
- Indie
- Comedy
- Surreal
- Funny
- Great Soundtrack
- Singleplayer
- Story Rich
- 2D
- Sci-fi
- Atmospheric
- Puzzle
- Epic
Recent updates
- May 30, 2017 · New Update and OST!
- May 30, 2017 · New Update and OST!
1 DLC available.
