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The Remains and The Residue is a story-based linear adventure game where you play the stories and the memories of the famous author Janus Brennhart.
The Remains and The Residue
SteamIt starts with a quiet room. A television flickers. An apartment door creaks open. Something is watching you.
Famous author Janus Brennhart is giving an interview right after his latest book. The interview takes him to old days and stories some of which he doesn’t recall now.
The Remains and The Residue is short atmospheric puzzle-adventure game that invites players to explore stories and memories of the famous author Janus Brennhart. Through fragmented stories, you’ll piece together a narrative where fiction seems to bleed into the real.
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