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Oct 27, 2026·Jordan Freeman Group·
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A forgotten cult classic shooter set in an alternate history 1950s Soviet Kyiv, most of the city's population has mysteriously vanished, and horrific monsters roam its abandoned streets. Can you uncover the cause of the catastrophe and set things right?

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About You Are Empty: Absolute Edition

What's New in the Absolute Edition

You Are Empty has been revitalized for modern systems, with fixes, new features, and QoL additions, including all the official localizations. Our team carefully went through the entire game whilst faithfully preserving the intent of the original You Are Empty release.

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General Improvements

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Achievements
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Controller support for modern and legacy controllers with 3 presets to choose from, thanks to SDL
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Fixed countless rendering bugs and crashes that were present in the original release
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Improved loading times by ~800%

Engine Upgrades

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Full support for all modern resolutions, and updated the game code to support every widescreen resolutionThe game HUD, menus, weapons, and videos are no longer stretched, and adapt to any resolution

Quality of Life Options

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Togglable HUD via hotkey
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Automatically fade out the HUD when not shooting
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Reduced camera bobbing
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SprintingNote: This was added due to criticism of the original release's walk speed being too slow.You Are Empty was not originally designed with sprinting in mind. There might be some instances where pacing is off while this option is enabled.

About the Game

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In an alternate history 1950s Soviet Kyiv, most of the city's population has mysteriously vanished, and uncontrollable, horrific monsters roam its abandoned streets.

Fate has brought you face to face with the ominous emptiness of a dead city that watches its only visitor with unwavering attention. Face bizarre enemies born from propaganda, science, and madness as you uncover the truth behind the catastrophe, and try to make things right.

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Features

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Explore surreal locations across an alternate history Soviet Union, including collective farms, the Metro, an opera house, city rooftops, secret laboratories, and more.
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Use an arsenal of classic weapons, including the C96 Broomhandle pistol, PPSh submachine gun, Mosin rifle, double barrel shotgun, Molotov cocktails, and experimental retrofuturistic weaponry.
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Distinctive, grotesque enemies inspired by Soviet themes.
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Experience one of Eastern Europe's most unusual cult FPS titles, faithfully revitalized for modern systems.
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