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| Founded | 2020 |
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| Founders | Rita Lebedeva |
| Headquarters | , Cyprus |
| Website | criticalreflex |
Critical Reflex (stylized in all caps) is an independent video game publisher based in Nicosia, Cyprus. [1] The studio is known for publishing games such as Mouthwashing, No, I'm not a Human , Arctic Eggs and Buckshot Roulette . They are widely recognised for "creepy" and "surreal" aesthetic of their games. [2] [1]
Critical Reflex was founded in 2020, as a fully remote video game publisher that focuses on "experimental, atmospheric, genre-bending titles". [1] The CEO of the company describes it as a publisher that wants to promote a developer's vision long-term, that makes projects "from fans, for fans". [3]
On 20 October 2023, Critical Reflex, a sub-label company CR Channel focused on working with horror games, now included games such as Drowned Lake, Teleforum, Buckshot Roulette and Flawless Abbey. [4] CR Channel was described by company as "haunted television broadcast you tune into by accident at midnight".
On 5 April 2024, the company released a game called Buckshot Roulette on Steam, that originally started as an indie game on Itch.io by Estonian developer Mike Klubnika. [5] The game quickly attracted mass attention, collecting more than 6,000 reviews in 4 days on Steam, with 96% of them being positive, and peaking over 75,000 viewers on Twitch upon its launch. [6]
On 26 September 2024, the video game Mouthwashing developed by Wrong Organ was published on Steam. The game has collected about 1,500 positive reviews in 9 days, achieving a user score of 9.0 on Metacritic, being one of the highest-rated games of 2024. [7] By 20 February 2024, the game has sold 500,000 copies on Steam, winning "Best Narrative" and "Players' Choice" categories in The Horror Game Awards 2024. [8] [9]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Aeon Drive | Windows, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |
| 2022 | How Fish Is Made | Windows |
| 2022 | ORX | Windows |
| 2023 | Teleforum | Microsoft Windows, macOS |
| 2023 | Lunacid | Windows |
| 2024 | Outcast Tales: The First Journey | Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS |
| 2024 | Buckshot Roulette | Windows, Linux |
| 2024 | Arctic Eggs | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 2024 | Mouthwashing | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
| 2024 | THRESHOLD | Windows |
| 2025 | TROLEU | Windows |
| 2025 | No, I'm Not a Human | Windows, macOS |
| 2025 | Tanuki: Pon's Summer | Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| TBA | Militsioner | Windows |
| TBA | Rose and Locket | Windows |