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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 Russian [1] video game publisher based in Nicosia, Cyprus. [2] 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. [3] [2]
Critical Reflex was founded in 2020, as a fully remote video game publisher that focuses on "experimental, atmospheric, genre-bending titles". [2] 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". [4]
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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]
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. [8] 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. [9] [10]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Aeon Drive | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |
| 2022 | How Fish Is Made | Windows |
| ORX | Windows | |
| 2023 | Teleforum | Windows, macOS |
| Lunacid | Windows | |
| 2024 | Outcast Tales: The First Journey | Linux, Windows, macOS |
| Buckshot Roulette | Windows, Linux, Xbox Series X/S | |
| Arctic Eggs | Windows, macOS, Linux | |
| Mouthwashing | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
| THRESHOLD | Windows | |
| 2025 | TROLEU | Windows |
| No, I'm Not a Human | Windows, macOS | |
| Eclipsium | Windows | |
| CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs | Windows, macOS | |
| 2026 | Tanuki: Pon's Summer | Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| Inkblood | Windows | |
| TBA | Militsioner | Windows |
| SCP:Valravn | Windows | |
| Rose and Locket | Windows | |
| Burden Street Station | Windows | |
| Being and Becoming | Windows | |
| Drowned Lake | Windows | |
| HEAVY AS STONE | Windows | |
| Altered Alma | Windows | |
| GIMMIKO | Windows | |
| Deadlock Station | Windows | |
| IRONHIVE | Windows | |
| Regular Home Renovation Simulator | Windows | |
| iDET | Windows | |
| Freaked Fleapit | Windows | |
| Flawless Abbey | Windows | |
| Complex SKY | Windows |