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The Medium

The Medium is a 2021 psychological horror game that follows Marianne, a Medium that attempts to help spirits find peace in a post-Communist Poland.

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Survival Horror
Released
January 28, 2021
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Bloober Team
Publisher(s)
Bloober Team
Engine
Unreal Engine 4

Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Explore the real world and the spirit world at the same time. Use your psychic abilities to solve puzzles spanning both worlds, uncover deeply disturbing secrets, and survive encounters with The Maw - a monster born from an unspeakable tragedy..


The Medium is a third-person psychological horror game that features innovative dual-reality gameplay and an original soundtrack co-composed by Arkadiusz Reikowski and Akira Yamaoka. Get even more immersed in its uncanny atmosphere thanks to the extensive support for the unique features of your DualSense controller.


Wield unique psychic abilities reserved for those with the gift. Travel between the realities or explore them both at the very same time. Use the Out of Body experience to investigate places where your real-world self can’t go. Create energy shields and deliver powerful spirit blasts to survive the spirit world and its otherworldly dangers.

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