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This is a text-based deduction game. Your choices will change the development of events, make up different timelines, and lead to different endings. Your primary task is to sort out the cause-and-effect relationships between events from textual descriptions.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Causal Effect at current Steam store prices.
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《道格拉斯警督的日记》
This is a detective game where you play as a middle-aged inspector searching for a terrifying serial killer in an isolated village. However, as a player, if you uncover the killer’s motives, you might consider whether to cooperate with them to achieve their goal of "killing THE time."
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Frequently asked about Causal Effect
- How much does Causal Effect cost?
- Causal Effect is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Causal Effect?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Causal Effect are 《道格拉斯警督的日记》, At His Grave, 彼岸之旅.
- Who developed Causal Effect?
- Causal Effect was developed by shrimp & pickaxe studio.
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