Adeptus

• Company: Animus Game Studio

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Adeptus is a retro shooter where the narrative is revealed through fragments of memory (ghosts), collectible objects, and diegetic texts. There is no dialogue: the story is conveyed through actions, gestures, staging, and symbols (especially masks).

The player believes they are invading a cult to destroy it. The truth, revealed progressively, is that they are completing an ancient ritual and repeating a cycle of belief replacement: one religion rises by destroying the previous one, and the “savior” ultimately becomes the new tyrant.