Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love
<p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/4e24c3b8599989140798c675a8c03ea2.avif?t=1727941190" width=616 height=82 /></span><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/5de5eaafbcd5621d2fbdcdaece98cc66.poster.avif?t=1727941190" width=600 height=224 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/5de5eaafbcd5621d2fbdcdaece98cc66.webm?t=1727941190" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/5de5eaafbcd5621d2fbdcdaece98cc66.mp4?t=1727941190" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Take a look behind Irony Curtain in this satirical point-and-click inspired by the best works of LucasArts and Daedalic Entertainment! Experience the totalitarian Matryoshka through the eyes of Evan – a low-ranking, goofy journalist involuntarily pulled right into the middle of an espionage stand-off between two powers. Jump into the wacky spy adventure, uncover secrets of the bizarre communist country (and the powerful capitalist empire!), witness a story full of unpredictable twists and turns, and discover the true agenda of the mysterious Supreme Leader!</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >What business might the loving father of the Matryoshkan nation have with a lowly, capitalistic pen-pusher?</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Why suddenly lift the Irony Curtain and welcome a stranger into Matryoshka? </p><p class="bb_paragraph" >And why is there an alligator in the middle of the bathroom?!</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/299398eaed2b23d9190f570198885d68.avif?t=1727941190" width=616 height=82 /></span><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/4d4585e6e172e1d1bb0cd5b7c965c156.poster.avif?t=1727941190" width=600 height=224 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/4d4585e6e172e1d1bb0cd5b7c965c156.webm?t=1727941190" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/4d4585e6e172e1d1bb0cd5b7c965c156.mp4?t=1727941190" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>An original setting: fictional Cold War era </strong>– alternate reality unbound by historical accuracy, and the communistic Matryoshka full of people who work all the possible angles to navigate this illogical, odd country.</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>Inspired by classic adventure games</strong> – but better. No dream-logic, no pixel hunting. No-nonsense. Pure point and click fun.</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>The Spy Intrigue</strong> – sleeper spies, stolen secrets and world-domination plots wrapped up in layers of humor.</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>Quirky characters</strong> – Meet the mysterious Leader ruling Matryoshka with an irony fist, the clueless and guilible Evan, the brave and witty Agent Anna and the notorious Minister of Propaganda... <br><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/4cb8ac2d97f65f318abb0004acc5c583.poster.avif?t=1727941190" width=600 height=292 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/4cb8ac2d97f65f318abb0004acc5c583.webm?t=1727941190" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/4cb8ac2d97f65f318abb0004acc5c583.mp4?t=1727941190" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>Do it your way </strong>– some of the puzzles are non-linear and can be solved in two or more different ways. </p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>21 hand-painted locations</strong> – that look surprisingly better than their original inspirations. </p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>1,951 cleverly sneaked-in easter eggs</strong> – some of them punishable by political imprisonment. </p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>Music score as grand as Matryoshka itself</strong> - music by the state composer Arkadiusz Reikowski (<i>Layers of Fear</i>, <i>My Brother Rabbit</i>) with Main Theme by Peter McConnell (<i>Monkey Island</i>, <i>Grim Fandango</i>)</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>Full voice-over</strong> – in English, and subtitles in Polish and German.</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" > <strong>A 5-year plan</strong> – that no one ever hoped to achieve, and neither should you. </p></li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/b5199024feea1453d53148057bf611df.webp?t=1727941190" width=600 height=48 /></span><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/866190/extras/449f57d1129a744c714435d2c1c7768a.webp?t=1727941190" width=600 height=31 /></span></p>
- Developer: Artifex Mundi