Game profile
Immortality
An interactive film puzzle made of hundreds of clips from three unreleased feature films, explored through a match cut mechanic. The disappearance of actress Marissa Marcel and an unsettling secret only become visible through careful connections between scenes.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Puzzle / Adventure, set in the present day. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The narrative carries the whole thing, and the mechanics serve it. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Match cut mechanic
- Hundreds of film clips
- Unsettling secret
This fits you if
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- you enjoy being made to think
- you actually want to be scared
- the writing matters more to you than the mechanics
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
Look elsewhere if
- you skip cutscenes and want to get to the gameplay
- you want something that lasts, this is over after 6 hours
- you want something light and easy going
- you specifically want an open world to roam
How long is Immortality?
About 6 hours in total. At two hours per evening that is around 3 evenings, so about a week of casual play.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 87 out of 100, which puts it above 71 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 317 overall. That is mid-table for this database. Not a standout at the top, but solidly rated.
For comparison, Puzzle averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 4 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 57 collected ratings.
Released in 2022 and 4 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2022
- Genres
- Puzzle, Adventure
- Playtime
- approx. 6 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Carries the whole game
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Present day
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox, Mobile, PlayStation
- Critic rating
- 87 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immortality | 2022 | approx. 6 hrs. | 87 | Mid price |
| Silent Hill: Townfall | 2026 | approx. 10 hrs. | 85 | Mid price |
| Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival | 2026 | approx. 12 hrs. | 71 | Full price |
| Silver Pines | 2026 | approx. 15 hrs. | n/a | Mid price |
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