Faux

About

Faux puts you in control of a teenager waking up in a strange city with no recollection of why he moved there. The goal is simple but heavy as you try to return home to your mother while navigating a hallway that feels wrong. Opening a specific door triggers a shift into past memories where you search for objects and overheard conversations to piece together what happened. You collect these memory remains to unlock the truth behind your family's tragic history and the death of your brother. The game leans hard on atmosphere and emotional weight rather than fast action or complex puzzles. Skylight Studios crafted a narrative that feels personal and heavy, focusing on grief and regret through its exploration mechanics. Players have noted how the transition between the present city and past scenes creates a disorienting but effective mood. It stands out for sticking to its story without distraction, letting the player sit with difficult emotions as they uncover the final pieces of the puzzle.

Storyline

A teenager wakes up in an ominous city not remembering why he wanted to live there. The teenager feels the desire of returning home to his mother but things start to get strange when he exits his room and walks through the hallway, where he opens a door that leads to a memory of his past. Faux is a story-driven adventure game about a teenager who finds himself reliving childhood moments, hearing conversations from the past and searching for “memory remains” and objects that will help him recover his painful memories to face the truth about his tragic past and the death of his brother.