Paradise Lost

About

Paradise Lost follows Szymon, a 12-year-old navigating a nuclear-ravaged Poland decades after an alternate WWII ends in mutual annihilation. Roam a desolate landscape before entering a large underground city trapped in a Nazi bunker, where Slavic folklore merges with decaying retrofuturistic tech. The story unfolds through environmental storytelling and dialogue choices that influence Szymon’s path, balancing quiet moments of grief with eerie discoveries about the bunker’s lost inhabitants. The game’s strongest moments come from its atmospheric fusion of myth and machinery, think wooden effigies beside rusted robots, or folk tales reimagined through Soviet-era sci-fi. While some players found pacing lulls, critics highlighted its bold visual style and emotional resonance, particularly in scenes depicting Szymon’s fragile hope. Available on PS4, PC, and consoles, it’s a short but haunting journey through a world where history and legend collapse under radiation clouds.

Storyline

In this alternate version of WWII, the war persisted for 20 more years only to end in flames when the Nazis launched nuclear missiles on most of Europe. In the aftermath, the heart of Europe remains shrouded in the mystery of complete destruction and deadly radiation, inaccessible to the rest of the world. You are Szymon, a 12-year-old survivor, wandering the barren, nuclear wasteland of Poland, struggling to process your grief and searching for hope when you come across a massive, abandoned Nazi bunker. Descend into the retrofuturistic bunker where advanced, industrial technology is intertwined with mysterious, Slavic pagan imagery and explore the underground city hidden within. Make decisions that will shape your future as you work to uncover the story hiding in the shadows of the past. In discovering the fate of the bunker’s inhabitants, what will you discover about yourself?