Solace State

About

You play as Chloe, a young hacker navigating a city gripped by corporate biotech corruption. Using hacking tools and social interactions, you build alliances and make choices that shape communities, shifting between hope and conflict as tensions escalate. The single-player story blends simulation elements with narrative decisions, letting you prioritize relationships, survival, or rebellion. Set in the dystopian city of Abraxa, the game focuses on political unrest and personal stakes as you search for a missing friend while evading a militarized regime. The game stands out for its branching dialogue and relationship systems, which let your actions directly alter outcomes for characters and neighborhoods. Community feedback highlights its morally complex scenarios and character depth, with 82% of players on Steam finding it "engaging" or "thoughtful." Available on PC and Xbox, it balances visual novel-style storytelling with light simulation mechanics, offering around 15-20 hours of playtime. Its focus on small-scale resistance in a corporate-dominated world resonates with players looking for narrative-driven strategy.

Storyline

Play as Chloe, a gifted hacker who is searching for her missing friend Rebecka while a biotech crackdown embroils the city of Abraxa. As the political climate heats up and the corporate-sponsored militia threaten lives in unusually cruel ways, Chloe is faced with leveraging her relationships and friendships to help her navigate unrest, protect the communities she cares about, and heal herself in the process.