Californium
| App ID | 402060 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Darjeeling, Nova Production, ARTE France |
| Publisher | ARTE France |
| Franchise | ARTE France |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 31904646 |
| Last Record Update | 26 October 2025 – 01:25:48 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 17 February 2016 – 10:56:36 UTC ( |
Taking the form of a first-person experience of a bad trip, Californium pays homage to sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick by transporting you into the life of a writer searching for his own identity. Explore, solve the riddles and conduct your investigation. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ?
Additional Information
| Developer | Darjeeling | |||||
| gamedir | empty string | |||||
| metacritic_name | Californium | |||||
| metacritic_score | 64 | |||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/californium?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||
| Publisher | ARTE France | |||||
| Store Release Date | 17 February 2016 – 10:56:51 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||
| Primary Genre | Indie (23) | |||||
| Store Genres | Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28) | |||||
| Steam Release Date | 17 February 2016 – 10:56:36 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 28 February 2023 – 15:59:00 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 6 | |||||
| review_percentage | 70 | |||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine | |||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 9 September 2015 – 12:23:17 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
| 3 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| trailer_name | Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256736314/movie480.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256736314/movie480.mp4 |
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256736314/movie_max.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256736314/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
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| video/mp4 | 402060/197178/a4ab4d7ce696da118d16063e4011a6bea5da989b/1751278852/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| screenshot_medium | 256736314/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256736314/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 8 January 2019 – 13:44:26 UTC |
Depots
| ID | Configuration | Size | DL. |
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| 402061 | Windows Californium Content | 978.29 MiB | 329.89 MiB |
| 402062 | macOS Californium Depot Mac | 989.90 MiB | 335.35 MiB |
| 402064 | macOS Californium Depot - update mac | 1.05 GiB | 417.25 MiB |
| 402063 | Windows Californium Depot - update windows | 982.84 MiB | 332.56 MiB |
Total size on disk is 3.93 GiB and total download size is 1.38 GiB.
Total size on disk is 1.92 GiB and total download size is 662.45 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.
Branches
| Name | Description | Build ID | Time Updated |
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| public | 1196130 |