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Norman's Great Illusion

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App ID 463510
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Civil Savages
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29773257
Last Record Update 26 June 2025 – 20:14:04 UTC ()
Release Date 29 August 2019 – 16:03:34 UTC ()
❓ 60.71%
41 reviews
0
In-Game

"Norman's Great Illusion" is a 2D pixel art visual novel in which you have to live a year as an engineer at the plant in the face of rising social tensions. Make difficult decisions, but keep in mind: you will have to pay for each choice

Additional Information

Developer Civil Savages
metacritic_name Norman's Great Illusion
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Civil Savages
Store Release Date 29 August 2019 – 16:03:43 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/CivilSavagesCompany/
https://x.com/Civil_Savages
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 29 August 2019 – 16:03:34 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 19 August 2019 – 12:53:28 UTC () (1566219208)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 11 October 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4806321
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
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First seen on SteamDB 17 April 2016 – 10:30:38 UTC (), in changelist #1895545

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🏛️ Political Sim 🖥️ Simulation 🗳️ Politics 🗺️ Adventure 👾 Pixel Graphics 🗳️ Political 🌫 Atmospheric 📚 Story Rich 🤑 Capitalism 🧞 Choices Matter 🔚 Multiple Endings 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Interactive Fiction ⚗️ Experimental 📝 Text-Based 🪂 World War II 〰️ Nonlinear 🔄 Replay Value 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp1 July 2020 – 08:06:06 UTC
Trailers
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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 327 all-time peak 20 April 2023
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  • 572 followers
  • 27 positive reviews
  • 14 negative reviews
  • 65.85% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 339 all-time peak
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  • ❓ Mixed
  • 60.71% SteamDB Rating
  • 27 65.9% positive reviews
  • 14 34.1% negative reviews

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