
For reasons I'll get into later, I found choosing the Journalist made it much easier to get the "good" ending. You're given the cell phone of the deceased Maya Crane, a Kimera influencer (read: Instagram) that died under very mysterious, possibly supernatural circumstances. Detective or a Journalist hired by a senior detective investigating paranormal crimes in an X-Files-like basement office. When you start the game, you can choose between either a Jr. RELATED: World Of Horror Preview: Unnerving 1-Bit Terror Simulacra 2 goes for the jugular with its depiction of social media influencer types and ultimately delivers an engaging detective adventure that is satisfying.

Like the John Cho film, Searching, the entire game plays on a cellphone screen as you navigate email, texts, group chats, and various social media accounts to gather clues, interview witnesses, and ultimately try to stop the next murder. Simulacra 2 is a supernatural horror/detective game that tasks players with investigating a dead girl's cellphone to discover the cause of her death and prevent her friends from becoming the next victims.
