Erica (video game)

Erica is an interactive film video game developed and published by Flavourworks. The game was originally released for the PlayStation 4 by Sony Interactive Entertainment on August 19, 2019. It was later ported to iOS and released on January 15, 2021, while a version for Microsoft Windows was released on May 25, 2021.

Erica
Cover art
Developer(s)Flavourworks
London Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Flavourworks (iOS, Windows)
Director(s)Jack Attridge
Composer(s)Austin Wintory
Platform(s)
Release
August 19, 2019
  • PS4
  • August 19, 2019
  • iOS
  • January 15, 2021
  • Windows
  • May 25, 2021
Genre(s)Interactive film
Mystery-thriller
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The game is an interactive fiction psychological thriller, wherein the player makes choices at critical story junctures to steer which branch of the narrative will unfold.[1] Erica can be played using a companion app on a smartphone using PlayLink (however, the PlayStation 5 is not backwards compatible with this feature), or using the touch pad on a PlayStation 4 Controller.[2]

Plot

The game stars Holly Earl as Erica Mason, a young woman grappling with nightmares from her childhood and trying to unravel the truth of her family's occult past. The narrative begins with Erica reliving her father's murder and attempting to identify his killer from these visions. When she receives a severed hand in the mail from a mysterious sender, Erica makes contact with the police and returns temporarily to Delphi House, an asylum with which her parents worked when they were alive. There, she meets people from her father's past, as well as several young women staying at Delphi House, and begins to unravel the mystery behind Delphi House, her father's killing, and a mysterious symbol which appears throughout the game.

Reception

Erica received mostly positive reviews, though Metacritic attributes it an aggregated score of 69/100 from 41 critic reviews.[3][4][5] Erica's musical score, composed by Austin Wintory, was nominated for "original composition" awards at the 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards and the 2019 International Film Music Critics Association Awards.

References
  1. England, Rachel (20 August 2019). "Interactive murder mystery game 'Erica' gets a surprise release". Engadget. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023.
  2. Joseph, Funke (10 September 2019). "Erica Review - Movie Night". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. "Erica for PlayStation 4 reviews". Metacritic.
  4. Heritage, Stuart (August 23, 2019). "Erica review – interactive story careens down a dramatic cul-de-sac". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023.
  5. Marshall, Cass (August 21, 2019). "Erica is a surreal, dreamlike full-motion video game that benefits from friends". Polygon. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022.
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