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Paratopic: Overdub

Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes

Release date
September 16, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Arbitrary Metric
Publisher
Serenity Forge
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About Paratopic: Overdub

The tapes return. Paratopic: Overdub reinvents the award-winning 2018 liminal horror classic: a twisting 3-in-1 remaster, remix, and sequel to the original.A first-person narrative horror game, now with fresh textures and animations, environments, characters, and more secrets to discover. A surreal journey to the end of the night.

Nothing is certain, nothing is true except for the narrative you piece together. Country drives. Longwinded clerks. Sightseeing. Solitaire. Murder. A cut-up travelogue through the skeleton of Americana—a land of motels, gas stations, late-night diners, and dead industry.concerningFrom making numerous game-of-the-year lists and winning the 2019 Independent Game Festival excellence in audio award to influencing the retro horror boom, Paratopic is a landmark in independent horror games.

Paratopic: Overdub takes you back. Rewind. Look closer. Keep watching

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★ 7.7/10Steam · 106 ratings
SteamLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

Not recommended
If there were bugs, I didn't experience any, however I have to agree with the consensus that this is a lesser game than the original.…
Recommended
Paratopic: Overdub is an indie horror walking sim developed by Arbitrary Metric (with Jessica Harvey, and “Lazzie” Brown but no Doc Buford) as a sequel/remix/remaster…
Recommended
I played the first game and I adore most of it!!! It was very short but it got me standing on my toes with it…
Recommended
It's kinda just a big meh for me. I dunno if this is a sequel or remake but overall the experience felt pretty mixed. It's…
Recommended
I have replayed the original more than 5 times at this point, not that it is a very long game. I was excited to see…
Recommended
Many of the negative reviewers say it better than I could -- it feels like the mystery that Paratopic carried was ablated by the addition…
Recommended
doesnt stand a chance against the original game, but if youre a paratopic fan its still an enjoyable little experience. i would buy it on…
Recommended
I was expecting just an updated rerelease of the original game i played a while back but this one adds a lot! Highly recommended short…

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Recommended
I have replayed the original more than 5 times at this point, not that it is a very long game. I was excited to see…
Recommended
it lulls you in with a remake of the first, then breaks your mind open. iz good
Recommended
I am a big fan of the original Paratopic and was super excited to see Paratopic: Overdub. While I do enjoy and recommend the Overdub,…
Recommended
Many of the negative reviewers say it better than I could -- it feels like the mystery that Paratopic carried was ablated by the addition…
Recommended
A new, expanded version of Paratopic — just as creepy and inscrutable as before, but now with twice as much weird stuff!
Recommended
doesnt stand a chance against the original game, but if youre a paratopic fan its still an enjoyable little experience. i would buy it on…
Recommended
I was expecting just an updated rerelease of the original game i played a while back but this one adds a lot! Highly recommended short…

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