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SCP: The Paranormal
SCP: The Paranormal puts you in the shoes of Agent Spring, a rookie S.C.P agent whose job is to investigate and fight the paranormal after the world has fallen to these paranormal creatures.
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STORY BACKGROUND
Nobody knows what they are, or from where they come from. All we know is that they pose a threat to humanity, this new world.. It's not suitable for humans anymore. All around earth these paranormal creatures just.. appeared. Well, what if I told you there are people who can save humanity. An agency committed to save this world and free it from the paranormal. Meet the S.C.P Foundation. They are here to free us and investigate the paranormal activity. But little do they know, soon, everything will collapse.
YOUR JOB

You get put into the shoes of Agent Spring, a rookie SCP agent who is at his first day on the job. Your job is to investigate paranormal activity. As you progress through the game, your vision of the world is slowly changing, the paranormal slowly corrupt your mind.
MISSIONS

The story is split up into missions. Once the player starts a new game they will be spawned into a large open-world map. There are NPCs scattered around the map, once the player approaches an NPC they will enter a conversation. NPCs will describe a paranormal activity report based on a specific SCP entity. Your mission is to investigate the paranormal artifacts that NPC's describe. The player will have have an option to either begin the NPC's mission or continue exploring the map. Every mission will have it own map and paranormal artifact you have to investigate in order to complete the mission. Missions will have it's own mechanics, characters, enemies and locations. Every mission will also have a piece of the story. Once all of the missions are complete and you combine all of the story pieces you will get a truly fascinating and horrific story. Specific missions differ from gameplay, some missions are about parkour and puzzles. While some are about gunfights, fighting, running and hiding.
SCPs
SCP objects are anomalous entities, objects and phenomena that The S.C.P Foundation currently has under containment. In the game the player will find a lot of SCP objects they can encounter and interact with.
Current SCP objects featured in the game are:
SCP-008 (by EstrellaYoshte - )
SCP-527 (by Djkaktus - )
SCP-999 (by ProfSnider - )
SCP-1004 (by AdminBright - )
SCP-1437 (by Tanhony - )
SCP-4231 (by thefriendlyvandal - )
SCP-127 (by JackalRelated - )
SCP-2955 (by MrWrong - )
SCP-2317 (by DrClef - )
More to be added soon...
GAMEPLAY AND MECHANICS

The majority of the gameplay consists of: running from enemies, hiding from enemies, solving genius and frustrating puzzles, talking to NPCs, shooting enemies, doing detective work, parkour and fighting. Although most of the gameplay is a walking simulator, these gameplay features are still present in some missions.
The mechanics are very similar to your basic FPS. Basic FPS movement such as: crouching, walking, running, jumping, etc. It also has horror game mechanics such as: hiding, survival, etc.
FEATURES
The game contains features such as: Interactive NPCs, a semi-linear story with levels and voice acting, boss fights, an open-world hub map, various SCP entities, enemy AI, multiple endings and more...
Nobody knows what they are, or from where they come from. All we know is that they pose a threat to humanity, this new world.. It's not suitable for humans anymore. All around earth these paranormal creatures just.. appeared. Well, what if I told you there are people who can save humanity. An agency committed to save this world and free it from the paranormal. Meet the S.C.P Foundation. They are here to free us and investigate the paranormal activity. But little do they know, soon, everything will collapse.
YOUR JOB

You get put into the shoes of Agent Spring, a rookie SCP agent who is at his first day on the job. Your job is to investigate paranormal activity. As you progress through the game, your vision of the world is slowly changing, the paranormal slowly corrupt your mind.
MISSIONS

The story is split up into missions. Once the player starts a new game they will be spawned into a large open-world map. There are NPCs scattered around the map, once the player approaches an NPC they will enter a conversation. NPCs will describe a paranormal activity report based on a specific SCP entity. Your mission is to investigate the paranormal artifacts that NPC's describe. The player will have have an option to either begin the NPC's mission or continue exploring the map. Every mission will have it own map and paranormal artifact you have to investigate in order to complete the mission. Missions will have it's own mechanics, characters, enemies and locations. Every mission will also have a piece of the story. Once all of the missions are complete and you combine all of the story pieces you will get a truly fascinating and horrific story. Specific missions differ from gameplay, some missions are about parkour and puzzles. While some are about gunfights, fighting, running and hiding.
SCPs
SCP objects are anomalous entities, objects and phenomena that The S.C.P Foundation currently has under containment. In the game the player will find a lot of SCP objects they can encounter and interact with.
Current SCP objects featured in the game are:
SCP-008 (by EstrellaYoshte - )
SCP-527 (by Djkaktus - )
SCP-999 (by ProfSnider - )
SCP-1004 (by AdminBright - )
SCP-1437 (by Tanhony - )
SCP-4231 (by thefriendlyvandal - )
SCP-127 (by JackalRelated - )
SCP-2955 (by MrWrong - )
SCP-2317 (by DrClef - )
More to be added soon...
GAMEPLAY AND MECHANICS

The majority of the gameplay consists of: running from enemies, hiding from enemies, solving genius and frustrating puzzles, talking to NPCs, shooting enemies, doing detective work, parkour and fighting. Although most of the gameplay is a walking simulator, these gameplay features are still present in some missions.
The mechanics are very similar to your basic FPS. Basic FPS movement such as: crouching, walking, running, jumping, etc. It also has horror game mechanics such as: hiding, survival, etc.
FEATURES
The game contains features such as: Interactive NPCs, a semi-linear story with levels and voice acting, boss fights, an open-world hub map, various SCP entities, enemy AI, multiple endings and more...
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Minimum
Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 or 12 compatible graphics card
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Sound Card: any
- Additional Notes: on specific maps frame rate might be lower
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 or 12 compatible graphics card
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 150 GB available space
- Sound Card: any
- Additional Notes: there still might be some rare lag
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Altus Interactive
- Brazilian rating
- 16
- Steam Germany rating
- 18
- Content warning
- contains a lot of violence, mentioned use of illegal drugs, mention of warcrimes, gore and strong themes such as depression, self-harm and suicide. No nudity or sexual content.
- Features
- Single-player, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected]
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Structured language support (1)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Early Access Abandoned
Time in EA
193 days
Updates
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is SCP: The Paranormal free to play?
Yes, SCP: The Paranormal is free to play on Steam.
What genre is SCP: The Paranormal?
SCP: The Paranormal is a Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie, Early Access game.
Who developed SCP: The Paranormal?
SCP: The Paranormal was developed by Altus Interactive and published by Altus Interactive.
What platforms does SCP: The Paranormal support?
Available on Steam for Windows.