Critical Reflex has landed at the Beijing Nuclear Fusion Exhibition with 14 pioneering games, and its four new works have debuted in mainland China!
Independent game publisher Critical Reflex officially announced the 2025 Beijing Nuclear Fusion Exhibition lineup. Among the 14 works, "Looking for the Pseudo-Man", "Police Eyes Like Torch", "Looking for the Drowning Lake", and "Ri Li: Fatty Summer" will be available for trial play in mainland China for the first time.The exhibited works will also confirm its core concept of "turning niches into trends"!
Starting trial lineup
"Looking for the Fake Man" (No, I’m not a Human)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/3180070/_/
Struggle to survive in a randomly generated horror story!Disasters come, and "pseudo-man" and humans mix into your home.
Every time you start, you have to redistinguish your enemies and friends in the blurred clues (Is red-eye a characteristic? or neat teeth?).In the midst of suspicion, your choice is crucial: killing innocent people by chance or letting go of false men will lead to different endings.Choose to open the door and pull it, or keep it behind closed doors?Destiny is in your hands.
"Militsioner" (Militsioner)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/1373530/_/
Step into the absurd world of Kafka!You are falsely accused of committing crimes, and a huge black policeman is always watching you.And your goal is to escape from this damn city and arrive at the train station!
In a dynamic world, get a glimmer of hope by exploring, manipulating relationships (flattering, deceiving, or irritating) and multiple escape routes (sneaking, bribing, or hard breaking).Make a careful choice, every action has consequences, and noise or violations can lead to hunting.Run, hide or rely on allies to escape – but remember, relationships are the most important here.
"DROWNED LAKE" (DROWNED LAKE)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2601540/_/
Diving into the dark waters of Brazilian folklore!"Looking for the Drowning Lake" is a narrative horror game where you will play three characters: journalist, first responder and fisherman, exploring the cursed lake and uncovering hidden secrets.
The game combines exploration and survival horror, with a unique dual perspective (isometric + first person) that allows you to face fear when looking for key videos.Inspired by Brazilian mythology, the world is full of weird atmospheres, and every time you salvage is hidden risks - redemption or curse is only between the front lines.Be careful, there is always something in the lake watching.
"TANUKI: Pon's Summer"
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/3218570/_/
Transform into a postman, racquet cat, ride in a small town to deliver packages!In "Ri Li: Fat Summer", you need to earn enough money and items within a month to repair the shrine to welcome the big Ri Li Li Cat Festival in late summer.
Accumulate resources through delivery and participating in a variety of activities invited by residents (such as baseball, fishing, etc.), gradually build and decorate the shrine, recreate its former style, and experience the rich Japanese summer style.Created by Kyoto team Denkiworks.
Featured game lineup
"Border Point" (Train Conductor Survival Horror)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2580020/_/
"Devil Roulette" (Shotgun Roulette)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2835570/_/
"Silent disaster" (Space ship disaster narrative)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2475490/_/
"Polar Fried Egg" (absurd physical cooking)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2763670/_/
"Castle Top" (Card Tower Defense RTS)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/1071140/ORX/
"Iron Honeycomb" (Doomsday Card Colonial Simulation)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2679070/_/
"Cyber War Soul" (Space Galaxy Demon Opera)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2190700/_/
"No tickets?get off!》 (Not nonsensical ticket inspector simulator)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2731330/_/
"Dice Witch" (Dice builds a backbone screen meat pigeon)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2101420/_/
"Alien Invasion: Auto-Chess" (Terrain Strategy Auto-Chess)
https://store.steamppowered.com/app/2327640/_/
About Critical Reflex’s Philosophy of Unconventional Operations
"When you have rich enough gaming experience, you will clearly understand what real innovation is"
——Founder Rita Lebedeva accepts an exclusive interview with GamesIndustry.biz
Intuitively driven review
Abandon market data analysis and adopt the "atmosphere review meeting" mechanism: team members must fiercely defend the contracted game.This mode successfully discovers unconventional hits such as "Devil Roulette" and "Polar Fried Egg".
Cultural heritage builder
The free release of TELEFORUM cultivates audiences for "Looking for the Drowning Lake" and pays developers full expected benefits.Lebedeva emphasized: "We pursue cultural waves rather than signing safely. The sales on the first day are far less than whether the works will be remembered ten years later" (Exclusive interview with Polygon).
External evaluation
Polygon named "The Best Weird Game Publisher of the Year 2024"
GamesIndustry.biz calls it "rebuilding the spirit of independent gaming in the wave of AAA industrialization"
