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2064: Read Only Memories

2064: Read Only Memories

2064: Read Only Memories is a PlayStation 4 adventure game released in 2017 developed by MidBoss. It centers on area and route exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 4 twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, speaker, light bar, or motion input where the game uses them.

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About this game

2064: Read Only Memories is a PlayStation 4 adventure game centered on area and route exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while HD output, HDR or PS4 Pro modes, HDD streaming, surround audio, and television-distance interfaces need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include HDD installs and loading, patch version, storage space, DualShock 4 battery life, PS Camera or PS VR requirements, visual modes, frame rate, and network services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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6.5 / 10PlayStation 4

Distinctive retro storytelling with awkward PS4 investigation.

2064: Read Only Memories uses retro pixels, voice acting and extensive conversation to build a future city. Players inspect fixed scenes and talk to its residents, discovering an appealing cast and setting rather than a dense chain of mechanical puzzles. A split layout between scene and script evokes older adventures, but reading dominates the experience, and long dialogue can bury a clue. In the original PS4 review, the cursor is sometimes hard to locate and difficult to move toward the intended object. That interface friction directly affects investigation. It is best for players ready to settle into characters and text; anyone expecting frequent environmental manipulation or effortless pointing may find the journey slow.

Strengths

  • Strong pixel-and-voice identity.
  • Characters carry the world building.

Weaknesses

  • Limited interaction.
  • Difficult PS4 hotspot cursor.

Who it is for: Players happy to read substantial dialogue in a retro science-fiction adventure.

Play notes: Text heavy; PS4 cursor observations do not describe other platforms.

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Extensive voiced dialogue adds character detail but can bury clues in long exchanges. Pacing depends heavily on the player’s appetite for reading.

Reviewed6.0 / 10Not provided
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Scene hotspots suit slow investigation and keep characters central. Limited manipulable objects often turn discovery into following dialogue rather than solving.

Reviewed6.5 / 10Not provided
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The retro palette and split scene-and-script screen give the game a clear identity. Full voice work helps characters, making presentation stronger than puzzle complexity.

Reviewed7.5 / 10Not provided
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The PS4 reviewer sometimes loses sight of the cursor or struggles to reach the intended hotspot. That directly interrupts basic investigation on this platform.

Reviewed5.8 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
MidBoss
Publisher
MidBoss
Release date
2017
Platforms
PlayStation 4
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Puzzle SolvingSlow BurnExploration3D GraphicsStory-drivenScience FictionInvestigationThird PersonMain Story 10–20 HoursSolo-friendlyLinear Levels
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
Side view

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