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The Elision Effect
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Creepy, short, but very well executed <3”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The Elision Effect is an okay game. I can’t exactly remember why I bought this game originally, but I think it was because I was searching for surreal and liminal type games before. The Elision Effect does sort of have a surrealist/liminal vibe, like it's an office space with no…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Really fun but very short puzzle game. I quite liked the art direction, and although it was short, the gameplay is fun and engaging. Definitely give it a try if you've got an hour to fill.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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The Bugfixing Effect
⏰ improved alarm clock puzzle (thx: Weyland) lowered sound radius pressing wrong clocks again, won't change numbers anymore 🚽 fixed missing urinals in mirror (thx: Weyland) 🔊 fixed repeating door clos
The Elision Effect Release
That's right. This Friday on the 31th of May, you will be able to play The Elision Effect on Steam. Imagine pressing that juicy play button, getting lost in the abandoned office rooms, where is anyone
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Short · Atmospheric · Puzzle · Surreal · Walking Simulator · Exploration · Singleplayer · Retro · First-Person · Psychological · 3D · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Official site | https://elisioneffect.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Memory: 8 GB RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 250 MB available space