Draft:Centum (video game)

Centum is an upcoming point-and-click adventure game developed by Hack The Publisher and published by Serenity Forge.

Centum is scheduled to release Summer 2024.

Gameplay
Centum is a point-and-click adventure game featuring various shifting settings and art styles. It also includes various in-game computer interfaces that continually evolve. Gameplay mostly consists of clicking on objects in the environment, navigating the interfaces, and selecting dialogue and actions from boxes.

Plot
Centum is presented a long-lost unreleased game and has an unreliable narrator. It initially begins with a prisoner attempting to escape their cell. The crux of the game revolves around an artificial intelligence adapting to the player's choices. The game will feature five main endings.

Development
The title is in development by Hack The Publisher, an independent game developer based in Tallinn, Estonia. The studio previously released two games; tower defense game Dwarven Skykeep in 2022, and side-scrolling beat 'em up Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint in 2023.

In an interview with GamingBolt, studio head Andrey Kiryushkin named The Stanley Parable, Doki Doki Literature Club, and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream among Centum's inspirations.

Release and marketing
Centum was announced by Hack The Publisher on April 29, 2024, during IGN's ID@Xbox presentation. It is scheduled to release Summer 2024. Several outlets previewed the game in May 2024.