Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

Released May 2019

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a satirical point and click inspired by the classic adventure games. It smuggles you out of your comfort zone and throws you into the middle of a Cold War spy intrigue - where there’s an even bigger game being played …

87% positive · 429 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love launched on May 16, 2019 as a complete, self-contained point-and-click adventure game. The developer released three post-launch patches in the weeks following release (May 18, May 23, and June 25, 2019), fixing bugs and adding quality-of-life features like manual save slots and gamepad improvements. The last of these — Revolutionary Update #3 on June 25, 2019 — is the final developer communication on record. No further updates, announcements, or developer posts have appeared since that date. The only DLC ever released was the Original Soundtrack (May 17, 2019) and a Digital Artbook (May 16, 2019), both of which shipped alongside the game itself. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmap, no announced future content, and no post-launch content cadence beyond the initial bug-fix wave. The game launched as a finished product, received its polish patches, and has been complete since June 2019.
Evidence
Revolutionary Update #3 — the final developer post on record — added minor features and fixes. No future updates or content were mentioned.
news post · Jun 25, 2019 source development ending
high
Game launched on May 16, 2019 as a complete point-and-click adventure, with no mention of post-launch content plans.
news post · May 16, 2019 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Artifex Mundi
Achievements
42
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Take a look behind Irony Curtain in this satirical point-and-click inspired by the best works of LucasArts and Daedalic Entertainment! Experience the totalitarian Matryoshka through the eyes of Evan – a low-ranking, goofy journalist involuntarily pulled right into the middle of an espionage stand-off between two powers. Jump into the wacky spy adventure, uncover secrets of the bizarre communist country (and the powerful capitalist empire!), witness a story full of unpredictable twists and turns, and discover the true agenda of the mysterious Supreme Leader!

What business might the loving father of the Matryoshkan nation have with a lowly, capitalistic pen-pusher?

Why suddenly lift the Irony Curtain and welcome a stranger into Matryoshka?

And why is there an alligator in the middle of the bathroom?!

  • An original setting: fictional Cold War era – alternate reality unbound by historical accuracy, and the communistic Matryoshka full of people who work all the possible angles to navigate this illogical, odd country.

  • Inspired by classic adventure games – but better. No dream-logic, no pixel hunting. No-nonsense. Pure point and click fun.

  • The Spy Intrigue – sleeper spies, stolen secrets and world-domination plots wrapped up in layers of humor.

  • Quirky characters – Meet the mysterious Leader ruling Matryoshka with an irony fist, the clueless and guilible Evan, the brave and witty Agent Anna and the notorious Minister of Propaganda...

  • Do it your way – some of the puzzles are non-linear and can be solved in two or more different ways.

  • 21 hand-painted locations – that look surprisingly better than their original inspirations. 

  • 1,951 cleverly sneaked-in easter eggs – some of them punishable by political imprisonment.

  • Music score as grand as Matryoshka itself - music by the state composer Arkadiusz Reikowski (Layers of Fear, My Brother Rabbit) with Main Theme by Peter McConnell (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango)

  • Full voice-over – in English, and subtitles in Polish and German.

  • A 5-year plan – that no one ever hoped to achieve, and neither should you. 

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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