The Samaritan Paradox

Adventure· Indie· Point & Click· Detective

Released Apr 2014

A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?

71% positive · 268 reviews

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Evaluation

The Samaritan Paradox is a self-contained point-and-click adventure game that launched on April 18, 2014. It received a maintenance and compatibility update (version 1.1) on May 5, 2018, which rebuilt the game on a newer engine for better performance on modern hardware and included a minor translation fix. That post also noted a small inventory bar update was planned "soon," but no further news posts have appeared since May 2018, and the developer announced they had moved on to their next game, Whispers of a Machine, as of January 10, 2018. There is no DLC, no season pass, no roadmap, and no announcements of future content for this game. The store description presents it as a complete, standalone adventure. The game launched as a finished product and has been fully complete since its final patch in May 2018.

Evidence

Developer announced they are working on a new game, Whispers of a Machine, describing it as their next project — signaling that active development focus has moved away from The Samaritan Paradox.

news post · Jan 10, 2018 source development ending

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Version 1.1 patch released, rebuilding the game on a newer AGS engine for compatibility with modern hardware and fixing a Spanish translation issue. Noted a small inventory bar fix was planned 'soon' but no follow-up post has appeared.

news post · May 5, 2018 source content shipped

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Details

Developer

Faravid Interactive

Publisher

Screen 7

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Adventure Point & Click Indie Detective Puzzle 2D Mystery Pixel Graphics Third Person Story Rich

About this game

+ Old-school style point & click adventure

+ Full English voice acting, 2000+ lines

+ Hand-drawn art & animation, 60+ rooms

+ Original soundtrack by Lannie Neely III, 45+ mins

+ Additional languages (text only) included, EFIGS

The Samaritan Paradox is set in Sweden in the 80's. Ord Salomon has agreed to help Sara Bergwall find the book her father, Jonatan Bergwall, wrote before he died. During the course of this treasure hunt, he learns that Jonatan was investigating the weapons industry, and more specifically some covert affairs with foreign dictatorships.

But more questions arise. What is the book about, and why does Sara want Ord to find it for her? Did her Alzheimer's-stricken mother know the secret before she grew too demented to share it? And how did Jonatan actually die?

Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026