Virginia

Adventure· Female Protagonist· Walking Simulator· Detective

Released Sep 2016

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.

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Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

Virginia launched on September 22, 2016 as a self-contained narrative thriller. The only DLC ever released was its official soundtrack, which shipped on September 29, 2016. The developer issued two post-launch patches — a settings and quality update on October 1, 2016, and a bug fix patch on November 3, 2016 — and then went silent. There have been no developer communications, content announcements, or updates of any kind since November 3, 2016. The store description describes a complete, standalone story with no indication of additional content or ongoing development. Virginia was designed and shipped as a finished single-player experience, and all signs indicate it remains that way.

Evidence

The only DLC released is the original soundtrack, shipped one week after launch. No gameplay DLC or content expansions have ever been listed.

dlc listing · Sep 29, 2016 source content shipped

high

Version 1.02 patch addressed control smoothing, performance, and minor bug fixes. This is the last known developer communication.

news post · Nov 3, 2016 source development ending

medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Virginia - Original Soundtrack

Sep 2016

Media

Details

Developer

Variable State

Publisher

505 Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Adventure Female Protagonist Walking Simulator Detective Mystery Cinematic Indie Atmospheric Casual 1990's Story Rich First-Person Thriller Horror Visual Novel

About this game

1992. George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin officially put an end to the Cold War. Barcelona held the summer Olympic Games. The Tonight Show aired its last show with Johnny Carson…
… and Lucas Fairfax disappeared from his bedroom in Kingdom, Virginia.

Synopsis.

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret.
Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Together with your partner, seasoned investigator Maria Halperin, you’ll take a trip to idyllic Burgess County and the secluded town of Kingdom, Virginia, where a young boy has vanished and nobody seems to know why.
Before long Anne will find herself negotiating competing interests, uncovering hidden agendas and testing the patience of a community unaccustomed to uninvited scrutiny.
As your investigation takes a turn for the sinister, and the list of suspects grows ever larger and stranger, you will make decisions which irrevocably shape the course of Anne’s and agent Halperin’s lives.

Features.

Cinematic editing that immerses players in a story told in the style of film and TV
A dreamlike journey punctuated by intense drama and populated by a memorable cast of curious characters
A stirring soundtrack composed by composer Lyndon Holland and recorded live by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra at the renowned Smecky Studio (Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive)
An original detective noir story in the tradition of Twin Peaks, Fargo and True Detective
A striking, painterly art style, steeped in the magic of small town America and the vibrant Virginia countryside.