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Released

Apr 10, 1997

10,798 days ago
Platforms
  • PC
  • PS1
  • DOS
Ratings

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Apr 10, 199710,798 days ago
    • PC
    • PS1
    • DOS

About

Sentient is a first-person adventure developed by Psygnosis and released on the PlayStation in 1997. It was also released for the PC the same year. Sentient's main feature is the artificial intelligence controlling multiple individual crew members aboard the station, each with their own assignments and behaviors. You interact with the AI characters through an elaborate parser interface, which allows you to ask them everything from the location of a vital piece of equipment, to their opinion of another member of the crew. To succeed, you must take advantage of the crew's help through this social system. Through interaction with more than 60 characters and exploration of 200 real-time rendered locations you need to try and save the ship, and yourself. The game automatically randomizes sub-plots so that it will be different every time you play.

Reviews

Critics (IGDB)50/1001 review
IGDB players50/1001 rating

Game info

Released
1997 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person

Studios

Age ratings

  • ESRBTMild Animated Violence
  • USK12No content descriptors

Themes & tags

Story & names

You are sent to investigate an outbreak of radiation sickness aboard the space station Icarus, but once aboard, you realize your primary objective is the least of your worries. The captain has been murdered, an assassin threatens a visiting senior Senator, and a power struggle arises as the station careens toward the sun. Save yourself, or save the ship?

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Release dates by region

6 releases in 2 regions

north america

  • Apr 10, 1997PC
  • Apr 10, 1997PS1
  • Apr 10, 1997DOS

europe

  • Jul 01, 1997PC
  • Jul 01, 1997PS1
  • Jul 01, 1997DOS

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.