Subject A-119

About Subject A-119

Subject A-119 is a single player casual shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Heekdevelopment and was released on June 9, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

You play as Subject A-119, the first successful experiment in a series of clones. You wake up unintentionally and you don't know who, what or where you are.

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52%Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game offers a unique first-person puzzle experience inspired by Portal, with six different abilities that encourage brain teasers and creative problem solving.
The atmosphere, music, and dark anime-style graphics contribute to an engaging and immersive environment.
The game is free to play and features customizable controls, partial controller support, and native ultrawide resolution support.

Technical issues including frequent crashes, bugs, poor optimization, and frustrating slow load times detract significantly from gameplay.
Lack of tutorials or clear instructions for abilities and puzzles causes confusion and diminishes the learning curve, making many puzzles feel tedious or ambiguous.
Clunky controls, floaty platforming movement, delayed ability casting, and finicky physics lead to frustrating gameplay and sometimes make puzzles harder due to mechanics rather than design.

story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions
The story in the game is minimal and largely underwhelming, with many players finding it uninspiring or feeling it lacks depth. While there is some narrative behind the puzzles, it feels unfinished or derivative, contributing little to engagement or immersion.
- “First-person puzzle game, 100% storyline based achievements.”
- “Honestly, the game model feels more like an android rather than a clone, however, for the game's story I accepted that.”
- “Finally, there is some story behind all the testing you are doing, that you will find out in the end, along with a cool easter egg!”
- “There is also some story, but it did not grab my attention.”
- “Seems unfinished, need more polishing on performance, tips, UI... the in-game environment is nice though but feels too empty... again, no real story really, you just wander around solving puzzles until it finishes...”
- “What little story there is seems to be ripped out of other games, and there isn’t anything special about it.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The gameplay combines puzzles and platforming but suffers from inconsistent use of special abilities and lacks an introductory tutorial, leading to frustration. Overall, it is considered mediocre with minimal artistic effort and an unengaging experience despite a slightly interesting premise.
- “Special abilities are not used consistently throughout gameplay.”
- “The gameplay is made up of puzzles and platforming.”
- “It featured asset flip tier minimalist low poly art and extremely mediocre gameplay.”
- “Slightly interesting premise, but the gameplay is terrible.”
- “No beginning tutorial causes gameplay to be extremely frustrating.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The graphics are generally decent and create a good atmosphere, especially considering the game is built on the Unreal Engine. While some users experienced performance issues, these could typically be resolved by adjusting settings. Overall, the visuals support the puzzle gameplay without being a primary focus.
- “There are a couple of positive points that I must point out: the graphics are nice, especially considering it was built using the Unreal Engine.”
- “The graphics, atmosphere, and music are not bad.”
- “The game did seem to have a bit of trouble running, but turning down some settings will fix that. I like puzzle games for the puzzles, not the graphics.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions
The music in the game is generally considered fine and adds to the atmosphere, though it sometimes feels mismatched with the gameplay, such as epic tracks playing during relaxed levels. Overall, it is received positively but with occasional critique regarding its suitability for specific situations.
- “Additionally, I was pleasantly surprised while playing, by the music.”
- “The graphics and atmosphere and the music are not bad.”
- “The music doesn't seem to suit the situation well most of the time. For example, there was a level with no countdown or rush to complete, but it had some sort of epic music playing that made it feel like I should be doing it as fast as I could.”
- “The music doesn't seem to suit the situation well most of the time. For example, there was a level with no countdown or rush to complete, but it had some sort of epic music playing that made it feel like I should be doing it as fast as I could.”
- “The music is fine, and the voice acting is okay.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions
The game's optimization feels lacking, with notably poor performance even on decent hardware, resulting in low and inconsistent frame rates. While the menu offers extensive performance options, the overall experience requires further polishing to improve smoothness and responsiveness.
- “On a more technical aspect, the menus are quite thorough, having many options, especially for performance tweaks.”
- “Poor optimization: game runs at 30 fps with R9 290x 8GB.”
- “Sadly, though, it feels quite unoptimized, as while I was above the minimum requirements I had low FPS.”
- “Seems unfinished, needs more polishing on performance, tips, UI... the in-game environment is nice though but feels too empty.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game offers an enjoyable puzzle experience but suffers from occasional bugs and glitches, affecting stability in certain areas. Despite these issues, the overall gameplay remains engaging.
- “Game is buggy in certain areas”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The atmosphere is engaging and complemented by decent graphics and music, creating an enjoyable environment for puzzle and escape room fans. Despite a few glitches, the overall mood supports immersive gameplay with its creative use of superpowers and 3D puzzles.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Grinding in the game is relatively short, with achievements achievable in just a few hours, but some puzzles can feel tedious and repetitive.