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2018 · NetEase · Role-playing · Strategy

Identity V

Identity V is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror computer game developed and published by NetEase company. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is free to download in App Store, Google Play and PC.

Released: 2 April 2018
Platforms: Android Windows iOS
Genres: Role-playing Strategy Survival Survival horror
Developers: NetEase Joker Studio
Publishers: NetEase Games
Modes: Co-op Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Horror Survival
Country: People's Republic of China
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Spain)

About

Identity V (Chinese: 第五人格; pinyin: Dìwǔ réngé) is a 2018 free-to-play asymmetrical survival horror video game developed and published by NetEase Games. The game was first released in China on April 2, 2018, and later globally released on July 5, 2018 for iOS users and July 11, 2018 for Android clients. It is currently available on the App Store, Google Play Store, and Windows systems.

The game features one-versus-four gameplay in which one player assumes the role of a Hunter, while four others play as Survivors. Survivors must cooperate to evade the Hunter and escape by decoding cipher machines to unlock exit gates, while the Hunter attempts to eliminate the Survivors.

Keywords

assassin
battle arena
asymmetrical survival horror

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Gameplay

Each match consists of five players divided into two factions: one Hunter and four Survivors. Survivors must decode five cipher machines to activate the exit gates, while the objective of the Hunter is to incapacitate Survivors before they can escape.

A match is won by the Hunter if at least three Survivors are eliminated. Survivors win if three or more escape. If two Survivors escape and two are eliminated, the match ends in a draw. Eliminated players may observe the remainder of the match as spectators.

Story

The player initially assumes the role of Orpheus, an amnesiac detective who, in the case of a missing memory, arrives at the Oletus Manor, the main setting of the game. The Oletus Manor is a large manor owned by a mysterious individual that holds "games" of the Hunter and the Hunted. Throughout the duration of his stay, Orpheus collects evidence from written records, or "diaries", allowing him to visualize "games" from a participant's perspective.

On October 28, 2021, NetEase released a major expansion pack called "Time of Reunion" that expanded the storyline, particularly Orpheus's past and his involvement in the manor games. On April 20, 2023, NetEase released Update 2.0, "Ashes of Memory", which changes the main character to Alice DeRoss, a journalist whose investigations lead her to the Oletus Manor.