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Sam Barlow and Brandon Cronenberg unveil Precognition, a sci‑fi horror FMV game

Sam Barlow’s Half Mermaid Productions and director Brandon Cronenberg announced Precognition at the Kinetic Publishing Showcase. The FMV sci‑fi thriller stars Diana, who receives an experimental brain implant that gives her visions of the future but alters that future when those visions are committed to present memory. The game continues Barlow’s non‑linear, investigative approach from Immortality while emphasizing player agency and cause‑and‑effect storytelling.

• Precognition was revealed at the Kinetic Publishing Showcase and is developed by Half Mermaid Productions in collaboration with filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg.
• Players control Diana, who gains future visions from an experimental brain implant; exploring and encoding those visions into present memory changes the outcomes she originally saw.
• The game blends FMV cinematics with non‑linear narrative and investigation-style gameplay to create branching, consequence-driven story paths.
• Barlow framed the project as pushing limits of non‑linear storytelling; Cronenberg, who has played Barlow’s previous games, joined to ensure an authentic sci‑fi horror tone, following the critical success of Immortality (which earned a 95% review score).