CA: Batumi

Spring 2022. Anton steps off the night train in Batumi with a single suitcase. Ahead: a bank queue with a paper ticket, a SIM card, a rented flat in a crazy tower block, first friends — and a city you can't help falling for. CA: Batumi is a pixel-art open-world game in the spirit of the classic top-down games of the 90s. The whole of Batumi is built from the real map: Heroes' Alley, the seaside boulevard, Lake Ardagani, the Piazza, the port. Plus the coast from Ureki to Hopa in Turkey, and a train to Tbilisi. • A warm, funny story: a prologue, 7 chapters and an epilogue — from "no buckwheat anywhere" to your own flat in a skyscraper with a sea view. • Everyday Batumi: power cuts, water cuts, the lift queue, a wedding behind the wall, cows on the highway and a downpour in the "endless summer". • A living city: crowds on the promenade, cyclists, singing fountains, boats, frogs at Lake Ardagani, cricket in the park, horse carriages and tour groups on Europe Square, the lights of Kachinsky Park and the mysterious Johnson in his hat. • Street food: grannies selling matsoni and churchkhela, fruit stalls, fish by the port, tangerines straight from the trees and drinking fountains. • The coast: the Musicians Park in Shekvetili, Ureki's magnetic sand, Gonio fortress. Drop a marker on the map and follow the GPS, call a Tsitsi Taxi to take you there, or have your own car brought to you with the Podgoni app. Ride the cable car up to the Anuria viewpoint. • Day and night, sunsets, rain and storms, traffic lights, police and chases — no guns, just fists and bumpers. • Side jobs: moped deliveries, laptop shifts, taxi driving. Save up for a deposit. • Khinkali (never eat the tails!), Adjarian khachapuri, a supra with toasts, console penalties, a dance floor, fishing from the breakwater. • Talk to strangers: some answer in Georgian, some in English, some in Russian. Collect the 33 letters of the alphabet and start to understand. • Original music with Georgian motifs and a car radio. • Fully offline, no ads, no in-app purchases. Saves stay on your device. • Play in four languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian and Georgian. • iPhone and iPad, keyboard and game controller support. Costs about as much as a shawarma at ShaurMak. Lasts much longer. All brands in the game are made up. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.