Phoenix Online Studios

Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller

2012 graphic adventure game · LGBT-themed video game · adventure game*

Cover art for Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

  • Phoenix Online Studios

Publishers

  • Phoenix Online Publishing*
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Platforms

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    6*
    Community confidence
    low*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*

System requirements

  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Snow Leopard (10.6.X)*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz**
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    ATI or NVidia with 512 MB RAM***
    Storage
    7 GB available space*
    Conditions
    * - For Mac systems, an Intel-based processor is required., ** - Not recommended for play on Intel systems with integrated/shared video memory*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    XP/Vista/7*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    ATI or NVidia with 512 MB RAM***
    Storage
    7 GB available space*
    Conditions
    ** - Not recommended for play on Intel systems with integrated/shared video memory*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    ATI or NVidia with 1 GB RAM***
    Memory
    4 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    4 GB*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
  • German*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • German*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • Adventure*
  • Indie*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data