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5 sci-fi movie masterpieces to watch after you play Pragmata

Jack in for a ride into the future, where advanced AI, lunar bases, and androids await. Despite several delays over the past five years, Pragmata is making its long-awaited debut to unbridled applause. The story drops players into a high-tech lunar research station as a grizzled space detective named Hugh who, upon arrival, meets a mysterious young android girl, Diana. The two are forced to rely on each other to survive in an unstable lunar facility that’s been seized by rogue AI androids. Pragmata retains a similar setup in Event Horizon: an unwitting party answers a distress beacon that leads to a derelict yet dangerous spacecraft. However, Pragmata drops the cosmic horror elements in favor of more grounded sci-fi storytelling with a dash of mystery. Think Logan meets Interstellar, with artificial intelligence and the boundaries between human and machine serving as a central thematic focus. If that sounds like your kind of sci-fi, here’s a list of the best movies like Pragmata so you can keep the experience going long after the credits roll. More a psychological experience than an actual film, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris explores the exciting bounds of what’s possible on other wor

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‘I’m proud to call myself space dad’: Pragmata’s lead shares how he brought Hugh to life

David Menkin pulled from his experience as 'the world's best uncle' for his role There’s been many “dad games” in recent years, namely video games that focus on the experience of fatherhood. Most of them, like The Last of Us or the God of…

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‘I’m proud to call myself space dad’: Pragmata’s lead shares how he brought Hugh to life

David Menkin pulled from his experience as 'the world's best uncle' for his role There’s been many “dad games” in recent years, namely video games that focus on the experience of fatherhood. Most of them, like The Last…

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5 sci-fi movie masterpieces to watch after you play Pragmata

Jack in for a ride into the future, where advanced AI, lunar bases, and androids await. Despite several delays over the past five years, Pragmata is making its long-awaited debut to unbridled applause. The story drops…

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