We regularly get questions from people asking about the inspirations and influences of Disco Elysium so we decided it would be a good idea show you some of them! This is by no means an exhaustive list but we hope it gives you a glimpse into some of the media we like to consume. If you haven't played the game yet or you're trying to convince a friend to check it out, why not see if this list piques their interest! https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium/ [h3]Planescape: Torment[/h3]A huge inspiration and influence on us, currently on sale. https://store.steampowered.com/app/466300/Planescape_Torment_Enhanced_Edition [h3]Kentucky Route Zero[/h3]We're very excited for the conclusion of this magnificent game when the 5th episode arrives on the [url=http://kentuckyroutezero.com/]28th January.[/url] https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/Kentucky_Route_Zero [h3]True Detective[/h3]Check out of True Detective. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/eb23bdd2717f34ca65eafbc955e433ff18df57cf.jpg[/img] [h3]The Shield[/h3]Or all 7 seasons of The Shield. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/e6102d47210a1c35a9b48e1d7aba4913a0dff582.jpg[/img] [h3]The Wire[/h3]Or perhaps you'd prefer to watch The Wire. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/0d5852bf800417dfc4cddd24b9816d4235535228.jpg[/img] [h3]British Sea Power[/h3] We've always been huge fans of [url=https://www.britishseapower.co.uk/home?hs=1]British Sea Power [/url] so we were delighted to have them create the OST for Disco Elysium. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173140/Disco_Elysium__Soundtrack_and_Artbooklet/ [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/c31ea8c27dbf80faea876454fe34682a7fa5fddb.jpg[/img] [h3]The Strugatsky brothers[/h3] The brothers [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_and_Boris_Strugatsky]Arkady Natanovich Strugatsky and Boris Natanovich Strugatsky[/url] were Soviet-Russian science fiction authors with an impressive body of work. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/ea1fcdc4582a37a17982a0f15c9ab590af20bd19.jpg[/img] [h3] Germinal by Émile Zola [/h3]A studio favourite. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/2518ee6eabaae45ca83cffd4760bc93b03d11011.jpg[/img] [h3]Dashiell Hammett [/h3]We’re big fans of Dashiell Hammett's Detective stories, especially The Glass Key. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/0338f26dd4b4b98681fd94a6df5ea460fde244f7.jpg[/img] [h3]China Miéville [/h3]All of China Miéville's books are worth a read but we'd recommend starting with The City & the City. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/4025f3254a652dc443745b358b3d2499cb377427.jpg[/img] [h3]Rembrandt[/h3]Learn about the history of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt]Rembrandt[/url], or check out his works at a museum. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/7b9c5229514b13980c6e96416adff608e9bf7316.jpg[/img] [h3]Ilya Repin[/h3][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Repin]Ilya Repin[/url] is another one of our favourite artists. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/46b6ffe4b4c746ee6415a73b5be808a3909e4967.jpg[/img] [h3]Jenny Saville[/h3] We're big fans of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Saville]Jenny Saville [/url]and her work, and members of the studio have attended several of her exhibitions in the past. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/b2f20e0730236d9501eaf042fdfa72e8845b0054.jpg[/img] [h3]Alex Kanevsky[/h3] Another influence on our work and a studio favourite is [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kanevsky]Alex Kanevsky.[/url] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/b45bab26a474cc2169f432d55cac7369ca982164.jpg[/img] [h3]Wassily Kandinsky[/h3]Brush up on [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Kandinsky]Wassily Kandinsky[/url] and the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_avant-garde]Russian Avant Garde movement[/url] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//28912883/d03335fca2e2b10aa2ed249bdb3e883efbec7bdf.jpg[/img]