Summary of "It Has My Face - Identity Crisis"

Summary — It Has My Face (Identity Crisis)

In a surreal, dystopian city a clone exists with your face; if you don’t find and kill that clone, it will kill you.

You play in a surreal, dystopian city where a clone exists with your face; failure to find and kill that clone means it will kill you.
Gameplay is framed as a string of escalating micro-missions that reveal a stranger overarching narrative (labs, a squid in a tube, “Agent J,” hints that originals and clones are being swapped).
Completing missions awards DNA, a currency used to buy permanent upgrades that affect future runs and push the story forward.
Optional objectives unlock extra DNA and other rewards, encouraging exploration and risk-taking.

Identification-based assassination in first person:
- Each mission starts at a mirror — you must memorize your face and outfit. Facial features can only be read from the front; clothing is readable from behind.
Target acquisition and weapons:
- Find weapon cases around the map and kill the correct target. Many guns have only one bullet, so shots must be confident and precise.
Escalation system:
- Levels progressively add complications: police/officers, cannibals, summoned minions, fog, sickness/time-limited modes, hypnosis, environmental hazards, larger maps, and special clone abilities.
DNA upgrade system:
- Spend DNA on permanent upgrades such as Awareness (binoculars), more health, weapon/knife improvements, stamina, and reduced detection.
NPC behaviors and world interactions:
- Police enforce “no aiming” rules — drawing or aiming a weapon in view of officers can get you attacked.
- Cannibals will eat people; drawing a weapon can scare them off.
- Some clones can hypnotize or control others; fake holograms and lookalikes can appear.
Death and progression:
- Death is not permanent; dying delays progress to the next escalation rather than ending the run.

Before moving, check your appearance in the mirror carefully: hair and clothing combos matter (hair is most distinctive; clothing is visible from behind).
Scout from windows or with binoculars (Awareness upgrade) to identify targets before committing.
Prioritize one-hit-kill weapons: bomb gun, upgraded knife, single-shot revolvers. Melee bats are unreliable due to multi-hit requirements.
Be decisive: each weapon shot is limited; hesitating risks escalation or collateral damage.
Avoid drawing or aiming weapons where officers can see you unless you’re prepared for their response; invest in stealth/detection-reduction if necessary.
Use the environment: cause “accidents” or set explosives, then run to a safe distance before detonation for ranged kills.
When cannibals are active, draw a weapon to scare them off rather than engaging in prolonged fights.
If hypnotized (everyone looks like the target), wait for it to wear off before firing to avoid killing the wrong person.
Check the room you spawn into before sprinting for cases — targets or weapons may already be nearby.
Spend DNA early on survivability (health, stamina) and useful active upgrades (Awareness/binoculars, knife range) to handle later complications.
Use optional missions to farm DNA so you can unlock upgrades faster.
Be prepared for fake holograms and clones with special abilities; treat multiple simultaneous threats cautiously (e.g., police vs cannibals vs clones).

Early missions offer easy, clean kills that give way to levels with police enforcement, clones who summon minions, cannibal outbreaks, sickness/time-limited modes, fog/hypnosis, and larger, more chaotic areas.
Frequent tension comes from single-bullet guns, the need to identify the correct person among lookalikes, and NPC reactions that can rapidly spiral into chaos if you delay or make mistakes.
DNA upgrades can meaningfully change playstyle — binocular scouting, improved survivability, better knife performance, and reduced NPC detection alter how you approach runs.

The game is described as simple but compelling, with interesting emergent encounters and a low price point.
At the time of the video the game was in early access and close to full launch, with additional endgame and escalation content planned.