WORLD OF HORROR
Investigate supernatural cases in a Japanese town, making choices and fighting turn-based battles while actions push a Doom meter toward the end of your run.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.2 / 10
About this game
WORLD OF HORROR follows investigations in Shiokawa, where players choose cases, question people and confront supernatural creatures in turn-based combat. Finding and defeating a case's culprit opens the way to another investigation. Events can drain stamina and sanity, while even small actions can increase Doom; filling that meter ends the run. Cases unfold through randomized encounters and can reach different endings. Following another investigation therefore involves both uncovering its mystery and managing the resources threatened along the way. The game presents these stories through 1-bit artwork and a chiptune soundtrack. Saving pauses a run for later continuation, rather than creating a reusable point from which to undo decisions.
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AI review
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A fit for horror readers who enjoy making irreversible survival decisions.
Rising Doom and dwindling stamina and sanity can make investigation feel like a series of costly commitments. Random encounters and alternative case endings may reward curiosity, provided you enjoy adapting rather than restoring an earlier decision.
Strengths
- Investigation and resource loss can give small choices consequences beyond the current encounter.
- Alternative endings offer a concrete reason to revisit a mystery with different decisions.
Weaknesses
- Players who prefer testing choices through repeated reloads may find the suspend-save rule restrictive.
Who it is for: Players drawn to supernatural casework, turn-based encounters and accepting the consequences of a run.
Play notes: Resuming a suspended run consumes its save; it is not a reusable checkpoint for reversing decisions.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Case-to-case progression, random encounters and different endings may suit players who enjoy adapting within a changing investigation. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Choosing investigative actions while Doom rises can turn information gathering into a survival calculation. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The restricted visual palette and chiptune sound may appeal to readers who prefer horror expressed through retro abstraction. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The suspend-save design supports returning to an interrupted run, but requires accepting outcomes without a reusable reload point. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Panstasz
- Publisher
- Ysbryd Games
- Release date
- Oct 26, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genreAdventure
- Tags
- Long-term ProgressionHorrorMain Story 20–50 HoursExplorationLevel ProgressionThird PersonSolo-friendly3D GraphicsTurn-based CombatFantasyStory-driven
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 26, 2023
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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