Steam] The summer of fear has arrived! PC horror games that will give you the shivers Part 4

The summer of fear has arrived! PC horror games that will make you shiver Part 4

Item 1: Escape from an abandoned hotel!

Escape from an abandoned hotel! A slightly erotic (?) horror adventure featuring three beautiful girls. Horror adventure "Habushin" featuring three beautiful girls!

2. Experience a school ghost story in a game! Hanako - Hanako-san," a horror survival action game that will make your hands sweat!

3. Beware of scary traps! Misao: Definitive Edition" is a 2D exploration adventure set in a cursed school.

Escape from an abandoned hotel! A slightly erotic (?) adventure featuring three beautiful girls 1. horror adventure "Quake Depths

• Haisoboku (qureate, Orgesta Inc.)
• Genre: Adventure
• Release date: June 11, 2021
• Price: 2,280 yen (as of July 25, 2021)
• Copyright: (C) 2021 qureate, Orgesta Inc.

A test of courage is one of the standard patterns of ghost stories. Everyone has probably heard at least once of a story in which a person breaks into an abandoned hospital, school, or other currently unused facility just for fun, only to be horrified by what he or she sees.

This work is a horror game featuring beautiful girls. We have featured this game several times in the past in our "Slightly (?) Erotic Games Special" section. The beautiful graphics and the cuteness of the girls in the game are worth a look. Horror movies are often accompanied by beautiful female characters, and I personally think that even horror movie enthusiasts will be very satisfied with the cuteness of the girls in this game.

The main characters in this film are three girls: Mio Ikoma, who has a reclusive personality; Nana Sakurai, who is energetic and a bit pushy; and Azusa Shiraishi, who has a cool and mature personality. One day, at the suggestion of their leader Nana, the girls, who are members of the video distribution channel "Nana Channel," visit the Hotel Izanami, an abandoned leisure hotel that is a famous haunted spot in the local area.

The three girls set their sights on filming at the abandoned hotel with the goal of gaining 1 million subscribers, but when Mio gets separated from the group during the filming, she discovers an eerie object placed in the hotel. It is a creepy stuffed pig, which must have been used as a mascot when the hotel was still in use. But then, out of the blue, the stuffed pig starts to move and attacks, wielding a machete!　What will be the fate of the three? ...... is the story of this film. It is a story that seems to be "possible" with the theme of video streaming, a modern and familiar element.

This work is a side-scrolling adventure game. The player's objective is to explore the hotel, collect items, solve riddles, and escape from the hotel while controlling a girl. The system in which the player uses the items obtained to solve the mystery is similar to that of so-called "escape games. In general, the game is orthodox for a horror adventure, but the unusual feature of this title is that the player can move not only the characters but also the built-in smartphone lights held by the characters. Exploring the dimly lit hotel corridors and rooms with the faint light, you will feel as if you have wandered into a real haunted house.

An essential part of this work is the presence of a costumed killer who parades around the hotel. While exploring, players may encounter a killer walking around with a machete in his hand. This is a very unpleasant situation, but if you are caught by the approaching stuffed killer, your bad premonition will be fulfilled and the game will be over.

To avoid the worst possible outcome, the player must take the obvious action: run and hide. There are several places in the hotel where the girls can hide, so hurry (though there is no dash or other controls) and hide and hide to keep your breath. It would not be an overstatement to say that the sense of suspense from being chased by the killer is the most horrifying element of the game. The sound of the killer's breathing and the unpleasant metallic sound of the machete being dragged adds to the sense of dread, so we recommend playing with headphones.

Incidentally, when crouching in a hiding place, you may catch a glimpse of something, although I dare not say what it is, but the main character's ....... Let's get as much eye candy as you want.

Speaking of being troubled by the glare, I should also mention the event scenes that are inserted here and there. While exploring the abandoned hotel, supernatural happenings may occur to the girls, and the player must save them.

Click on the location of interest on the screen and use the items in your possession to save the girls. Incidentally, during this happening event, players can also click on areas that have nothing to do with escape. Since you are in a desperate situation, you may get frazzled and lose control of your hand and unintentionally touch such and such parts of the girls. ...... What can I say, well, let's enjoy it in a gentlemanly manner!

With a horror movie-like situation, thrilling escape action and escape game-like puzzle-solving elements, three beautiful girls with rich personalities, and a bit of naughty thumbing, "Ruibei" is filled with many attractive elements. If you are interested in this game, please try to play it and escape from the abandoned hotel with the beautiful girls.

Experience a school ghost story in a game! Gripping horror-survival action 2.

• Hanako - Hanako-san" (Chilla's Art)
• Genre: Adventure
• Release date: December 11, 2020
• Price: 820 yen (as of July 25, 2021)
• Copyright: (C) 2020 Chilla's Art

Red capes, moving human models, 13 staircases, etc. Everyone has probably heard of ghost stories set in schools at least once. When I was a child, I was right in the middle of the school ghost story boom, so I bought all the ghost story books I could find and went to see movies. The "Hanako | Hanako-san" that I would like to introduce to you is a work with such a school ghost story as its theme.

This title is a survival horror game based on the story "Hanako-san of the Toilet," one of the most famous school ghost stories. It is the work of Chilla's Art, the creators of "Night Shift Case" and "Red Cloak," which were featured in previous horror game features, and the developer's signature VHS-style picture quality is still present in this title. The intentionally coarse visuals give players a sense of uneasiness and fear.

The protagonist is a fifth-grade girl who sneaks into a school at night with two of her classmates to perform a ritual to summon "Hanako-san" in the girls' restroom on the third floor of an empty school building in order to accomplish a certain goal. However, the girls are chased by Hanako-san because they thoughtlessly performed the Hanako-san ritual, which is a ritual to curse people. Thus, the protagonist aims to escape from the elementary school while running away from Hanako-san and the monsters that infest the school. ...... is the story of this film. As someone who is of the school ghost story generation, I was excited just by the "elementary school at night" setting.

This is a first-person 3D adventure game. The player controls the main character, who solves mysteries and explores the school building by collecting items scattered throughout the building. The game is an orthodox adventure game, but what is noteworthy is the atmosphere of a well-crafted elementary school at night. The handmade postings in the hallways, the texture of the desks and chairs in the classrooms, the unique atmosphere of the special classrooms such as the arts and crafts room and music room, and the eerie atmosphere of the swimming pool and restrooms will make you feel excited and nostalgic just by walking around.

The main character has action-game style stats, such as physical parameters representing HP and stamina parameters consumed when dashing, and the player must pay attention to these parameters at all times during the search. The player must always pay attention to these parameters during the search, because mysterious monsters appear in the school building and attack the protagonist without mercy!

The attacks of the monsters are so overwhelmingly fierce that the elementary school protagonist cannot fight them off. The key action is stealth. To avoid detection by the monsters that roam the school, the player must be extremely careful to avoid detection by stealthy footsteps and listening for noises. This sense of tension that makes you hold your breath while playing the game, and the sense of surprise and panic when you bump into a monster, is the most thrilling part of the game.

If you encounter an enemy, the game is over immediately without question, but that is not the case. The key to escape from the monsters lies in an item that the main character obtains immediately after the game starts: a flashlight. This flashlight is usually used as the only light in a dark school building, but it can also be used as a weapon by right-clicking on it to focus the light on an enemy, temporarily flinching them. This action is essential to create an opening to escape, but it cannot be used blindly, as focusing the light consumes the flashlight's energy. It is necessary to use it systematically while picking up dry cell batteries that have fallen in the school building to conserve energy as much as possible.

The same goes for the "koban," an item used for saving. You can save by using koban at the mysterious Oyashira located in the school building, but the number of koban is limited, so you can't just pound on a stone bridge and save every time you go on a little exploration. I felt that these limited elements, such as batteries and koban, created a unique sense of tension and heightened the sense of dread in the gameplay.

Hanako | Hanako-san" offers a creepy, atmospheric setting of an elementary school at night to explore, as well as a handful of stealth action sequences. For those who love school ghost stories, this is a recommended horror game that you should definitely play.

Beware of scary traps! Misao: Definitive Edition" is a 2D exploration adventure set in a cursed school.

• Misao: Definitive Edition" (sen)
• Genre: Adventure
• Released: Oct. 25, 2017
• Price: 498 yen (as of July 25, 2021)
• Copyright: (c) 2017 sen

Like "Hanako-san," the second title we introduced, school tends to be the setting for scary stories. The unique atmosphere in which adolescent boys and girls gather and spend time together may be the root of the creation of horror stories. Misao: Definitive Edition" is set in such a school.

This is a 2D, look-down type horror adventure game. It features dot-style graphics reminiscent of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and may appeal to those who love retro games. The main character in this game is a student at a certain school. Three months after the disappearance of Misao, a classmate who was the target of bullying because of her quiet and inconspicuous personality, the school the protagonist attends is suddenly swallowed into another world with a mysterious earthquake.

The entire structure of the school is torn apart, even the exits are gone, and the protagonist is trapped in the school with his classmates and other students of the school. The main character, who has secretly wanted to be friends with Misao, explores the school, which has been transformed into an otherworldly world where terrifying evil spirits roam, in order to break Misao's curse. ...... is the story of this work. The story. The main character's gender is selectable, and the name can be given by the player.

The main part of this work is exploration, item collection, and puzzle solving. The player controls the main character to explore the school, investigate places of interest, talk with characters, solve riddles, and escape from the school. The game does not require complicated controls or action techniques, making it relatively easy to play. Another nice feature is that you can quick-save the game at any time with the touch of a button. Even if you accidentally get a game over during the search, you can retry from that point as soon as you make a quick save.

I mentioned earlier that "even if you accidentally get a game over while searching," this "accidental" occurrence happens quite often in this game. The school is infested with evil spirits, and bizarre phenomena occur here and there. The main character can lose his life by investigating suspicious places, approaching dangerous-looking people, and sometimes even passing through places that look like they have nothing to do with the situation. Since the protagonist in this work has no concept of HP, a single mistake will result in an immediate game over. This "game to the death" style of play, in which the player repeatedly makes mistakes and learns dangerous points, is what makes this game so interesting.

What you can't miss are the many elaborate "instant-death traps" placed throughout the school. I can't go into details because it would be a spoiler, but the traps are full of various kinds of horrific traps, from the ones that startle you to the ones that make you want to cover your eyes, and the main character is attacked by them. Despite the dotted graphics, the game contains many cruel and potentially offensive expressions, so those who are not fond of such expressions are advised to be careful.

Incidentally, there is an element of challenge in this game in which you have to collect these instant-death traps. It is also fun to play in a strange way, daring to investigate suspicious points without avoiding them in order to fill up the list of instant death traps in the collection. If you do this, be sure to save your game quickly!

In addition to the instant-death traps, the game is very cleverly designed to scare players. In addition to the many creepy traps such as blood trails and mysterious stains in the corridor, chairs falling over without any action, and blood suddenly dripping from the wall, mysterious voices and disturbing noises coming from somewhere, and a dimly-lit screen structure that makes it difficult to clearly see where you are a little further ahead, the game is full of carefully calculated effects to entertain the player's eyes and ears. The game is a game, but it is also a haunted mansion. The game's major appeal is the fact that players can feel as if they are exploring the haunted house on their own feet.

Misao: Definitive Edition" is a classic adventure game, but with its cleverly placed scares and instant-death traps, it is a tense and unique game that offers a unique playing experience. Again, please note that the game contains cruel expressions and may be offensive to some people, so if you are interested in the game, please give it a try.

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Author：Nero Hyakkabe

Freelance writer who buys too many games. Currently, I have more than 300 games in my stack. Also a novelist. His works include "Yubisaki Kaidan: 140 Scary Stories" (PHP Kenkyujo) and "Goa-ken: Unrated Edition" (Kodansha).

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