Birds Aren't Real
A short story-driven psychological horror game. No visual jumpscares; only mentally disturbing.
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May 23, 2023
3 years and 72 days ago
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Mostly Positive18 reviews72.2%
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About Us!
Jox Studio is a newly established game studio based in Canada, focusing on story-driven & narrative games.Our next WIP game will be an interactive fiction game, with Steam store page coming soon.
About this game:
A short story-driven psychological horror game.As a lost traveler, find out what happened to the previous owners of this abandoned house.
The story is inspired by the 1994 novel "The Memory Police" by Yoko Ogawa.
Features:
- Short duration (30-40 minutes).
- Psychological Horror.
- No visual jumpscares.
- A good story worthy of a read.
