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Buried Apparition

This multi-ending psychological thriller simulator lets you play a new excavator graduate taking a high-paying haunted construction job, where buried antiques promise extra profit. Strange paranormal events follow your digging, and a deadly conspiracy hides under the site’s sacred dragon vein.

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985 Studio
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985 Studio
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About the Game

Buried Apparition

Story Synopsis

You are a top excavator graduate short of money. With your mentor’s referral, you land a well-funded construction job paying 1000 yuan daily. Rumors say buried antiques under the ground can bring secret extra profit.

You start work full of hope, yet eerie paranormal incidents keep haunting you. Locals claim this land is the sacred dragon vein of the village clan. As digging continues, a shocking conspiracy hidden deep beneath the soil gradually unfolds.

Game Features

  • Authentic Chinese Folk Horror

    The plot is adapted from real ghost stories shared by construction workers and refined for immersive oriental horror.

  • Hyper-Realistic Visuals

    All models are built based on real construction site references to create a suffocating, creepy atmosphere.

  • Easy-to-learn Excavator Simulation

    Simple controls support full workflows: digging, dumping, leveling, compacting and parking.

  • Branching Storyline with Multiple Endings

    Dialogue and action choices test your greed, morality and fate, leading to totally different finales.

  • Open Site Exploration & Puzzle Solving

    Roam the whole construction zone, dig up talismans, journals and relics to reveal the dragon vein’s dark secret.

  • Multi-stance NPC Interaction

    Interact with characters holding conflicting motives. Every dialogue choice alters the main plot direction.

Suitable Players

Fans of Chinese folk dragon vein horror, branching puzzle games and atmospheric psychological horror without cheap jump scares.

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All streamers and players may record gameplay, stream full playthroughs, and freely share footage, story analysis and fan creations.

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