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GHOST at DAWN

In 1947, hard-boiled private eye Ben O'Hara is searching for a missing girl in an abandoned hotel. Investigate room by room, piece together clues, and give the living dead lead poisoning in this noir horror. Can you push through your fear and discover what became of her?

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October 5, 2023
2 years and 302 days ago
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Very Positive67 reviews82.1%

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About the Game

Explore an abandoned hotel and search for clues while trying not to succumb to your fears in this ode to 90’s survival horror games. You will solve puzzles, face off against supernatural entities, and use limited resources to maintain your sanity so you can explore deeper in The Pines Hotel and find out what really happened to Emi Kosuke.

Features:

-Cinematic Survival Horror gameplay

-Possibly the scariest and most disturbing game ever created

-Heart-rending Detective Noir Story, guaranteed to traumatize you

-Eerie Original Soundtrack written and performed by the solo developer

-Perma-death (for the protagonist and possibly you, too)

-Loosens your grip on reality and also your bowels

-Tutorials and menus intentionally deceive you

-May summon the recently deceased into your gaming room