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KAKURENBO: Hide and Seek

"KAKURENBO: Hide and Seek" is a 3D horror adventure with hand-drawn 2.5D art. Play as a young student exploring an abandoned building. Limited first-person view and eerie sounds build tension. With four endings, it's a short, immersive experience lasting around one hour.

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nobisiko games
Publisher
nobisiko games
Release
June 19, 2025
1 year and 44 days ago
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About the Game

Hide and Seek in a Ruined Building at Night

🕹️ Game Overview – “KAKURENBO: Hide and Seek”

“KAKURENBO: Hide and Seek” is a first-person 3D horror adventure game illustrated in a unique 2.5D hand-drawn art style.

You play as a young elementary school student exploring an eerie, abandoned building on the outskirts of a small Japanese town.

🎮 Genre

  • 3D horror adventure

  • First-person perspective

  • Light puzzle-solving elements

đź“– Story

One day, the protagonist is invited by friends to turn an old, abandoned building on the edge of town into a “secret base.”

However, the friends who started the game of hide and seek never come back...

Alone in the dark and musty ruins, you’ll slowly begin to sense that something else is lurking within these halls.

Will you be able to make it back home safely?

🔍 Features

  • Hand-drawn illustrations come to life in a distinctive 2.5D style

  • First-person perspective for an immersive and claustrophobic experience

  • Ambient sounds and unsettling silence that steadily heighten the tension

  • Light puzzles suitable for newcomers to horror games

  • Mild jump scares

  • Four different endings to uncover

đź•’ Estimated Playtime

  • 30 minutes to 1 hour

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  • No prior permission is required.

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