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Life Shatter

Psychological horror in first person. What kind of person are you and can you claw your way to another life if reality can change? Explore the home, memorize shifting details, survive other realities, and decide how many times you can pull the trigger for a shot at happiness.

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kotodog915
Publisher
kotodog915
Release
May 21, 2026
73 days ago
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About the Game

Life Shatter is a first-person psychological horror game about guilt, despair, and the attempt to find a "better" reality to live in.

After passing the point of no return, the protagonist discovers the ability to move between realities. Each new reality brings you back to familiar spaces, but the details are no longer the same: objects, events, and people shift, while the consequences of past decisions gradually accumulate.
To move forward, you must observe, compare, and memorize key changes that bring you closer to the reality you seek. Mistakes lead to darker branches, where pressure, fear, and guilt grow stronger.

The game is built around atmospheric exploration, unsettling cutscenes, and environmental storytelling. As you progress, new fragments of the story are revealed, and the question "Can a life be fixed?" becomes increasingly ambiguous.

Key features:

  • First-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere and tension

  • Reality shifting with branching episodes and multiple outcomes

  • Observation-and-memory gameplay: finding and tracking changed details

  • Story delivery through environment, sound, cutscenes, and internal monologue

  • A consequence system that affects later scenes and the ending

Important content warning:
This game contains mature and heavy themes, including suicidal themes, depictions of violence, strong language, references to alcohol and drug use, as well as sexual implications.

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