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MITE - Terror in the forest

MITE is a horror game, with some difficulty, in which you play a hiker who has lost his family in a cursed forest... find your family and escape, while strange creatures from Japanese folklore chase you, orient yourself .

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Kanashi Studio
Publisher
Carlos Julian Lopez Garcia
Release
April 14, 2023
3 years and 110 days ago
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Very Positive59 reviews81.4%

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About the Game



MITE is a third-person horror game, which makes use of Japanese folklore and a popular history of the regions... live the terror of being chased at night in the most haunted forest in the region, by a strange yokai who It haunts you when you stop looking at it.



Chapter 1:

A hiker who has lost his wife and son in one of the most enchanted forests in the region, a forest where one should not be at night, must find his partner and son... while being chased by a strange creature that catches it. get closer little by little while you stop looking at him... more and more speed, don't fall while you walk... because if you stop looking at him... maybe when you get up you will find him face to face, run away from the forest with your family and try not to return to him.

(Not available) Chapter 2:

In chapter two, MITE will be the hunted, and Taki, a priest and two policemen will go after him, will they finish off MITE?





  • Fear: Experience the terror of walking in a forest with spirits and Japanese yokais.
  • Exploration: Wander through the forest, walking carefully and trying not to stop looking at the strange spirit for a long time... or it will approach you.
  • Genre: This game is from the Horror-Narrative genre, designed for horror movie lovers.
  • Orientation: In a forest and without a compass, the most difficult thing is to find your way around, make it on your own, your family is waiting for you.
  • No saving: This game is made to be passed in the same game, due to its simplicity, but it will not be an easy task.





Our studio specializes in scary games, and we often use Japanese folklore and mythology as a source of inspiration.
At Kanashi Studio we study the price, and we set an affordable one for all players, "giving is receiving".

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