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The Plight

The Plight is a first person Malaysian Chinese themed horror game surrounding the mystery of gruesome murders committed by an old woman in her home nearly two decades before. Three childhood friends disappeared more than a decade ago.

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About the Game

The Plight is a first person Malaysian Chinese themed horror game surrounding the mystery of gruesome murders committed by an old woman in her home nearly two decades before.

Synopsis

Story begin with the player entering an elusive young man taking a catatonic old woman home from the hospital. During his stay at the house, strange things begin to happen, slowly revealing the hideous secret of a decades-ago series of murders. Through this, the players must find out what really happened by working through memories, and indulging the games of those long gone.

As the mystery unravels, the player will begin to see the tragedy which took place in the woman's home, and the young man's part in it.

Gameplay

In The Plight, you’ll be able to pick up key elements, interact with the environment, and search for things that may help you uncover the mystery of what happened in the house and pull you deeper into it.


Puzzle

The Plight is a first person interactive story which uses environmental narrative and object puzzles to tell the story of a triple homicide in an old woman's home.