
DONT OPEN is a PSX-style horror game about routine that falls apart before your eyes. A normal shift at a taco bar, an empty stairwell, and a persistent knock on the door that's impossible to ignore. Based on real events.
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DONT OPEN is a PSX-style horror game about routine that falls apart before your eyes. A normal shift at a taco bar, an empty stairwell, and a persistent knock on the door that's impossible to ignore. Based on real events.

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Alex is desperate. To save his sick mother, he takes a job at Marilyn's trendy cat cafe. But five years ago, his father died here among others. Serve coffee, follow the rules, and survive the night shift to uncover the dark truth behind the cafe's perfect image.

Mad Cafe
Serve coffee, pastries, and smiles to increasingly disturbing customers in this atmospheric psychological horror game. Keep the café running, master the perfect brew, and try not to lose yourself as each shift becomes more unsettling than the last.
Alex is desperate. To save his sick mother, he takes a job at Marilyn's trendy cat cafe. But five years ago, his father died here among others. Serve coffee, follow the rules, and survive the night shift to uncover the dark truth behind the cafe's perfect image.
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Serve coffee, pastries, and smiles to increasingly disturbing customers in this atmospheric psychological horror game. Keep the café running, master the perfect brew, and try not to lose yourself as each shift becomes more unsettling than the last.
Why similar: Shop Keeper 30.5% ★, Life Sim 17.8%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Cooking 11.6%, Simulation 8%
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햄버거 가게 사장이 되어보세요. 패티 굽기, 감자튀김, 음료 추출 등 모든 조리 과정에 직접 개입하여 생생한 '손맛'을 느낄 수 있습니다. 7일 안에 월세를 내기 위해 매일의 가혹한 매출 데드라인을 달성해야 합니다. 제한된 시간 속에서 주방을 마스터하고 나만의 가게를 지켜내는 성취감을 느껴보세요.
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