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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Multiple Endings, Surreal, Philosophical.

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This is a psychological horror visual novel game. You wake up in an eerie old hotel with no memory. You need to meet bizarre characters and recover lost memories. There are 20 endings. Pixel art, desaturated tones, dreamlike dread. Horror comes from existential self-reflection, not jump scares.

Reviews: Positive — 92% — of 12 reviews
Released: 2026-07-23
Developer: He Ziwei
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    74% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2017
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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