Perceptions of the Dead (2017)

- Developer
- Ithaqua Labs
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
- Rating
- 4.6 of 5, 335 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.4 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A slow, text-heavy visual novel where you piece together ghost stories and uneasy mysteries through quiet conversations and haunting atmospheres.
supernaturalatmosphericstory-drivenmelancholicslow-pacedunsettlingintrospectivetext-heavy
What players say
Players call it a bundle of three very short horror visual novels with good art and voice acting, but the writing is often described as clunky or cringey. Multiple reviewers note that choices feel meaningless in most stories, and the playtime tracker is bugged. Some find references to a character's skin color uncomfortable.
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