SMILE SIMULATION (2024)

Developer: Vidas Salavejus
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.0 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, surreal walking simulator where you cautiously explore eerie rooms while hunting for grinning pictures to deface, all while monsters and curses lurk.

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What players say

Players describe a simple but tense horror game where you find and desmile portraits while creatures hunt you. The concept is novel, but many say the gameplay becomes repetitive. The difficulty increases as more enemies appear, and the game is on the shorter side.

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