Before Arriving at the Terminal (2019)
- Developer
- 人工くらげ
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
- Rating
- 4.5 of 5, 84 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 4.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A slow, text-based horror visual novel that feels like reading quietly unsettling childhood memories in a suburban setting, simple to click through but relying on atmosphere rather than action.
atmosphericstory-drivenmildly unsettlingreflectiveslow-pacedtext-basednostalgia-tingedfree
What players say
Players describe it as a free Japanese horror visual novel built from short, nostalgic stories about urban legends. It has no branching or gameplay beyond clicking through text and is entirely in Japanese, which is a barrier for many. The mysteries are not fully resolved, leaving room for interpretation.
Screenshots
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