Underplayed Gems

World End Syndrome (2018)

World End Syndrome cover
Developer
Toybox Inc.
Publisher
Arc System Works
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Visual Novel
Rating
4.5 of 5, 4 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A quietly eerie visual novel steeped in small-town legend and the creeping unease of a returning local myth.

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About

Set in the sea town of Mihate when the protagonist moves there and begins to attend a new school. He hears of a local legend in which the dead come back to life every 100 years and are known as "Yomibito." A missing high school girl could signal the return of the Yomibito.

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Screenshots

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