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回煞录 | Phantom Reckoning (2025)

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Developer
Archimedes Nicholas Xia
Publisher
阿基米德 尼古拉斯 夏
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating
3.3 of 5, 21 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A slow-burn, atmospheric first-person journey through eerie 1990s rural China, where unsettling oral folktales come to life through meticulous environmental storytelling.

chinese horroratmosphericpsychological horrorfirst-personretroexplorationmysterystory rich

What players say

Players are split on this loop horror game: some enjoy its multiple endings and random death animations, while others find the trial-and-error design frustrating, especially the lack of saving and a noodle-cooking puzzle that forces repetition.

Screenshots

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