死掉的女儿（The Dead Daughter） (2024)

Developer: Wicky Yu
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 64 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 15 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A brief, text-driven experience with unsettling music and imagery, unfolding a disturbing family drama in a dystopian setting.

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What players say

Players finish in under 20 minutes with no interactivity. They praise the haunting atmosphere and the author's sensitive writing, though some find the framing through male narrators odd for a story about female trauma.

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