Chicken in the Darkness (2018)

- Developer
- Jaesung Kim, Jongseop Lee, Hyunggu Han
- Publisher
- BukGwak
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 44 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.1 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense, no-save roguelike where you sneak through a dark school to complete objectives and return with fried chicken, blending mundane stakes with genuine dread.
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What players say
Players say this budget horror game is unexpectedly hard, often taking 30-40 attempts to beat. They praise the creepy atmosphere and jump scares but note items sometimes glitch and instructions are unclear. Multiple endings add replay value.
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