[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント (2019)

Developer: Chilla's Art
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 1,179 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You navigate eerie, silent bathrooms under the threat of a spirit asking a fatal question, the tension building through sparse sounds and dark corridors.

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What players say

Players call this one of Chilla's Art's scariest games, with a Granny-like structure of collecting and delivering items while a monster chases. The tension is high, but some find the difficulty punishing since death means restarting from scratch, and frustration with the three-item inventory limit is common.

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